Why isn't this house selling in Purcellville? Home was built in 2020

[Anonymous]

Cookie cutter builder grade

[Anonymous]

it's in the middle of nowhere and internet may not exist.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think the road that accesses this home from Round Hill/Airmont Road is not paved, and that if you want to drive on a paved road to get to it you have to come in via 690 from Purcellville. Haven't been out that route in a while so can't confirm!

Having grown up in the area and now seeing friends' parents and family selling their homes for insane prices, it does seem like homes in the 1-1.2 range sit for a while unless all the boxes can be checked. A relative's home in the P'ville area was on a great 3 acre lot right outside town, 3 car garage, all system updates, amazing updated porch/patio/fireplace, finished basement. Some dated finishes but 6k sq feet of space. They listed for 1.1 and sold for a little over 1. There's a lot of new construction and incentives to compete with, too.

I’m a Leesburg PP and I think you’re right. My friend lives on the same road and as of a few months ago, it was NOT paved. And also a rather hairy turnoff when it’s dark!

These are features not bugs to many/most of the NW Loudon buyers. But, this is a suburban house plopped down in Hunt Country. We are seeing more and more of these, but these aren’t the desirable properties in Western Loudon, Fauquier, Clarke, etc.

There are many types of buyers and one of those types is a buyer who wants to be down a gravel road but the gravel road buyer and the suburban subdivision with neighbors cookie cutter house buyer rarely overlap

You sound uninformed. It's Western LoudoUn, and A3/hamlet zoning like the neighborhood this home is in has been the norm for at least 20 years. I'm not sure how you can qualify such properties as undesirable. Most buyers out here are not looking for a hunt box these days.

[Anonymous]

Going from Fairfax to Western Loudoun is a big change. Make sure you think this through first.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the road that accesses this home from Round Hill/Airmont Road is not paved, and that if you want to drive on a paved road to get to it you have to come in via 690 from Purcellville. Haven't been out that route in a while so can't confirm!

Having grown up in the area and now seeing friends' parents and family selling their homes for insane prices, it does seem like homes in the 1-1.2 range sit for a while unless all the boxes can be checked. A relative's home in the P'ville area was on a great 3 acre lot right outside town, 3 car garage, all system updates, amazing updated porch/patio/fireplace, finished basement. Some dated finishes but 6k sq feet of space. They listed for 1.1 and sold for a little over 1. There's a lot of new construction and incentives to compete with, too.

I’m a Leesburg PP and I think you’re right. My friend lives on the same road and as of a few months ago, it was NOT paved. And also a rather hairy turnoff when it’s dark!

These are features not bugs to many/most of the NW Loudon buyers. But, this is a suburban house plopped down in Hunt Country. We are seeing more and more of these, but these aren’t the desirable properties in Western Loudon, Fauquier, Clarke, etc.

There are many types of buyers and one of those types is a buyer who wants to be down a gravel road but the gravel road buyer and the suburban subdivision with neighbors cookie cutter house buyer rarely overlap

You sound uninformed. It's Western LoudoUn, and A3/hamlet zoning like the neighborhood this home is in has been the norm for at least 20 years. I'm not sure how you can qualify such properties as undesirable. Most buyers out here are not looking for a hunt box these days.

PP can’t even spell Loudoun correctly. Or course PP is uninformed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Going from Fairfax to Western Loudoun is a big change. Make sure you think this through first.

You're acting like it's going from NYC to rural Alabama LOL. Yeah the culture is different, but that shouldn't be surprising.

To put it bluntly, Purcellville is not a diverse area and definitely has a right-leaning political vibe compared to Fairfax. It is not some backwater dump though, quite literally the furthest thing removed from that. High-end restaurants exist in Purcellville, the beautiful WO&D trail terminates in nice downtown Purcellville. Once you get further from town and away from Route 7, it can get really rural very fast. Some people have 0 desire to live in an exurban/rural area and therefore they would not like the area.

It's not going to be some insane culture shock that people can't handle, maybe if you are super liberal and don't want to be surrounded by conservatives you may not like it.

The type of neighborhood the home is in is very common out there and the PP claiming that buyers aren't into that type of stuff probably lives in Falls Church and wouldn't even be able to find Loudoun on a map.

The main attraction of those neighborhoods is that they cater to people like the OP. People who live in closer in suburbs (Fairfax, eastern Loudoun) who desire more space, scenery, seclusion without completely giving up the amenities of a metropolitan area. They basically want the best of both worlds and western Loudoun pretty much caters to that crowd. You are surrounded by breweries, wineries, rivers, mountains, historic downtowns, and great shopping/dining options.

The type of neighborhood with cookie-cutter UMC homes on three acre lots with woodland/mountain/pastoral views is very popular out here, just because you hate it does not mean TONS of people have a big desire for it.

[Anonymous]

Contingent!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where's Purcellville?

too few buyers interested in this place

Western Loudoun County. 20132 has been one of the hottest zip codes in northern Virginia this year, so you just self-identified as a clueless moron.

I wouldn’t move to Purcellville even if you gave me that house for free!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where's Purcellville?

too few buyers interested in this place

Western Loudoun County. 20132 has been one of the hottest zip codes in northern Virginia this year, so you just self-identified as a clueless moron.

I wouldn’t move to Purcellville even if you gave me that house for free!

Your loss. It’s almost as if different people like different things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where's Purcellville?

too few buyers interested in this place

Western Loudoun County. 20132 has been one of the hottest zip codes in northern Virginia this year, so you just self-identified as a clueless moron.

I wouldn’t move to Purcellville even if you gave me that house for free!

🙄 We live in Fauquier not Purcellville, but we are thrilled that people like you wouldn’t deign to live here. It’s almost like we wanted to leave people like you behind when we left the close in DC burbs.

[Anonymous]

Price, location, and finished basement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Price, location, and finished basement.

it's contingent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Price, location, and finished basement.

it's contingent

Pass! Good luck with the septic tank and well water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the road that accesses this home from Round Hill/Airmont Road is not paved, and that if you want to drive on a paved road to get to it you have to come in via 690 from Purcellville. Haven't been out that route in a while so can't confirm!

Having grown up in the area and now seeing friends' parents and family selling their homes for insane prices, it does seem like homes in the 1-1.2 range sit for a while unless all the boxes can be checked. A relative's home in the P'ville area was on a great 3 acre lot right outside town, 3 car garage, all system updates, amazing updated porch/patio/fireplace, finished basement. Some dated finishes but 6k sq feet of space. They listed for 1.1 and sold for a little over 1. There's a lot of new construction and incentives to compete with, too.

I’m a Leesburg PP and I think you’re right. My friend lives on the same road and as of a few months ago, it was NOT paved. And also a rather hairy turnoff when it’s dark!

These are features not bugs to many/most of the NW Loudon buyers. But, this is a suburban house plopped down in Hunt Country. We are seeing more and more of these, but these aren’t the desirable properties in Western Loudon, Fauquier, Clarke, etc.

There are many types of buyers and one of those types is a buyer who wants to be down a gravel road but the gravel road buyer and the suburban subdivision with neighbors cookie cutter house buyer rarely overlap

You sound uninformed. It's Western LoudoUn, and A3/hamlet zoning like the neighborhood this home is in has been the norm for at least 20 years. I'm not sure how you can qualify such properties as undesirable. Most buyers out here are not looking for a hunt box these days.

I’m plenty informed. These cookie cutter houses on small lots are ruining the entire area. There’s no reason to buy one of these down a gravel road in a suburban style subdivision but not near anything. If you want to be down a gravel road away from everyone you don’t want to live in one these s-boxes. Go buy one of these along Silicot spring near town. Or one of the numerous developments just off the highway.

Clearly you live out here in one of these. But they’re a scourge.

[Anonymous]

House is contingent. I get the Purcellville hate 100%, 20 years ago I would of scoffed at living there. We went to Harvest Gap Brewery last weekend out there and fell in love with it. If you hate rural/exurban living you will hate it.