Do you think the Pimmit Hills area will eventually become upscale?

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Anonymous wrote:Low end are the vinyl siding popups littering our area. Cape cods and ramblers

splits are also low end. New homes are mid or higher, funny that the shit hole dwellers have to pipe up.

Is there an insult in that word salad?

Given its location, sooner or later, yes, Pimmit Hills will become upscale. But it's going to be a big developer buying a huge lot of homes, both the original and the new builds, plowing them under and starting completely fresh, much like has been done around Merrifield/Mosaic. It's been a while since I've been in Pimmit, but the new builds I remember are pretty damn ugly. And across so many styles! Truly, the area builders have done exceptional work in creating so much brand new ugly.

I drive inside PH daily due to my daycare being there and I've been seeing the changes there. I do agree the location is great and I frequent the Wholefoods there and I love the proximity to metro. But I chose not to buy there. I laughed reading the brand new ugly expression . Exactly my thoughts. I don't see PH getting upscale in ten years.

So it's good enough to trust your child's life but not to live there? Funny.

That's one of the dumbest thing I've ever read on DCUM. There are a lot of people in Vienna who send their kids to Marshall HS but don't want to live in Pimmit Hills or the areas across the street near the high school. PP just said the houses are ugly, not that she feared for her child's safety.

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Anonymous wrote:There is someone on this thread that takes PH as personal affront. So funny! Keep talking, by all means.

Proximity might drive the price up, to answer your question OP. There are new house being built every day. It will be preferred to other (McLean) locations because of proximity, even though it is not quite McLean - it is (gasp!) across the street from McLean.

Upscale is not something that comes to mind, but PH will always (always) be more upscale than the PH hater. Always.

There are plenty of things to like about Pimmit Hills, but the obsession that a few people who live or build there seem to have with McLean (and Vienna) isn't one of them. There are many new houses being built in McLean and Vienna every day, too, and they are more expensive than any new homes in Pimmit Hills.

No shit , but vienna prices are very close now. Back in the day vienna was a redneck shit hole just like pimmit hills. It's stupid to think things things never change.

Don't bother. PP is an absolute idiot with no penchant for "logic".

Don't waste your time. He is fine in his happy place, thinking that truth by repetition is something we all fall for, like he does.

Don't walk, run.

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Anonymous wrote:Low end are the vinyl siding popups littering our area. Cape cods and ramblers

splits are also low end. New homes are mid or higher, funny that the shit hole dwellers have to pipe up.

Is there an insult in that word salad?

Given its location, sooner or later, yes, Pimmit Hills will become upscale. But it's going to be a big developer buying a huge lot of homes, both the original and the new builds, plowing them under and starting completely fresh, much like has been done around Merrifield/Mosaic. It's been a while since I've been in Pimmit, but the new builds I remember are pretty damn ugly. And across so many styles! Truly, the area builders have done exceptional work in creating so much brand new ugly.

I drive inside PH daily due to my daycare being there and I've been seeing the changes there. I do agree the location is great and I frequent the Wholefoods there and I love the proximity to metro. But I chose not to buy there. I laughed reading the brand new ugly expression . Exactly my thoughts. I don't see PH getting upscale in ten years.

So it's good enough to trust your child's life but not to live there? Funny.

That's one of the dumbest thing I've ever read on DCUM. There are a lot of people in Vienna who send their kids to Marshall HS but don't want to live in Pimmit Hills or the areas across the street near the high school. PP just said the houses are ugly, not that she feared for her child's safety.

Is she embarrassed dropping her child off at one of those ugly houses? What would her mother in law say if she knew ? OMG

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There is someone on this thread that takes PH as personal affront. So funny! Keep talking, by all means.

Proximity might drive the price up, to answer your question OP. There are new house being built every day. It will be preferred to other (McLean) locations because of proximity, even though it is not quite McLean - it is (gasp!) across the street from McLean.

Upscale is not something that comes to mind, but PH will always (always) be more upscale than the PH hater. Always.

There are plenty of things to like about Pimmit Hills, but the obsession that a few people who live or build there seem to have with McLean (and Vienna) isn't one of them. There are many new houses being built in McLean and Vienna every day, too, and they are more expensive than any new homes in Pimmit Hills.

No shit , but vienna prices are very close now. Back in the day vienna was a redneck shit hole just like pimmit hills. It's stupid to think things things never change.

Don't bother. PP is an absolute idiot with no penchant for "logic".

Don't waste your time. He is fine in his happy place, thinking that truth by repetition is something we all fall for, like he does.

Don't walk, run.

Getting a little personal, are we?

So ratchet.

[Anonymous]

The best time to get into Pimmit Hills was about five or six years ago when you could still buy a teardown for around $300,000.

If you are looking for ROI, 22042 is better now. If you want an upscale area, you look elsewhere.

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Anonymous wrote:The best time to get into Pimmit Hills was about five or six years ago when you could still buy a teardown for around $300,000.

If you are looking for ROI, 22042 is better now. If you want an upscale area, you look elsewhere.

Worse schools, no public transit, cannot opt into McLean High, less amenities. But ROI is probably decent because there's nowhere to go but up, just like in PH a few years ago and even now.

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Anonymous wrote:The best time to get into Pimmit Hills was about five or six years ago when you could still buy a teardown for around $300,000.

If you are looking for ROI, 22042 is better now. If you want an upscale area, you look elsewhere.

Worse schools, no public transit, cannot opt into McLean High, less amenities. But ROI is probably decent because there's nowhere to go but up, just like in PH a few years ago and even now.

Actually it's already been going up but there's more potential now than in PH.

The rest just goes to whether it's as nice as PH today, not investment potential.

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Anonymous wrote:The best time to get into Pimmit Hills was about five or six years ago when you could still buy a teardown for around $300,000.

If you are looking for ROI, 22042 is better now. If you want an upscale area, you look elsewhere.

Worse schools, no public transit, cannot opt into McLean High, less amenities. But ROI is probably decent because there's nowhere to go but up, just like in PH a few years ago and even now.

Actually it's already been going up but there's more potential now than in PH.

The rest just goes to whether it's as nice as PH today, not investment potential.

I don't see anything driving 22042 up except for inflation. I would consider it the most vulnerable to a downturn.

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Anonymous wrote:The best time to get into Pimmit Hills was about five or six years ago when you could still buy a teardown for around $300,000.

If you are looking for ROI, 22042 is better now. If you want an upscale area, you look elsewhere.

Worse schools, no public transit, cannot opt into McLean High, less amenities. But ROI is probably decent because there's nowhere to go but up, just like in PH a few years ago and even now.

Actually it's already been going up but there's more potential now than in PH.

The rest just goes to whether it's as nice as PH today, not investment potential.

But don't you agree that "the rest" are actually factors that can drive up the cost of real estate in a particular area, and therefore intrinsically tied to whether it will be a good ROI?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The best time to get into Pimmit Hills was about five or six years ago when you could still buy a teardown for around $300,000.

If you are looking for ROI, 22042 is better now. If you want an upscale area, you look elsewhere.

Worse schools, no public transit, cannot opt into McLean High, less amenities. But ROI is probably decent because there's nowhere to go but up, just like in PH a few years ago and even now.

Actually it's already been going up but there's more potential now than in PH.

The rest just goes to whether it's as nice as PH today, not investment potential.

I don't see anything driving 22042 up except for inflation. I would consider it the most vulnerable to a downturn.

Location is near Mosaic, Dunn Loring. Other parts aren't far from EFC Metro. HS isn't the best now, but is improving and will be renovated. Plenty of non-HOA neighborhoods, so you can buy for under $450,000 and build the house of your dreams. Not too different from PH not that long ago.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:The best time to get into Pimmit Hills was about five or six years ago when you could still buy a teardown for around $300,000.

If you are looking for ROI, 22042 is better now. If you want an upscale area, you look elsewhere.

Worse schools, no public transit, cannot opt into McLean High, less amenities. But ROI is probably decent because there's nowhere to go but up, just like in PH a few years ago and even now.

Actually it's already been going up but there's more potential now than in PH.

The rest just goes to whether it's as nice as PH today, not investment potential.

I don't see anything driving 22042 up except for inflation. I would consider it the most vulnerable to a downturn.

Location is near Mosaic, Dunn Loring. Other parts aren't far from EFC Metro. HS isn't the best now, but is improving and will be renovated. Plenty of non-HOA neighborhoods, so you can buy for under $450,000 and build the house of your dreams. Not too different from PH not that long ago.

I haven't seen much building in 22042. The issue is that the schools and area hasn't turned. The schools for pimmit hills were not good until about 2005. I think it's going to take another 20 years for 22042 to improve if it does at all. I think it may not improve because it seems to attract multiple low income esol families which in turn tends to pull down the schools. Mosaic might help but most people who live there are not typically families.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The best time to get into Pimmit Hills was about five or six years ago when you could still buy a teardown for around $300,000.

If you are looking for ROI, 22042 is better now. If you want an upscale area, you look elsewhere.

Worse schools, no public transit, cannot opt into McLean High, less amenities. But ROI is probably decent because there's nowhere to go but up, just like in PH a few years ago and even now.

Actually it's already been going up but there's more potential now than in PH.

The rest just goes to whether it's as nice as PH today, not investment potential.

I don't see anything driving 22042 up except for inflation. I would consider it the most vulnerable to a downturn.

Location is near Mosaic, Dunn Loring. Other parts aren't far from EFC Metro. HS isn't the best now, but is improving and will be renovated. Plenty of non-HOA neighborhoods, so you can buy for under $450,000 and build the house of your dreams. Not too different from PH not that long ago.

But the thing is, that in PH, not that long ago, teardowns could be had for $300,000 or so. That's what made it so cost efficient for people to buy, raze and build new houses. If you are saying that teardowns in 22042 can be had for $450,000, then that's too much for the area. You can buy a teardown in PH for that amount, and build a new house in a location with guaranteed good schools and public transit. In order for 22042 to make sense as new construction, teardowns should cost a lot less than 450K. Otherwise why would you pay just as much money for a house in an inferior area? 22042 can compete with PH only on cost as far as teardowns are concerned. 450K is not competitive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The best time to get into Pimmit Hills was about five or six years ago when you could still buy a teardown for around $300,000.

If you are looking for ROI, 22042 is better now. If you want an upscale area, you look elsewhere.

Worse schools, no public transit, cannot opt into McLean High, less amenities. But ROI is probably decent because there's nowhere to go but up, just like in PH a few years ago and even now.

Actually it's already been going up but there's more potential now than in PH.

The rest just goes to whether it's as nice as PH today, not investment potential.

I don't see anything driving 22042 up except for inflation. I would consider it the most vulnerable to a downturn.

Location is near Mosaic, Dunn Loring. Other parts aren't far from EFC Metro. HS isn't the best now, but is improving and will be renovated. Plenty of non-HOA neighborhoods, so you can buy for under $450,000 and build the house of your dreams. Not too different from PH not that long ago.

But the thing is, that in PH, not that long ago, teardowns could be had for $300,000 or so. That's what made it so cost efficient for people to buy, raze and build new houses. If you are saying that teardowns in 22042 can be had for $450,000, then that's too much for the area. You can buy a teardown in PH for that amount, and build a new house in a location with guaranteed good schools and public transit. In order for 22042 to make sense as new construction, teardowns should cost a lot less than 450K. Otherwise why would you pay just as much money for a house in an inferior area? 22042 can compete with PH only on cost as far as teardowns are concerned. 450K is not competitive.

You can get the houses for less than that. Was comparing to common teardown price in PHl.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The best time to get into Pimmit Hills was about five or six years ago when you could still buy a teardown for around $300,000.

If you are looking for ROI, 22042 is better now. If you want an upscale area, you look elsewhere.

Worse schools, no public transit, cannot opt into McLean High, less amenities. But ROI is probably decent because there's nowhere to go but up, just like in PH a few years ago and even now.

Actually it's already been going up but there's more potential now than in PH.

The rest just goes to whether it's as nice as PH today, not investment potential.

I don't see anything driving 22042 up except for inflation. I would consider it the most vulnerable to a downturn.

Location is near Mosaic, Dunn Loring. Other parts aren't far from EFC Metro. HS isn't the best now, but is improving and will be renovated. Plenty of non-HOA neighborhoods, so you can buy for under $450,000 and build the house of your dreams. Not too different from PH not that long ago.

I haven't seen much building in 22042. The issue is that the schools and area hasn't turned. The schools for pimmit hills were not good until about 2005. I think it's going to take another 20 years for 22042 to improve if it does at all. I think it may not improve because it seems to attract multiple low income esol families which in turn tends to pull down the schools. Mosaic might help but most people who live there are not typically families.

There are new houses. You don't see them listed because they are one-off teardowns/rebuilds. That's how it was in PH for years until some builders started putting up spec houses.

But, yeah, every area has its place whether it's 22042, PH or more expensive areas.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The best time to get into Pimmit Hills was about five or six years ago when you could still buy a teardown for around $300,000.

If you are looking for ROI, 22042 is better now. If you want an upscale area, you look elsewhere.

Worse schools, no public transit, cannot opt into McLean High, less amenities. But ROI is probably decent because there's nowhere to go but up, just like in PH a few years ago and even now.

Actually it's already been going up but there's more potential now than in PH.

The rest just goes to whether it's as nice as PH today, not investment potential.

I don't see anything driving 22042 up except for inflation. I would consider it the most vulnerable to a downturn.

+1. This will be one of the first areas affected the next time a downturn hits. I don't see any hope of it ever being "upscale," even if there is no big downturn.