Infamous ‘Breaking Bad’ House Goes Up For Sale for $4 Million—More Than 10 Times Its Estimated Value

A now-infamous home featured in the hit series “Breaking Bad” is seeking a new owner after being put on the market for the staggering price of $4 million—more than 10 times its current estimated value.

The 1,900-square-foot property in Albuquerque, NM, is not listed online. However, homeowner Joanne Quintana confirmed that she will be selling the property, which has been in her family since 1973.

Quintana grew up in the modest four-bedroom abode, which was bought by her parents, Fran and Louis Padilla. For many years, the home was largely ignored by passersby—until her family agreed to allow “Breaking Bad” producers to use the home’s facade in their show.

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing,” Quintana told KOB4. “You got to meet the actors, the actresses. You got to see how they set up the equipment and what it all takes.”

However, as the popularity of the series, which premiered in 2008 and ran for five seasons, grew, so did the public’s fascination with lead character Walter White’s home.

Visitors began arriving in droves to the property, a phenomenon that Quintana admitted she initially enjoyed. But then their behavior became more brazen.

“The fans started coming. We would go out there, my mother and I, and we would take pictures with them,” she shared.

Then, at “around 4:30 in the morning,” the doorbell rang and Quintana’s mother discovered a package on their doorstep. It was addressed to Walter White at the Padilla family home.

Her parents were concerned about the package’s contents and contacted the bomb squad, she recalled. Soon after, the family erected a large fence around the property to keep visitors at bay.

“My brothers said, ‘That’s it, we’re done, fence is going up. That’s too close for comfort,’” Quintana said.

However, the fence has done little to deter people from driving past, nor has it prevented emboldened visitors from flinging whole pizzas onto the roof in an attempt to reenact one of the most iconic scenes in “Breaking Bad.”

According to Quintana, about 300 cars drive past the home every day.

Quintana and her family have earned global infamy for their furious reactions to some of the people who drive past the home. Viral videos show them screaming at people who get too close to the property or attempt to throw pizzas onto their roof.

Speaking to KOB4, Quintana revealed that some of her anger toward these antics was due to the devastating circumstances she was facing at home, where her parents’ health was steadily deteriorating.

“Nobody knew that there was two people very sick, eventually on hospice, and eventually passed away,” she shared.

Having lived her entire life in this home, Quintana said she is now ready to move on. She expressed hope the new buyer will give the show’s fans what they want by turning the property into a themed vacation rental or a museum.

“This was our family home from 1973, almost 52 years. 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,” she said. “I hope they make it what the fans want. They want a B&B, they want a museum, they want access to it. Go for it.”

As for the cast and crew, Quintana said she has nothing but positive memories. Her mother would often bake cookies for them, though actor Bryan Cranston would never indulge because he was attempting to lose weight to accurately portray his character’s cancer battle.

“What was funny was Bryan Cranston could not eat, not one cookie,” she revealed. “Because he had cancer in the show, so he was losing weight. So he would pass, but everybody, all the directors, all the writers would eat the cookies.

“The last day of shooting, he takes a picture holding my mom’s biscotti because he finally got to eat her cookies. Aaron Paul had to grunt and get angry to get into his character of Jesse. That was awesome. And the magic of Hollywood, nobody will ever get to experience what we did.”

Quintana, whose family were privy to the behind-the-scenes action on set, shared a fun fact about the iconic pizza scene. The crew had dozens of pies lined up on the street outside the home in case Cranston failed to achieve the roof toss.

As it turns out, he was a natural and got it on the first try.