Why can't a nice, normal house like this be in our price range?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well if a normal house has 5 bedrooms and a professional stove...

LOL! that professional stove costs only $6,000. Doesn't contribute much to the price tag.

only $6000 ????

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Anonymous wrote:Don't forget almost half an acre and five bedrooms.

It does have a lot of land, but it's a 24x48 Cape. The five bedrooms are mostly teeny tiny, except for the one in the basement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't forget almost half an acre and five bedrooms.

It does have a lot of land, but it's a 24x48 Cape. The five bedrooms are mostly teeny tiny, except for the one in the basement.

People be always hatin'n on capes!

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Anonymous wrote:I think this house is adorable. It would be perfect for our family and looks like a happy place. But a million dollars?!?
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Arlington/3721-30th-St-N-22207/home/11231866

It's a five bedroom house in Arlington that's not falling apart. That's why.

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Anonymous wrote:"almost all errands involve a car"

If I had to spend $1mil for a house, I damn sure would buy one where I could walk to buy a loaf of bread.

That's Capitol Hill or NOMA, where you can get a house for $1million but it'll only have three or four bedrooms, no yard and street parking.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't forget almost half an acre and five bedrooms.

It does have a lot of land, but it's a 24x48 Cape. The five bedrooms are mostly teeny tiny, except for the one in the basement.

You can almost guarantee that whomever buys this is buying for the land. It'll be torn down, popped up or something else rather drastic. That's the trend now.

[Anonymous]

Let's be honest here. This isn't really a 5 bedroom house. In many states this would be sold as a 3 bedroom - basement bedrooms don't count. It's a 3 bedroom house with a finished basement.

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Anonymous wrote:Let's be honest here. This isn't really a 5 bedroom house. In many states this would be sold as a 3 bedroom - basement bedrooms don't count. It's a 3 bedroom house with a finished basement.

In Arlington basement bedrooms do count if there is an egress window of the required size or a door from the room to the exterior. In new homes it is very common to have a fifth bedroom in the basement with an egress window. In older homes many people are retrofitting basement bedrooms with egress windows. Arlimgton County now requires that people obtaining permits to finish a basement include an egress window

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Anonymous wrote:Let's be honest here. This isn't really a 5 bedroom house. In many states this would be sold as a 3 bedroom - basement bedrooms don't count. It's a 3 bedroom house with a finished basement.

Only one bedroom is in the basement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't forget almost half an acre and five bedrooms.

It does have a lot of land, but it's a 24x48 Cape. The five bedrooms are mostly teeny tiny, except for the one in the basement.

You can almost guarantee that whomever buys this is buying for the land. It'll be torn down, popped up or something else rather drastic. That's the trend now.

So sad. It's such a cute house. And many people appreciate that it's not some huge monstrosity.

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PP. arlington agent here. I find that there are two types of buyers -- those who want new and shining or those who appreciate the merits of an old house. I sell both but always feel better with people who value older houses. I too hope that it is not torn down but left as is or expanded for another family to treasure for many years.

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Cute little house but I could not justify paying over $900K for it, knowing what's available elsewhere in similar or better school districts.

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There is no such thing as a "nice, normal" FIVE BEDROOM house minutes away from the nation's capital.

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Anonymous wrote:I think this house is adorable. It would be perfect for our family and looks like a happy place. But a million dollars?!?
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Arlington/3721-30th-St-N-22207/home/11231866

It is a wonderful house but out of your price range so stop whining and go see:
http://www.mcenearney.com/property/47517527/1504-OHIO-ST-ARLINGTON-VA-22205
http://www.mcenearney.com/property/47507450/3020-TACOMA-ST-ARLINGTON-VA-22213 and the seller needs a rentback

paint the kitchen cabinets and this is a happy home for a young family http://www.mcenearney.com/property/47396102/6050-21ST-ST-N-ARLINGTON-VA-22205

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"almost all errands involve a car"

If I had to spend $1mil for a house, I damn sure would buy one where I could walk to buy a loaf of bread.

That's Capitol Hill or NOMA, where you can get a house for $1million but it'll only have three or four bedrooms, no yard and street parking.

You think only in Capitol Hill and NOMA people can walk to buy a loaf of bread? And there are no houses with yards from where you can do so?