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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even higher end/more expensive homes in McLean, Potomac etc. have poor finishings, bad landscaping, mediocre appliances etc.

Compared to nicer suburbs around LA, NYC, Miami or other metro areas ([b]even Charleston homes tend to be nicer)[/b] it appears as if people in this area either have no clue how to make a place "nice" or don't care to?

Is it because it's transient so they don't want to put in a La Cornue range when a Wolf would do?

They don't want to spend $$$ on proper high end landscaping which may take years to come in?

Interested in any other thoughts![/quote]

The even Charleston mention is comical and so typical. OF COURSE homes in Charleston are nicer. Heck, homes in Kansas City are nicer. DC has practically the worst housing stock of the entire country. California also has some bad housing stock but the weather makes up for it.

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I once started a thread on here about how house shopping in this area is depressing because even most of the expensive homes are hideous and everyone yelled at me and told me I was wrong. But I'm not, they really are! The row houses in DC have some charm (sometimes, at this point most have been gutted to a generic open floor plan with no character or interest or flow at all) but the SFH stock is especially awful. And you'd think when it gets to teardown time, at least they'd be replaced with something attractive. Nope, it's all those stupid faux farmhouses in white or gray that are blocky and ugly and always too big for the lot with weird proportions.[/quote]

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