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Anonymous
IN general this is true, but our 1950's rambler in close-in Silver Spring has a master bath. It also has a garage.  Both are highly unusual in this area, I agree, unless you are in a far-flung suburb living in a new house.
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Anonymous
| OP here - so it sounds like if you can find a neighborhood with homes built in the 50s or 60s, you have a better shot at a master bath. But, since it's not unheard of here to not have a master bath, is this something I need to be concerned about in terms of resale? Would it make or break your house decision if you were looking to buy? |
Anonymous
| I'm glad I'm not the only one without a master bath! My townhouse was built in the 70's and only has one bathroom on the bedroom level, due to space constraints. It does have a full bath in the basement and a main floor powder room, but it's still annoying to have only that one bath upstairs. I've considered putting one in the master walk-in closet and finishing the attic to use as a closet, but that would cost a bundle. |
Anonymous
| PP here - as someone who is currently semi-looking at houses, it would not be a make-or-break for me if I loved a house and a neighborhood. But it would be a consideration if I found two houses that were very similar and similarly-priced and had to decide between them. (Just like a garage or carport would not be a make-or-break, but would figure in the equation.) And I would probably pay extra for the extra bathroom, given two otherwise identical houses. |
Anonymous
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" Would it make or break your house decision if you were looking to buy?"
For us, we were looking for a home that we were going to stay in for a long time, and having two bathrooms on the second floor was a must. We were less picky about having one "en suite," and knew that we could not afford anything with a large master that is common in newer or nicely remodeled homes. |
Anonymous
| With kids, it would be a dealbreaker for us. |
Anonymous
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It depends on how you are defining Master Bath.
Are you looking for a bath with entrance only off of the Master Bed that has a double wide sink / tub and shower? The only ones I have seen in upper NW are in the renovated homes OR the larger ones in the neighborhood that are at the top of the price scale. (900+). Many in upper NW have a 2nd bath off of the master bed that is a 3/4 bath. I love my house - but really wish we had a sink with a vanity. Someday ....... |
Anonymous
My house built in 1965 does not have a master bath. This is quite common not to have one. If the majority of people in these older close in communities do not have it, of course it does not effect resale. Your competition is just about all the same. It is not like the lack of a MBA, makes a house stick out. |
Anonymous
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Never had a master bath. First home small NW rowhouse built in 1880. It actually had 2 bedrooms each with their own baths...but I don't know Id consider either room even a master bedroom.
In Clarendon with a 7-figure fully renovated home and 2.5 baths, but not a master bath. 1 good size full up and 1 good size full in new basement suite and powder room main floor. Location is it for us and Master bath was not on the top of the wish list for husband or I. Most pre 1940 homes (unless major addition don't have master bath---much less closets!!). |
Anonymous
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Wow, sour on people with new homes much? |
Anonymous
| Not a deal breaker for me. We don't have one. We only have one bathroom upstairs and one down. Our au pair uses the downstairs one so we effectively have one bathroom for 2 adults and 2 children. We survive just fine. |
Anonymous
Oh yeah. Urban snobbery at it's best. |
Anonymous
| No master bath is par for the course in the smaller homes in close in Silver Spring. There are larger homes, (newer) much further out in Silver Spring which would have a master bath, but if you want to stay close to DC, that is the par. There are houses (1950 era) in parts of Kensington which would have a master bath (Rock Creek Hills) and expect to pay $800,000 - to 1 million. Also same thing in Chevy Chase, the larger homes ($$$) would have a master bath. What is your price range, and I can tell you whether to expect it or not. |
Anonymous
In Parkwood, some houses have a master bath and go for much less than $800,000. |
Anonymous
"Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of ticky tacky, Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes all the same. There's a green one and a pink one And a blue one and a yellow one, And they're all made out of ticky tacky And they all look just the same." |