What else can I do to sell my house in Montgomery Village?

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Anonymous wrote:Some buyers might be glad that you spent the money to pave the yard. No mud, 100% of area available for recreation. I don't know why a dog can't be trained to go on the pavement. You need to clean it up anyway, else it'll smell. Drainage worries? If the yard is sloped so water flows away from the house, then there shouldn't be a problem.

My neighbor has 2 dogs and bricks in their yard it doesn’t seem to be a problem. The wife grows vegetables in containers.

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Anonymous wrote:Some buyers might be glad that you spent the money to pave the yard. No mud, 100% of area available for recreation. I don't know why a dog can't be trained to go on the pavement. You need to clean it up anyway, else it'll smell. Drainage worries? If the yard is sloped so water flows away from the house, then there shouldn't be a problem.

My neighbor has 2 dogs and bricks in their yard it doesn’t seem to be a problem. The wife grows vegetables in containers.

we know what she uses for fertilizer.

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Anonymous wrote:Some buyers might be glad that you spent the money to pave the yard. No mud, 100% of area available for recreation. I don't know why a dog can't be trained to go on the pavement. You need to clean it up anyway, else it'll smell. Drainage worries? If the yard is sloped so water flows away from the house, then there shouldn't be a problem.

New poster here.
Many years ago, when I was in college, I dog-sat for one of my mom's friends and the yard was all pavement. They had a hose and after the dog peed I was to hose the area down, but it still reeked. It was really bad. The dog was a Scottish Terrier (if it matters) and I would never have that situation in my own house, based on that experience.

It's gross. Even in the city it's considered poor form for a dog to take a dump in the middle of the sidewalk. I would never want that as the default.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many Feds and contractors live in Montgomery village. This is not a great time for them.

This is the more likely reason. Most feds live in affordable areas like Montgomery Village and most agencies are not hiring and feds who can are actively leaving.

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Anonymous wrote:Focusing on the cemented yard is dumb at this point. It's done, and at this price, it makes no sense to spend the money to undo it.

I pointed it out, by would also no undo it. OP needs to realize this will take out a portion of the buyers and negotiate accordingly.

If OP is not in any hurry to sell, then not a problem.

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Anonymous wrote:The ratings of the schools would dissuade me from buying it, but there isn’t anything you can do about that. It’s very beige on the outside. Are you allowed to add shutters? Anything else to get some color?

OP, don't do anything else to the house. Finding a house here is mainly about price and location.

My dh and I bought in an affordable area that most people on the board wouldn't touch in Eastern MoCo, mainly because the house was basically move in ready, at our price point, and we didn't have kids so decided not to bother about schools. Will we eventually sell lower because of this, yes we will.

Unfortunately, feds like us aren't currently being hired and are actively trying to leave, so the most likely group looking for a house like this might be state and county workers, teachers, etc... People perhaps without a lot of money to spend.

Don't over improve, lower the price. Your house looks move in ready.

[Anonymous]

Sorry, OP but the yard, or lack of it, would be a deal breaker for me. You chopped down all the trees and concreted the areas over. To create any green space would cost a lot of money. Sure, some buyers might like the lack of greenery, but the house hasn't sold yet. I am guessing non existent landscaping and lack of curb appeal are playing a role. Drop the price.

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The schools are terrible. Lower the price.

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Sorry, OP but the yard, or lack of it, would be a deal breaker for me. You chopped down all the trees and concreted the areas over. To create any green space would cost a lot of money. Sure, some buyers might like the lack of greenery, but the house hasn't sold yet. I am guessing non existent landscaping and lack of curb appeal are playing a role. Drop the price.

+1 It's a SFH, but presents more like a townhouse in terms of the outside space (lack of it really). I have actually seen townhouses with much more green space.

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Anonymous wrote:Some buyers might be glad that you spent the money to pave the yard. No mud, 100% of area available for recreation. I don't know why a dog can't be trained to go on the pavement. You need to clean it up anyway, else it'll smell. Drainage worries? If the yard is sloped so water flows away from the house, then there shouldn't be a problem.

Some buyers might want a concrete yard, sure, but I am guessing most will be turned off by it. People who are looking for SFH usually want some green space. Heck, most townhouses have a bit of that and I definitely don't think paving over a lawn is an upgrade as OP describes it. It's over and done now, wouldn't rip it out or anything but it's a serious detractor.

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Anonymous wrote:Some buyers might be glad that you spent the money to pave the yard. No mud, 100% of area available for recreation. I don't know why a dog can't be trained to go on the pavement. You need to clean it up anyway, else it'll smell. Drainage worries? If the yard is sloped so water flows away from the house, then there shouldn't be a problem.

Some buyers might want a concrete yard, sure, but I am guessing most will be turned off by it. People who are looking for SFH usually want some green space. Heck, most townhouses have a bit of that and I definitely don't think paving over a lawn is an upgrade as OP describes it. It's over and done now, wouldn't rip it out or anything but it's a serious detractor.

Agreed. At this house size and price point you can also get a TH. You pick the house for the yard.

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I hate it has no driveway and on a narrow street. looks like you have to open garage door and pull in every time. So where do guest park.

I rarely rarely park in garage as a headache as in and out all day. I would find this annoying.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you replaced anything important in the last six years? New HVAC, new roof, new windows, new major appliances?

Yes we did some upgrades.

New fridge, new stove, and new dishwasher. Solar panels installed. We removed 2 large trees in front of the house and small trees in the yard, and added cement to the yard. We replaced the fences in 2024 and repainted the deck and garage twice. We painted the whole house.

Why? Just why? You took away value from your house. You need to drop the price. Significantly. Or just fix this. Pick one.

[Anonymous]

So why did chop down the trees and installed hardscape in your yard? Curious about the reasoning behind that.

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Anonymous wrote:

So why did chop down the trees and installed hardscape in your yard? Curious about the reasoning behind that.

Because when it rained it was always muddy and dirty. The previous owner had already paved a part of the yard. Also the trees fruits attracted bugs it was annoying when you sit outside.

Anyway we have 2 neighbors who did the same and we always had compliments about our yard. Each to their own.