“The Hayward Fault is parallel to its more famous (and much longer) westerly neighbor, the San Andreas Fault, which lies offshore and through the San Francisco peninsula. To the east of the Hayward lies the Calaveras Fault. In 2007 the Hayward Fault was discovered to merge with the Calaveras Fault east of San Jose at a depth of four miles, with the potential of creating earthquakes much larger than previously expected. Some geologists have suggested that the Southern Calaveras should be renamed as the Southern Hayward.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayward_Fault_Zone)

So, a half mil for a not quite 1200sqft, 55 year old house on top of a massive fault zone? Yeah… I think I’m gonna keep looking. Thanks all the same.