Thoughts on this house in Arlington (Bluemont)?

[Anonymous]

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Arlington/709-N-Kensington-St-22205/home/11242752

[Anonymous]

It's overpriced for that neighborhood. Definitely.

[Anonymous]

It's definitely a nice house, but it's the nicest house in the neighborhood. Some of the choices (the over the top master bath) won't appeal to everyone.

I know it's going with the homeowners when they move, but that master bedroom furniture is heinous. Why is there so much of it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.redfin.com/VA/Arlington/709-N-Kensington-St-22205/home/11242752

Some of tile work seems nice, aesthetically not bad.
Has a weird rectangular lot insert no backyard and the kitchen is not open to a great room.

It's priced to sell. There was a new construction house on right on Jacksonville/Wash Blvd which sold this fall for $1.1M with literally no yard/privacy.

[Anonymous]

What schools will they end up in after redistricting?

[Anonymous]

It's a nice house, but awkward lot.

There are a few other homes that have sold in that price range in that neighborhood in the last year, but they were new and had a regular lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What schools will they end up in after redistricting?

We've been looking at this neighborhood, and as I understand it, there aren't any proposed changes to the schools for this house...but if someone has a different understanding, I'd be all ears.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What schools will they end up in after redistricting?

We've been looking at this neighborhood, and as I understand it, there aren't any proposed changes to the schools for this house...but if someone has a different understanding, I'd be all ears.

Kenmore is concerning. Especially for a house that price.

[singledadmclean]

That street gets some amount of cut-through traffic. People going from Wilson over to Carlin Springs. I use it to get from WFC to Bailys if I want to avoid Seven Corners (which is always).

[Anonymous]

singledadmclean wrote:That street gets some amount of cut-through traffic. People going from Wilson over to Carlin Springs. I use it to get from WFC to Bailys if I want to avoid Seven Corners (which is always).

Agree. We went to look at a nearby house and walk around the neighborhood. I couldn't believe how quickly people were driving through this neighborhood, so it makes sense that they're using it as a cut-through. DH made a similar remark.

[Anonymous]

My friends used to live there. It's a nice house. Wasn't much yard. They did say that there was a decent amount of crime as Kensington goes through to Carlin Springs so the robbers would just enter the neighborhood that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My friends used to live there. It's a nice house. Wasn't much yard. They did say that there was a decent amount of crime as Kensington goes through to Carlin Springs so the robbers would just enter the neighborhood that way.

I live on one of the side streets off Kensington. We have the standard summer car break-ins (lock your doors!), but I'm not aware of anything more serious than that. We have been in Bon Air for nearly 10 years, and I don't know of a single home burglary - not to say it has never happened, but if it were a problem I likely would have heard about it.

We love the neighborhood. It is a hidden gem. A lot of families with young kids, close to Ballston, parks, walking paths. A great neighborhood party every summer. I agree with the above poster that Kenmore is a drawback. But if you have small kids and are looking for a home, you can worry about middle school later. Who knows if Kenmore will change by then.

[Anonymous]

I'm just here to say what the hell is up with all the matchy matchy furniture in the bedroom? They seriously bought every permutation of that chest of drawers.

[Anonymous]

How the hell do so many people afford houses at a million or over? Our HHI is 260k, we're doing well, but think this would be out of reach. Are people overextending themselves or paying less than 20% down, or is everyone just at lawfirms, or...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How the hell do so many people afford houses at a million or over? Our HHI is 260k, we're doing well, but think this would be out of reach. Are people overextending themselves or paying less than 20% down, or is everyone just at lawfirms, or...

I feel like lots of people earn 200k or more these days. Folks I know earning 100k are still living the adolescent apartment life in DC. Our HHI is about 600k.