thoughts on this Glover Park home

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This just makes me depresses. It's small and ugly. And then there are people here claiming you don't need 1.5+ for a nice house.

don't let the 1%, crazed trolls who frequent here get you down... Personally, I think this is still overpriced although we were shopping further up wisconsin when we were looking, so I'm not as familiar with glover park..., but I think you can do better for that price in nw. Granted, it will still be small, but there's more charming out there to be had...

Thanks for cheering me up!

[Anonymous]

The prices are creeping up some in
GP. Look at sales price trends since 2008. So you're chasing the market, ever so slightly, buyers.

[Anonymous]

Very ugly on the outside. Needs a new kitchen. It's overpriced, given that it needs a new kitchen. The blurb claims there's 2 car parking, but the picture shows the yard is fenced. So I'm not sure where the parking is. The price is about in line for what houses are selling for in GP. I lived around the corner during college. It's a good street, but I wouldn't want it because I can't get past how ugly it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It started off way overpriced (825k) and they came down but not enough. It seems a bit dumpy in person (I think it looks great in the pics) and some of the mods (like added closets) serve to detract a bit. A MUCH nicer house on Benton just sold for just over 800k (listed at 795) and flew off the market, so this just didn't show well in comparison. (why yes, I am also looking to buy in GP).

This. It started off as over-priced, and they've had to dig themselves out of that hole. Most of the other recent sales have been better renovated (the kitchen is the best example, and the basement also needs improvement). The bathroom that is renovated is pretty taste-specific. Also, a lot of homes in GP have a small addition on the back, which helps the small houses feel a bit bigger. This one has a few things going for it (the bit of side yard, being an end-unit) but overall I don't think the renovations are on par with the price.

-GP resident

[Anonymous]

its priced right

[Anonymous]

Looks like the price was just cut another $10k. Probably more in the ballpark now, though agree with the other assessments. The kitchen alone needs at least $10-15k to bring it up to par with others in the neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It started off way overpriced (825k) and they came down but not enough. It seems a bit dumpy in person (I think it looks great in the pics) and some of the mods (like added closets) serve to detract a bit. A MUCH nicer house on Benton just sold for just over 800k (listed at 795) and flew off the market, so this just didn't show well in comparison. (why yes, I am also looking to buy in GP).

This. It started off as over-priced, and they've had to dig themselves out of that hole. Most of the other recent sales have been better renovated (the kitchen is the best example, and the basement also needs improvement). The bathroom that is renovated is pretty taste-specific. Also, a lot of homes in GP have a small addition on the back, which helps the small houses feel a bit bigger. This one has a few things going for it (the bit of side yard, being an end-unit) but overall I don't think the renovations are on par with the price.

-GP resident

+1 Also searching in GP. This one is a bit overpriced for what it is. Also, for me, I'd prefer a TH with a parking spot off the alley.

[Anonymous]

I don't think that the price is that far off at this point.
However, I would not want to live right next to the alley.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish people from Herndon and Olney and St. Louis were constitutionally forbidden to comment on threads dealing with city homes. omg, it doesn't have walk-in closets! omg, it has radiators! well for THAT price, I would expect a 2-car garage. What's with the shared bathroom for the kids? I would never spend $800K and not get a separate bathroom for each bedroom.

seriously, stfu. It just makes it harder to get to the interesting and relevant posts like 15:31's. (and as a return favor, I promise never to comment on threads asking if this McMansion tear down in Oakton is fairly priced, since I know nothing of Oakton)

It's people who have traveled widely who can appreciate how non-descript this house is. St. Louis has wonderful rowhouses in neighborhoods with real character.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish people from Herndon and Olney and St. Louis were constitutionally forbidden to comment on threads dealing with city homes. omg, it doesn't have walk-in closets! omg, it has radiators! well for THAT price, I would expect a 2-car garage. What's with the shared bathroom for the kids? I would never spend $800K and not get a separate bathroom for each bedroom.

seriously, stfu. It just makes it harder to get to the interesting and relevant posts like 15:31's. (and as a return favor, I promise never to comment on threads asking if this McMansion tear down in Oakton is fairly priced, since I know nothing of Oakton)

It's people who have traveled widely who can appreciate how non-descript this house is. St. Louis has wonderful rowhouses in neighborhoods with real character.

Sure, everybody loves a beautiful house. What suggestion would you give OP to commute between the pretty house in St Louis and her work in DC?

[Anonymous]

http://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/3631-Veazey-St-NW-20008/home/9972754

Granted, not glover park... but for price comparison.

[Anonymous]

Even people out in the sticks can tell you that the house is ugly, needs updates, etc. if a house is priced right, then it willsell...even if it is ugly, needs updates, is on an alley, eyc. Obviously it is overpriced.

[Anonymous]

I live around the corner from the Veazey house. It's kind of ugly on the outside. Kitchen countertops look like Corian, not granite. Overall, inside it's nice. It's priced right for the neighborhood. The GP house is just too ugly, and needs a new kitchen.