This house in Edgemoor?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it is a teardownn. They need to drop the price $100,000. It's too chopped up inside. Sandy Spring could put a new house on that lot and sell it for $2.9 million.

Haha builder scam of the century , they use modular and cost more than other stick built. They are really raping people but no one sees it. They try to do nice finishings to hide the standard haven home modulars.

Jeez you really have no idea what you are talking about. They do a few modulars and they are really well done. But most of their stuff is very well designed and well built. Especially in edgemoor.
Any this house is destined to be a tear down. Sorry op -

[Anonymous]

My brief research suggests that California housing (listed with picture links on page 1) is not as outrageously expensive as I thought -- at least compared to housing in this area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We don't have the money. But-I like this house. If we could afford it I'd buy it.
DH says its too small and old for the money. If he had this money he'd do further out and newer construction.
How cute to be in walking distance I Bethesda Row etc.
anyone think this is too much money for the lot size and house size?

http://www.cbmove.com/property/details/992255/MLS-MC8079122/7403-Denton-Road-Bethesda-MD-20814.aspx?SearchID=10050956&RowNum=3&StateID=26&RegionID=0&IsRegularPS=True&IsSold=False

I think this house has a strange layout but to be walking distance to Bethesda Row and in Edgemoor, this is about as cheap as you'll find.

[Anonymous]

More comparable California housing. Here is an older, Spanish-mission style home in the same price range as your Edgemoor, Bethesda house ($1,500,000).

It is located in San Marino, CA, whose public school district is one of the very best anywhere in the country.

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1625-S-Euclid-Av...Marino-CA-91108/20699682_zpid/

[Anonymous]

Another lovely Spanish-mission style house located in the excellent San Marino public schools district. San Marino to downtown Los Angeles has an equivalent commute as Bethesda to downtown Washington, DC.

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1945-Saint-Alban...Marino-CA-91108/20705175_zpid/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it is a teardownn. They need to drop the price $100,000. It's too chopped up inside. Sandy Spring could put a new house on that lot and sell it for $2.9 million.

Haha builder scam of the century , they use modular and cost more than other stick built. They are really raping people but no one sees it. They try to do nice finishings to hide the standard haven home modulars.

Jeez you really have no idea what you are talking about. They do a few modulars and they are really well done. But most of their stuff is very well designed and well built. Especially in edgemoor.
Any this house is destined to be a tear down. Sorry op -

yes I do , they said one million to build a house. I calculated all the costs based on my haven homes price sheet , added high end finishings with labor and came up with a huge number that was over 50% profit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it is a teardownn. They need to drop the price $100,000. It's too chopped up inside. Sandy Spring could put a new house on that lot and sell it for $2.9 million.

Haha builder scam of the century , they use modular and cost more than other stick built. They are really raping people but no one sees it. They try to do nice finishings to hide the standard haven home modulars.

Jeez you really have no idea what you are talking about. They do a few modulars and they are really well done. But most of their stuff is very well designed and well built. Especially in edgemoor.
Any this house is destined to be a tear down. Sorry op -

yes I do , they said one million to build a house. I calculated all the costs based on my haven homes price sheet , added high end finishings with labor and came up with a huge number that was over 50% profit.

+1

[Anonymous]

I live nearby, so obviously I'm in the walkability camp with you as opposed to your DH's preferences. That said, though, this house is overpriced. A developer will buy it as a teardown. I really hope it won't be yet another Sandy Spring cookie-cutter piece of crap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try this on for size, better weather also.

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/425-Plumosa-Dr-Pasadena-CA-91107/20879065_zpid/

Pasadena is lovely!

[Anonymous]

WTF are all these California houses doing on this thread?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live nearby, so obviously I'm in the walkability camp with you as opposed to your DH's preferences. That said, though, this house is overpriced. A developer will buy it as a teardown. I really hope it won't be yet another Sandy Spring cookie-cutter piece of crap.

It appears the Sandy Spring homes are custom homes on steroids, but by no means cookie-cutter, whereas the featured home is a cookie-cutter house that was turned into a piece of crap through ugly additions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it is a teardownn. They need to drop the price $100,000. It's too chopped up inside. Sandy Spring could put a new house on that lot and sell it for $2.9 million.

Haha builder scam of the century , they use modular and cost more than other stick built. They are really raping people but no one sees it. They try to do nice finishings to hide the standard haven home modulars.

Jeez you really have no idea what you are talking about. They do a few modulars and they are really well done. But most of their stuff is very well designed and well built. Especially in edgemoor.
Any this house is destined to be a tear down. Sorry op -

yes I do , they said one million to build a house. I calculated all the costs based on my haven homes price sheet , added high end finishings with labor and came up with a huge number that was over 50% profit.

How do you figure 50% profit if it costs around $1.5m for the property, $1m to rebuild, and the result is worth $2.9m? That seems to cut it close at breakeven point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WTF are all these California houses doing on this thread?

I am not sure, but I enjoyed the links to the California houses. Then again, I love Sunday open houses. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live nearby, so obviously I'm in the walkability camp with you as opposed to your DH's preferences. That said, though, this house is overpriced. A developer will buy it as a teardown. I really hope it won't be yet another Sandy Spring cookie-cutter piece of crap.

It appears the Sandy Spring homes are custom homes on steroids, but by no means cookie-cutter, whereas the featured home is a cookie-cutter house that was turned into a piece of crap through ugly additions.

Sandy Spring houses are "custom" as opposed to spec, but they're derivative and dull.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it is a teardownn. They need to drop the price $100,000. It's too chopped up inside. Sandy Spring could put a new house on that lot and sell it for $2.9 million.

Haha builder scam of the century , they use modular and cost more than other stick built. They are really raping people but no one sees it. They try to do nice finishings to hide the standard haven home modulars.

They don't only do modular, but they do offer it. Their custom homes are AMAZING. I have not seen any of the modulars though. That said, most of their homes look alike.