Why is this house in Vienna not selling?

[Anonymous]

Very dated (needs to be entirely repainted inside), columns (ugh) and other weird features on the walls, terrible layout (lots of dead space), and only 4 bedrooms for that price.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a huge house but someone manages to look cramped, small, and lacking storage.

NP. Agree. It looks like there's a screened in porch (?) but the only picture you get is a bunch of plant clutter.

This house needs painting, professional staging, and a landscape cleanup. Then professional pictures and start again in the Spring. And marketing tip - being almost next to St. Mark's will be a big plus for some buyers. I live a couple of minutes walk from Our Lady of Good Counsel and there are people that buy in our area to be close to the church/school.

[Anonymous]

The engineered hardwood floors are horrible and hideous. They look like they're in good condition, but there's way too much variation in color between the boards, and they should have done finish in place floors instead.

[Anonymous]

Take the listing down. Fire the realtor and get someone who knows what they’re doing.

[Anonymous]

It's not a new build McCraftman on a lot that is too small for it. It's overpriced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not a new build McCraftman on a lot that is too small for it. It's overpriced.

Nor is it a McMod-McFarmhouse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The answer to this question is always, every time, “price.”

And yet, if you have two wits to rub together you know that the real question isn't "Why is this not selling," the real question is "What about this house is causing it to sit on the market given that with a casual glance the comparables seem to be on point?" So you thought you sounded all smart, but you didn't -- you just sound snotty and kind of stupid.

I'm really sorry that you grossly overpriced your house, OP. But, really, there's no need to be so nasty. Be better.

[Anonymous]

I’m curious what the comps for this are. Redfin shows newer craftsman and cheaper/smaller colonials.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m curious what the comps for this are. Redfin shows newer craftsman and cheaper/smaller colonials.

There’s a house a few blocks over listed for 200k cheaper that I would choose even if they were the same price.

[Anonymous]

I'm amazed this was built in 2010. It looks like something circa 1995. That's a lot of cherry wood in the kitchen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm amazed this was built in 2010. It looks like something circa 1995. That's a lot of cherry wood in the kitchen.

You could say it has more character than the farmhouses they build now.

[Anonymous]

I like the cute gazebo in the back as well as the double primary bath vanities.
The kitchen cupboards look really pretty w/the plants placed on top though I know not many people share this decor style.

I think the main reason no one is showing interest in the home is due to the home’s decor, lack of presentation + it’s a tad messy.
The pictures are very very unimpressive as well.

I say if they clean up the house, replace the decor w/more modern touches & take some better photos the home could sell.

[Anonymous]

Surprised nobody mentioned this as this house was sold as a shell (unfinished, builder probably ran out of funds during the crash). Whoever bought this spent the least amount of cash, getting dated materials (even for 2009) and trying to capitalize on the sq footage & lot that it has.

No way this house didn't sell because of the color scheme and floors like everybody is saying(that's a small investment into a 1.6m house) - this house needs a tremendous amount of work everything from the poor condition driveway, updating bathrooms, update and fix the weird lay out of the kitchen, weird/dangerous catwalk, fix small closet and bathrooms for a huge house. After all this, you're left on a peninsula that's impossible to walk out from. I would stay away unless you can get a significant discount which the sellers don't seem inclined to do.

[Anonymous]

Weird, tacky finishes that need to be redone and location on a busier state road? This is not a $1.6M house.

[Anonymous]

It looks kind of cluttered and soulless at the same time? I bought a similarly 90’s-tastic house (kitchen, paint colors etc), but it was tidy and “safe” (ie no colored millwork panels on weird places like ceilings) and looked super cozy and warm despite being staged with furniture obviously belonging to octagenarians. Also the landscaping was absolutely gorgeous. I wouldn’t have bothered with this one because it’s both weird and not special, and cluttered therefore possibly dirty.