‘Breaking Bad’ house under contract after viral purchase claim from streamer Adin Ross

Albuquerque’s “Breaking Bad” house is on its way to new owners for the first time in more than 50 years.

The home — owned by fictional main character Walter White in the popular AMC television show — went under contract on Monday, according to listing agent Alicia Feil.

The deal materialized less than a week after the 1,920-square-foot home listed for $400,000 on Feb. 3, igniting what Feil described as immediate interest from potential buyers “all over the world.”

Feil received about 20 offers, the first of which came from investors hoping to turn the home into a rental property. But then offers from “Breaking Bad” fanatics came rolling in, which created an intense bidding war over the weekend.

Feil couldn’t yet share where the final price landed, but said “it really went up … quite a bit.”

“It was surprising that it went as high (as it did),” she said.

The bidding war comes more than a year after another Realtor team listed the property for nearly $4 million, banking on its film notoriety. The listing was pulled off the market in December after months without any serious interest.

When relisting early this month, Feil decided to take a more conservative approach — one that paid off, she said. The property is still receiving offers, even though it’s under contract.

If all goes well in the due diligence process, the home could officially have a new owner by Feb. 24, the expected closing date.

That buyer appears to be American internet personality Adin Ross, who is known for his livestreaming content on Twitch and YouTube. On a livestream shared in a YouTube Shorts clip posted to Ross’ account on Wednesday, the streamer claimed he had “bought the old ‘Breaking Bad’ house.”

“There was a bid on it. I outbid a few other people, but I got it. I won the bid,” Ross said in the clip.

Feil could not confirm if Ross is the buyer under contract, but said the buyer “did say a bunch of things online” and “is a big fan” of the AMC television show.

Ross could not be reached for comment, but in his YouTube clip, he praised the show and said his father was “so hyped” about the alleged purchase.

“If you’ve seen ‘Breaking Bad,’ you know how fire it is, bro,” Ross said. “I ain’t gonna lie … out of all the cool things I bought, this beats any watch, any car, anything.”

Feil said she’s not sure exactly what the buyer has in store for the property. In his YouTube clip, Ross suggested he was going to transform the property into a “one-to-one” replica of how the home appeared in the show.

Feil said the overwhelming interest, number of offers and bidding war thrilled the property’s current owners. The same family has occupied the four-bedroom, two-bathroom home for the last several decades — seeing it through years of normal suburban life before it became the “Breaking Bad” house.

The family could not be reached for comment.

Feil said helping the owners “reap the reward of having the house” is especially satisfying in light of all the chaos the home brought, good and bad.

“That is the exciting part for me — just being able to get them a great result,” Feil said.

Kylie Garcia covers retail and real estate for the Journal. You can reach her at kgarcia@abqjournal.com.