The thread for the, "buying under $600,000," crowd.

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Same curriculum. Schools are fine if you focus on your own kid.

Also don't like that you can see ugly apartments from backyard of this house.

For that price you can almost tear down and build new, crazy to pay $600K for a shack.

Don't be ridiculous. Focusing on your own kids is all very well but it can't negate the fact that the same house would sell for more in a better school district. You are trying to deny that schools affect house pricing and it just is not correct. They do, very much so, otherwise the whole S. Arlington vs. N. Arlington would be a non-issue. Otherwise the stroller brigade would not be deserting hip, fun areas of DC when kids inch closer to ES age. Otherwise shacks in AU park wouldn't be selling close to a million dollars. Wake up.

Are you seriously trying to compare Pimmit Hills to North Arlington or AU Park? Don't be ridiculous. They aren't even close.

Not to mention that people who really obsess about schools the way you suggest they do want Yorktown, W-L, George Mason, Langley, Madison, McLean, Woodson or Oakton, not Marshall.

Again, for those considering $600K homes there are many possibilities out there that need not involve looking at overpriced homes like this PH tear-down candidate. Stop recommending POS properties in PH at every turn and you may find people react differently when the name comes up.

No one said ph is on par with north Arlington but you definitely can't buy a home under 600k in North Arlington.

And since when are all ph homes pieces of shit? I can post a dozen homes in your area that are far wrprse and sitting longer but everyone already knows that.

Marshall is a good option and is rated well much better than stuart, lee or fall church high.

Ohh I am sure you have seen this list
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/379716.page

Falls Church is #23 on that list and Annandale is #30, for the entire state. Stuart was on that list too last year IIRC. I'd certainly trade a #10 for another school also ranked top 50 in the state, if it meant living in a nicer house and not one that was a case of putting lipstick on a vinyl pig.

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Same curriculum. Schools are fine if you focus on your own kid.

Also don't like that you can see ugly apartments from backyard of this house.

For that price you can almost tear down and build new, crazy to pay $600K for a shack.

Don't be ridiculous. Focusing on your own kids is all very well but it can't negate the fact that the same house would sell for more in a better school district. You are trying to deny that schools affect house pricing and it just is not correct. They do, very much so, otherwise the whole S. Arlington vs. N. Arlington would be a non-issue. Otherwise the stroller brigade would not be deserting hip, fun areas of DC when kids inch closer to ES age. Otherwise shacks in AU park wouldn't be selling close to a million dollars. Wake up.

Are you seriously trying to compare Pimmit Hills to North Arlington or AU Park? Don't be ridiculous. They aren't even close.

Not to mention that people who really obsess about schools the way you suggest they do want Yorktown, W-L, George Mason, Langley, Madison, McLean, Woodson or Oakton, not Marshall.

Again, for those considering $600K homes there are many possibilities out there that need not involve looking at overpriced homes like this PH tear-down candidate. Stop recommending POS properties in PH at every turn and you may find people react differently when the name comes up.

No one said ph is on par with north Arlington but you definitely can't buy a home under 600k in North Arlington.

And since when are all ph homes pieces of shit? I can post a dozen homes in your area that are far wrprse and sitting longer but everyone already knows that.

Marshall is a good option and is rated well much better than stuart, lee or fall church high.

Ohh I am sure you have seen this list
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/379716.page

Falls Church is #23 on that list and Annandale is #30, for the entire state. Stuart was on that list too last year IIRC. I'd certainly trade a #10 for another school also ranked top 50 in the state, if it meant living in a nicer house and not one that was a case of putting lipstick on a vinyl pig.

You can change vinyl siding but you can't change location.

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The homes in 22042 don't win any prizes for asthetics http://www.redfin.com/zipcode/22042/real-estate#!uipt=1&v=8&sst=®ion_id=8745®ion_type=2&market=dc

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Hey Pimmit Hills/anti Pimmit Hills people.

Quit posting in this thread. You are derailing and clogging out shat is otherwiase a very helpful thread.

This is about homes for under $600k.

Arguing about what does or does not constitiute an $800 "gang ridden shit shack"in Pimmit Hills does not belong here.

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Looking in this price range gets immensely easier if (a) schools are not a concern (you're childless or empty-nesting) and (b) you don't car so much about a prestige address.

As a couple of other posters noted, Prince George's County is a treasure trove for bargain hunters. Cheverly is an oasis of nice with a very close-in location and its own Metro station. Hyattsville has the Arts District and other new development. Mount Rainier is just as arts-focused and even closer. A little farther out but still close, Fort Washington will get you a lot of square footage and possibly a waterfront view.

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And, following up on the PG idea, nice houses in Cheverly and such are SO far under $600,000, you could buy there and afford to send kids to private school.

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Anonymous wrote:Hey Pimmit Hills/anti Pimmit Hills people.

Quit posting in this thread. You are derailing and clogging out shat is otherwiase a very helpful thread.

This is about homes for under $600k.

Arguing about what does or does not constitiute an $800 "gang ridden shit shack"in Pimmit Hills does not belong here.

Here's a house in Fairfax for around $600,000 that I really like, for both the neighborhood and the schools, compared to anything at any price in Pimmit Hills!

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Fairfax/4618-Gramlee-Cir-22032/home/9696112

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Anonymous wrote:The homes in 22042 don't win any prizes for asthetics http://www.redfin.com/zipcode/22042/real-estate#!uipt=1&v=8&sst=®ion_id=8745®ion_type=2&market=dc

I don't know why you posted the same thing three times but I absolutely love this Cape Cod in 22042 for under $600K.. But maybe that's because I prefer brick homes over vinyl siding.

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/2928-Stuart-Dr-22042/home/9557612

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OMG, you Pimmit Hills/anti-Pimmit Hills folks should really get your own thread.

(WTH is that anyway? I'm a Washingtonian, I know of McLean, but have never heard of Pimmit Hills - which is beside the point.) Your cage fight has taken over, it's unseemly, you both sound like complete bores (and boors) who deserve each other. I'd run from you both at a cocktail party.

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Anonymous wrote:OMG, you Pimmit Hills/anti-Pimmit Hills folks should really get your own thread.

(WTH is that anyway? I'm a Washingtonian, I know of McLean, but have never heard of Pimmit Hills - which is beside the point.) Your cage fight has taken over, it's unseemly, you both sound like complete bores (and boors) who deserve each other. I'd run from you both at a cocktail party.

i agree! i really don't understand the pimmit hills posts. what is the history?

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I can also recommend Silver Spring 20910. If OP's DH work is metro-accessible, you could consider SS. I would really hesitate to consider SS if you are locked into a car commute.

This house in SS is in the BCC cluster schools (right at your limit @ 599k):
http://www.redfin.com/city/26038/MD/Silver-Spring/..._id=26038®ion_type=6&market=dc

I drive every day from 20901. I get to work faster than my co-worker who gets on the Metro in DTSS.

Ok, where do you commute to in NoVa and at what times of day?

I did the commute for a time from 20910 to Rosslyn. At rush hour, Metro was definitely faster.

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Anonymous wrote:The homes in 22042 don't win any prizes for asthetics http://www.redfin.com/zipcode/22042/real-estate#!uipt=1&v=8&sst=®ion_id=8745®ion_type=2&market=dc

I don't know why you posted the same thing three times but I absolutely love this Cape Cod in 22042 for under $600K.. But maybe that's because I prefer brick homes over vinyl siding.

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/2928-Stuart-Dr-22042/home/9557612

Is that an above ground pool?

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Anonymous wrote:This one just hit and it's pretty nice and completely renovated with tons of space

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/7414-Paxton-Rd-22043/home/9471718

As for this house I am curious if someone could get under 600,

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Same curriculum. Schools are fine if you focus on your own kid.

Also don't like that you can see ugly apartments from backyard of this house.

For that price you can almost tear down and build new, crazy to pay $600K for a shack.

Don't be ridiculous. Focusing on your own kids is all very well but it can't negate the fact that the same house would sell for more in a better school district. You are trying to deny that schools affect house pricing and it just is not correct. They do, very much so, otherwise the whole S. Arlington vs. N. Arlington would be a non-issue. Otherwise the stroller brigade would not be deserting hip, fun areas of DC when kids inch closer to ES age. Otherwise shacks in AU park wouldn't be selling close to a million dollars. Wake up.

Are you seriously trying to compare Pimmit Hills to North Arlington or AU Park? Don't be ridiculous. They aren't even close.

Not to mention that people who really obsess about schools the way you suggest they do want Yorktown, W-L, George Mason, Langley, Madison, McLean, Woodson or Oakton, not Marshall.

Again, for those considering $600K homes there are many possibilities out there that need not involve looking at overpriced homes like this PH tear-down candidate. Stop recommending POS properties in PH at every turn and you may find people react differently when the name comes up.

No one said ph is on par with north Arlington but you definitely can't buy a home under 600k in North Arlington.

And since when are all ph homes pieces of shit? I can post a dozen homes in your area that are far wrprse and sitting longer but everyone already knows that.

Marshall is a good option and is rated well much better than stuart, lee or fall church high.

Ohh I am sure you have seen this list
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/379716.page

Falls Church is #23 on that list and Annandale is #30, for the entire state. Stuart was on that list too last year IIRC. I'd certainly trade a #10 for another school also ranked top 50 in the state, if it meant living in a nicer house and not one that was a case of putting lipstick on a vinyl pig.

You can change vinyl siding but you can't change location.

But it's certainly chutzpah not to change the vinyl siding and expect someone to cough up over $615K to live there.

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Anonymous wrote:The homes in 22042 don't win any prizes for asthetics http://www.redfin.com/zipcode/22042/real-estate#!uipt=1&v=8&sst=®ion_id=8745®ion_type=2&market=dc

I don't know why you posted the same thing three times but I absolutely love this Cape Cod in 22042 for under $600K.. But maybe that's because I prefer brick homes over vinyl siding.

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/2928-Stuart-Dr-22042/home/9557612

Is that an above ground pool?

I think you're right - BUT, I say they have done a pretty good job disguising it with a deck, and the backyard is actually pretty nice. Lots of people take the whole backyard for an in-ground pool, which I know I wouldn't personally want.

We actually saw a house that wound up being on House Hunters out in Herndon that had a pool for under $400K (at the time, which was 3 years back). Sadly, it took up the WHOLE yard, which defeated the purpose of moving to a SFH for us.