{"id":24115,"date":"2025-01-03T22:20:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T05:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/have-an-extra-4-million-you-could-buy-the-breaking-bad-house\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:48:48","slug":"have-an-extra-4-million-you-could-buy-the-breaking-bad-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/have-an-extra-4-million-you-could-buy-the-breaking-bad-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Have an extra $4 million? You could buy the ‘Breaking Bad’ house"},"content":{"rendered":"

Poles for a new fence stand outside the house used in the AMC-TV series \"Breaking Bad\" in Albuquerque in 2017. (Russell Contreras\/The Associated Press)
Poles for a new fence stand outside the house used in the AMC-TV series \"Breaking Bad\" in Albuquerque in 2017. (Russell Contreras\/The Associated Press)<\/span>Russell Contreras<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

ALBUQUERQUE \u2013 The house made famous by the \u201cBreaking Bad\u201d TV series is up for sale, and the owners of the otherwise unassuming home in one of Albuquerque\u2019s older neighborhoods are hoping the property\u2019s role in the long-running series will help them fetch a pretty penny.<\/p>\n

Centered on mythical methamphetamine cookers Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, the series wrapped up more than a decade ago, but its legacy continues to draw looky-loos to the home and other associated filming spots around town.<\/p>\n

New Mexico\u2019s governor also recently tapped the Walter White character, played by Bryan Cranston, to star in a campaign against littering in New Mexico.<\/p>\n

While \u201cBreaking Bad\u201d certainly has left its mark on New Mexico and this quiet block in Albuquerque, the listing is sure to reignite interest.<\/p>\n

Time to move on<\/div>\n

Fans often flock to the home, sometimes with hundreds of cars driving by in a single day, Joanne Quintana told Albuquerque television station KOB-TV.<\/p>\n

Quintana said her parents purchased the home in the 1970s and that she and her siblings grew up there. As her parents got older and the show\u2019s popularity skyrocketed, it became harder to protect them. The family was forced to put up a metal fence and install security cameras to keep fans at bay.<\/p>\n

Now that her parents are gone, it\u2019s time to sell.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was our family home from 1973, almost 52 years,\u201d she told the station. \u201cSo we\u2019re going to walk away with just our memories. It\u2019s time to move on. We\u2019re done. There\u2019s no reason to fight anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hollywood magic<\/div>\n

It was 2006 when a film scout first approached Quintana\u2019s mother about shooting a pilot episode at the home. Within months, the equipment was set up and filming began.<\/p>\n

The family got to meet Cranston and the other stars and watched from behind the scenes as crew members worked their magic. Quintana\u2019s mother was always sure to have cookies for the cast and crew.<\/p>\n

The inside of the home was used to prep, while interior scenes were shot in a studio.<\/p>\n

For the famous pizza scene, Quintana remembers boxes of pizza lining the sidewalk. Plenty of unsliced cheese and pepperoni props were at the ready in case Cranston didn\u2019t nail it first try. He did \u2013 landing the pizza face-up on the roof after his character\u2019s wife shut the door in his face.<\/p>\n

The homeowners had a hard time keeping fans from attempting their own pizza tosses or trying to sneak dips in the iconic backyard pool.<\/p>\n

Priced to sell?<\/div>\n

The housing market in New Mexico\u2019s largest city certainly isn\u2019t what it would have been when Walter White was applying for a mortgage, and the price paid by Quintana\u2019s parents five decades ago is unimaginable now. The median price in the Albuquerque area is approaching $400,000, and interest rates are expected to hover around 6% this year.<\/p>\n

Some online real estate calculators put the estimated market value of the four-bedroom ranch-style home at just over $340,000. But with the star power of \u201cBreaking Bad\u201d behind it, the global luxury realty service that is listing the home for Quintana and her family has it priced at just under $4 million.<\/p>\n

David Christensen with eXp Luxury told The Associated Press on Friday that it\u2019s been a busy day with the listing going live and that investors will be looking at the property. Ideas include turning the home into a vacation rental or a museum.<\/p>\n

The listing company has set up a website to showcase the property, billing it as a chance to own a piece of pop culture history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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