Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the price, I expect a non-terrible kitchen.

Extra-credit question: What is the point of photo 21

That's the wine bar.

Junkies, how posh!

$2.4 million with a $500 slide in range, non-counter depth fridge, and 30 year old cabinets? Hell no.

Pricing, mostly. They started way too high and are still too high.

Because that's very nearly new construction money.

Anonymous wrote:The kitchen seems small for a house at that price point. Also would expect an updated basement

These were the 2 drawbacks that immediately jumped out to me for that price point.

Also, a lot of the homes in this price range often have 5+ bedrooms. I point this out as someone with 3 kids who would love a designated guest room and bedroom for each kid if I had this type of money to spend. However the huge open windows on the main level could have me overlooking that because I’m obsessed with natural light.

If I had the budget to buy a $2m+ house, I would seriously consider a nicely updated home like this over the generic new construction on the market. But it was priced really high (almost $2.7 to begin with), which probably cooled the buyer pool for this home. And personally I enjoy living in the more walkable part of Arlington along the orange line (my house is nowhere this nice nor worth this much though!).

So I think someone able to spend over $2m and wanting to live somewhere that is a bit more car dependent may be looking for newer construction/more square footage. Which is a shame because this house is so much more charming than most the new construction stuff on the market.

Anonymous wrote:At the price, I expect a non-terrible kitchen.

Extra-credit question: What is the point of photo 21

That's the wine bar.

people expect a bigger better kitchen for $2 million

Because it's overpriced.

It's an older home at new construction price. Kitchen and basement give clear old home limitation vibes.

Overpriced, tiny kitchen, no land.

I'm left handed, that stove placement is a deal breaker for me.

because there are so many other houses to choose from at $2,350,000?

At the price, I expect a non-terrible kitchen.

Extra-credit question: What is the point of photo 21

The kitchen seems small for a house at that price point. Also would expect an updated basement