Buying a house for less than 400K?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Highview Park is your best bet in No Arl. It is <2-mi to Ballston Metro, close to Glebe ES, and Virginia Hospital.

AR6751189
$330,000 3/1/1 4700 sf
1831 CULPEPER ST N
ARLINGTON VA 22207

same street (short sale)

AR6793406
$390,000 3/1/1 2500 sf
2215 CULPEPER ST S
ARLINGTON VA 22207

this one is over $400K but you can wait it out.
AR6878026
$445,000 5/2/0 2500 sf
1727 EDISON ST
ARLINGTON VA 22207

check back to this thread if you want and i'll update the listings.

good luck.

Wow, those seem like great deals for the area. I'll definitely check back into this thread.
I'm wondering what the places look like on the inside.
I delivered at VHC, so I think I know where those houses are (from driving back and forth).
Thanks.

Looks like the second one might be a mistake (wrong zip) if it is Culpeper St. S. I live right near this neighborhood - our school is also Glebe ES. Highview Park is a traditionally African American neighborhood, but it seems to be changing. More of these smaller houses are being torn down, and newer, bigger houses are replacing them. You are in a great location as the PP said - near the hospital, all the shops/restaurants of Lee Highway, close to DC, great schools. If I had to guess, I would say these places are pretty run down since the price is so low, but they may be worth checking out. It is definitely a great location with great schools.

[Anonymous]

AR6751189
$330,000 3/1/1 4700 sf
1831 CULPEPER ST N
ARLINGTON VA 22207

same street (short sale)

AR6793406
$390,000 3/1/1 2500 sf
2215 CULPEPER ST S
ARLINGTON VA 22207

this one is over $400K but you can wait it out.
AR6878026
$445,000 5/2/0 2500 sf
1727 EDISON ST
ARLINGTON VA 22207

The sf listed for these properties is the lot square footage, not the house square footage.

[Anonymous]

OP, if you're moving from St. Louis you need to seriously factor in your husband's commute, unless you're really familiar with the traffic and commuting issues here. I notice one poster who discourages Silver Spring over and over, touting Brookeville and Olney. Well, those are very different places to live and I think you have to consider whether you want something very suburban or more urban. (I have friends in Silver Spring and they chortle about the idea of moving out so far to avoid economic and ethnic diversity in their neighborhood schools, but to each his own.) Taxes also vary greatly by jurisdiction, so you will want to factor that in. And racial and economic diversity varies greatly, so you need to think about your comfort with that, too.

[Anonymous]

We bought our house in 2005 and paid 340K, we like our neighborhood, but our house is small. My children attend Private school for now, but we will be moving someday and would rather put the money into a bigger house (equity) and not a private school.
We live a couple of miles outside the beltway, the zip is 20902.