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.

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'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 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.

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.

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.

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).

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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.

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.

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.

What schools will they end up in after redistricting?

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.

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?

It's overpriced for that neighborhood. Definitely.