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Iconic ‘Breaking Bad’ House Hits The Market With Hefty Price Tag

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An iconic home that was featured in AMC’s “Breaking Bad” is hitting the open market after the property’s owner struggled with nosy tourists for years.

The Albuquerque, New Mexico residence, which was featured in all five seasons of the hit show’s seasons as the home of high school teacher turned meth manufacturer Walter White, is set to hit the market at $3.9 million. The sale is being managed by a partnership of listing agents David Christensen and Sonya Avila of Christensen Group | eXp Realty Luxury and Ryan Johnston of InterPhase Entertainment, according to a report from Fox Business.

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The show, which starred Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, centered on main character Walter White’s unlikely journey to the drug trade after he was diagnosed with Stage 3 lung cancer. “Breaking Bad” won several Emmy awards and is widely considered to be one of the best television dramas of all time.

Walter White (Bryan Cranston) throws a pizza on the roof of the real life Albuquerque home in an iconic ‘Breaking Bad’ scene

While the home is internationally known for its role in the show, it has remained an actively lived-in residence throughout the show’s filming and the years following its conclusion in 2013.

The 1,910 square-foot home features three bedrooms and two bathrooms, a dining room, living room and kitchen. On the outside, the property features a small grass area with a large tree in the desert climate. The home is also attached to a two-car garage and has a swimming pool in the backyard.

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Current owner Joanne Quintana grew up in the ranch-style home and was there with her parents when the show started filming in 2006. Quintana first described the home as a “blessing” for her family in an interview with local outlet KOB, though she has become increasingly fed up with tourists in recent years.

While Quintana initially welcomed visitors, fans of the show repeatedly walk up to the residence in hopes of taking pictures, much to the dismay of Quintana, who set up a sprawling metal gate and scores of “no trespassing” signs in the years following the show’s 2013 finale. The fence was added after fans kept throwing pizzas on the roof in an effort to recreate an iconic scene, which led to damage and maintenance costs.

“Around 4:30 in the morning, the doorbell rang, my mom got up and opened the door, and it was a package,” Quintana recalled of one occasion. She then found a package addressed to “Walter White,” which ultimately led to a bomb squad being dispatched to the residence.

“We average 300 cars a day. Come Ballon Fiesta, hundreds of thousands come for balloons. Balloons go up, they come down. Where do they come? Here,” Quintana told KOB.

Quintana is asking for roughly $4 million, a testament to the show’s popularity, as the median price for similar homes in the area falls around $400,000. “This was our family home from 1973, almost 52 years,” she told KOB.

“So we’re going to walk away with just our memories. It’s time to move on. We’re done. There’s no reason to fight anymore.”

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