TKPK residents - thoughts on this house?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd rather live here:

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Takoma-Park/8016-Flower-Ave-20912/home/10975811#overview

That house needs some serious renovation/upgrades. It looks nice on the outside and has imo a nice backyard. However, interior is another story. The dark wood trim everywhere looks meh/really old imo and really darkens the place too.

I also think it's a little overpriced, but I don't know the Tacoma area well enough to be certain of that. Schools (going off the greatschopls ranking which I know not everyone is a fan off) also seem fairly bad (especially the elementary).

The dark wood trim is actually faithful to the period (1910s-1940s?). If you don't like it, you can hire a painter for $2,000, not $200k, to paint the trim white.

You're basically saying it's not to your taste. Which is fine, but don't come on here and tell OP it shouldn't be to her taste either and she'll have to sink an outlandish $200k.

Please do not encourage people to f*ck up a beautiful period home because they want it to look like Joanna Gaines had her way with it.

Pp. I agree with you—in fact I have wood trim in my 1910 house! I guess my point was that $200k is a massive overestimate.

[Anonymous]

I live a couple blocks from the Willow Ave house. It's arguably one of the nicest streets in TkPk, very close to metro & and another PP said, crawling with kids (and specifically, with kids walking to both the elementary & middle schools). Unless the house is secretly falling down or something, you can't go wrong there.

[Anonymous]

I live near the Willow house (not on Willow) and have kids and know lots of kids on that street and nearby. It is a great location. Easy walk to the Metro. Your kids will walk to school through middle school if you send them to the public schools. You are very close to the shops and restaurants of "downtown" TKPK. Lots of people who live on these streets have lived there for 30-40 years (or more). Has a very neighborly vibe. And you will have a nice yard.

The only downside is that you are very near a day care called TPCDC, and my guess is that there will be noisy times. It wouldn't bother me, but it is not as quiet as further up the street.

It seems like a great price. I don't know what's going on in the market these days and how the interest rates are affecting things, but I wouldn't be surprised if that went for 200-300k above list, depending on how the inside looks.

The one on Flower looks nice, but that neighborhood is less nice and less convenient overall. Your kids won't walk to school, not as close to the downtown TKPK stuff (although close to some Flower Ave shops), a little closer to dicey areas, not really walkable to the Metro.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd rather live here:

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Takoma-Park/8016-Flower-Ave-20912/home/10975811#overview

That house needs some serious renovation/upgrades. It looks nice on the outside and has imo a nice backyard. However, interior is another story. The dark wood trim everywhere looks meh/really old imo and really darkens the place too.

I also think it's a little overpriced, but I don't know the Tacoma area well enough to be certain of that. Schools (going off the greatschopls ranking which I know not everyone is a fan off) also seem fairly bad (especially the elementary).

I feel like your misspelling of Takoma and admission that you don’t know the area well undermines the authority of your opinion here, haha (and I disagree that it needs extensive upgrades). But - the floor plan makes it appear that two of the bedrooms are accessed from a separate staircase and there’s a wall between them and the primary? If that’s right and not easily fixable I would pass for a family with little kids (or even bigger kids honestly).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd rather live here:

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Takoma-Park/8016-Flower-Ave-20912/home/10975811#overview

That house needs some serious renovation/upgrades. It looks nice on the outside and has imo a nice backyard. However, interior is another story. The dark wood trim everywhere looks meh/really old imo and really darkens the place too.

I also think it's a little overpriced, but I don't know the Tacoma area well enough to be certain of that. Schools (going off the greatschopls ranking which I know not everyone is a fan off) also seem fairly bad (especially the elementary).

I feel like your misspelling of Takoma and admission that you don’t know the area well undermines the authority of your opinion here, haha (and I disagree that it needs extensive upgrades). But - the floor plan makes it appear that two of the bedrooms are accessed from a separate staircase and there’s a wall between them and the primary? If that’s right and not easily fixable I would pass for a family with little kids (or even bigger kids honestly).

PP was right though about Rolling Terrace and SSIMS not being great schools, at least compared to the elementary and middle schools in other parts of TKPK (like where the Willow house feeds).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd rather live here:

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Takoma-Park/8016-Flower-Ave-20912/home/10975811#overview

That house needs some serious renovation/upgrades. It looks nice on the outside and has imo a nice backyard. However, interior is another story. The dark wood trim everywhere looks meh/really old imo and really darkens the place too.

I also think it's a little overpriced, but I don't know the Tacoma area well enough to be certain of that. Schools (going off the greatschopls ranking which I know not everyone is a fan off) also seem fairly bad (especially the elementary).

I feel like your misspelling of Takoma and admission that you don’t know the area well undermines the authority of your opinion here, haha (and I disagree that it needs extensive upgrades). But - the floor plan makes it appear that two of the bedrooms are accessed from a separate staircase and there’s a wall between them and the primary? If that’s right and not easily fixable I would pass for a family with little kids (or even bigger kids honestly).

PP was right though about Rolling Terrace and SSIMS not being great schools, at least compared to the elementary and middle schools in other parts of TKPK (like where the Willow house feeds).

Whoops I missed that! Agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd rather live here:

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Takoma-Park/8016-Flower-Ave-20912/home/10975811#overview

That house needs some serious renovation/upgrades. It looks nice on the outside and has imo a nice backyard. However, interior is another story. The dark wood trim everywhere looks meh/really old imo and really darkens the place too.

I also think it's a little overpriced, but I don't know the Tacoma area well enough to be certain of that. Schools (going off the greatschopls ranking which I know not everyone is a fan off) also seem fairly bad (especially the elementary).

Sadly you have no taste and even less knowledge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live near the Willow house (not on Willow) and have kids and know lots of kids on that street and nearby. It is a great location. Easy walk to the Metro. Your kids will walk to school through middle school if you send them to the public schools. You are very close to the shops and restaurants of "downtown" TKPK. Lots of people who live on these streets have lived there for 30-40 years (or more). Has a very neighborly vibe. And you will have a nice yard.

The only downside is that you are very near a day care called TPCDC, and my guess is that there will be noisy times. It wouldn't bother me, but it is not as quiet as further up the street.

It seems like a great price. I don't know what's going on in the market these days and how the interest rates are affecting things, but I wouldn't be surprised if that went for 200-300k above list, depending on how the inside looks.

The one on Flower looks nice, but that neighborhood is less nice and less convenient overall. Your kids won't walk to school, not as close to the downtown TKPK stuff (although close to some Flower Ave shops), a little closer to dicey areas, not really walkable to the Metro.

Nice job complimenting your neighborhood and critiquing another. People, Takoma Parkers are just as snobby as anyone else; people in the historical area have an especially high opinion of themselves and their situation compared to other areas of TP, I've found.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live near the Willow house (not on Willow) and have kids and know lots of kids on that street and nearby. It is a great location. Easy walk to the Metro. Your kids will walk to school through middle school if you send them to the public schools. You are very close to the shops and restaurants of "downtown" TKPK. Lots of people who live on these streets have lived there for 30-40 years (or more). Has a very neighborly vibe. And you will have a nice yard.

The only downside is that you are very near a day care called TPCDC, and my guess is that there will be noisy times. It wouldn't bother me, but it is not as quiet as further up the street.

It seems like a great price. I don't know what's going on in the market these days and how the interest rates are affecting things, but I wouldn't be surprised if that went for 200-300k above list, depending on how the inside looks.

The one on Flower looks nice, but that neighborhood is less nice and less convenient overall. Your kids won't walk to school, not as close to the downtown TKPK stuff (although close to some Flower Ave shops), a little closer to dicey areas, not really walkable to the Metro.

Nice job complimenting your neighborhood and critiquing another. People, Takoma Parkers are just as snobby as anyone else; people in the historical area have an especially high opinion of themselves and their situation compared to other areas of TP, I've found.

If you think that is snobby, how do you even survive DCUM?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live near the Willow house (not on Willow) and have kids and know lots of kids on that street and nearby. It is a great location. Easy walk to the Metro. Your kids will walk to school through middle school if you send them to the public schools. You are very close to the shops and restaurants of "downtown" TKPK. Lots of people who live on these streets have lived there for 30-40 years (or more). Has a very neighborly vibe. And you will have a nice yard.

The only downside is that you are very near a day care called TPCDC, and my guess is that there will be noisy times. It wouldn't bother me, but it is not as quiet as further up the street.

It seems like a great price. I don't know what's going on in the market these days and how the interest rates are affecting things, but I wouldn't be surprised if that went for 200-300k above list, depending on how the inside looks.

The one on Flower looks nice, but that neighborhood is less nice and less convenient overall. Your kids won't walk to school, not as close to the downtown TKPK stuff (although close to some Flower Ave shops), a little closer to dicey areas, not really walkable to the Metro.

Nice job complimenting your neighborhood and critiquing another. People, Takoma Parkers are just as snobby as anyone else; people in the historical area have an especially high opinion of themselves and their situation compared to other areas of TP, I've found.

NP here and everyone knows the streets named for trees and the streets and the streets named for presidents are the most sought after in TP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live near the Willow house (not on Willow) and have kids and know lots of kids on that street and nearby. It is a great location. Easy walk to the Metro. Your kids will walk to school through middle school if you send them to the public schools. You are very close to the shops and restaurants of "downtown" TKPK. Lots of people who live on these streets have lived there for 30-40 years (or more). Has a very neighborly vibe. And you will have a nice yard.

The only downside is that you are very near a day care called TPCDC, and my guess is that there will be noisy times. It wouldn't bother me, but it is not as quiet as further up the street.

It seems like a great price. I don't know what's going on in the market these days and how the interest rates are affecting things, but I wouldn't be surprised if that went for 200-300k above list, depending on how the inside looks.

The one on Flower looks nice, but that neighborhood is less nice and less convenient overall. Your kids won't walk to school, not as close to the downtown TKPK stuff (although close to some Flower Ave shops), a little closer to dicey areas, not really walkable to the Metro.

Nice job complimenting your neighborhood and critiquing another. People, Takoma Parkers are just as snobby as anyone else; people in the historical area have an especially high opinion of themselves and their situation compared to other areas of TP, I've found.

Snobby would be saying that it is low class to live in X neighborhood. But saying that X neighborhood isn't walkable to certain things, not as convenient to other areas, is not snobby. Maybe saying that it is closer to dicey areas is snobby, but in that case, it is pretty true.

[Anonymous]

OP, go for the house you initially posted. It might be a little underpriced but we don't what the interior's like.

-- longtime Takoma Park (North Takoma) resident

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd rather live here:

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Takoma-Park/8016-Flower-Ave-20912/home/10975811#overview

Flower Ave is awful. You obviously do not know TP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd rather live here:

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Takoma-Park/8016-Flower-Ave-20912/home/10975811#overview

It needs $200k in renovations.

NP. Which house? If the first, how do you know with no interior pics? If the second, “need” is really relative and lots of young families can deal with an older kitchen.

Anyway, the first house has the better location and is closer to the metro. I used to live on Flower and the second is a bus ride away from the metro.

PS, is that an Aga stove in the kitchen? The cabinets aren’t of the moment, but they’re not horrible at least in the pics.

It is not an aga- just a very cool retro stove.
The house is lovely.

It is. And it takes a lot of love and care to keep so many old features like that in good working order. I would trust the craftsmanship and repair of the latter house over the former flip.

[Anonymous]

What will you do with the tiny house in the back?