Anonymous
01/10/2015 14:26
Subject: Do you think the Pimmit Hills area will eventually become upscale?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Have you ever bought a house?
Old homes do not "impact" new homes. At all. Ever. That is wishful thinking on your part.
New homes are here to stay, like it or not.
Olf homes are nothing more than land value. That's it. Stop trying to make it complicated. It's not.
Gosh, you life must be exhausting.
Chevy Chase, Georgetown, Normandstone Terrace and upper NW DC all undermine your argument. Not every old home holds value. Well-built old homes in areas of similar properties do.
+1.
12:11 works so hard to market Pimmit Hills. It must be tiring to spend so much of one's time applying lipsticks to pigs.
+1
Chevy Chase and Georgetown are unique to the area. McLean, Falls Church, et al are the norm; where old homes are automatic knock downs, regardless of your stupid, ridiculous decision to redo the kitchen, add on, or what have you. Builders know this, why don't you?
Lemme guess. You're one of those folks who builds the awful new homes in Pimmit Hills? Or had one built for yourself and got grief from neighbors appalled at your poor taste?
You must not know the area very well. If you did, you'd know there are many older homes in NoVa that are far more valuable than the homes in Pimmit Hills. Perhaps you'd be happier out in a new Haymarket subdivision.
Anonymous
01/10/2015 13:56
Subject: Do you think the Pimmit Hills area will eventually become upscale?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Have you ever bought a house?
Old homes do not "impact" new homes. At all. Ever. That is wishful thinking on your part.
New homes are here to stay, like it or not.
Olf homes are nothing more than land value. That's it. Stop trying to make it complicated. It's not.
Gosh, you life must be exhausting.
Chevy Chase, Georgetown, Normandstone Terrace and upper NW DC all undermine your argument. Not every old home holds value. Well-built old homes in areas of similar properties do.
+1.
12:11 works so hard to market Pimmit Hills. It must be tiring to spend so much of one's time applying lipsticks to pigs.
+1
Chevy Chase and Georgetown are unique to the area. McLean, Falls Church, et al are the norm; where old homes are automatic knock downs, regardless of your stupid, ridiculous decision to redo the kitchen, add on, or what have you. Builders know this, why don't you?
Anonymous
01/10/2015 13:09
Subject: Do you think the Pimmit Hills area will eventually become upscale?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Have you ever bought a house?
Old homes do not "impact" new homes. At all. Ever. That is wishful thinking on your part.
New homes are here to stay, like it or not.
Olf homes are nothing more than land value. That's it. Stop trying to make it complicated. It's not.
Gosh, you life must be exhausting.
Chevy Chase, Georgetown, Normandstone Terrace and upper NW DC all undermine your argument. Not every old home holds value. Well-built old homes in areas of similar properties do.
+1.
12:11 works so hard to market Pimmit Hills. It must be tiring to spend so much of one's time applying lipsticks to pigs.
Anonymous
01/10/2015 12:59
Subject: Do you think the Pimmit Hills area will eventually become upscale?
Anonymous wrote:
Have you ever bought a house?
Old homes do not "impact" new homes. At all. Ever. That is wishful thinking on your part.
New homes are here to stay, like it or not.
Olf homes are nothing more than land value. That's it. Stop trying to make it complicated. It's not.
Gosh, you life must be exhausting.
Chevy Chase, Georgetown, Normandstone Terrace and upper NW DC all undermine your argument. Not every old home holds value. Well-built old homes in areas of similar properties do.
Anonymous
01/10/2015 12:57
Subject: Re:Do you think the Pimmit Hills area will eventually become upscale?
Anonymous wrote:OP, have you ever driven through this neighborhood? The old homes are shacks. The new homes are tacky McMansions.
It will never be upscale. Someone would near to tear the entire neighborhood down and start from scratch for it to be remotely appealing.
Did you know the trailer park in "My Name is Earl" was called "Pimmit Hills"? That is not a coincidence.
The market disagrees with you.
Anonymous
01/10/2015 12:46
Subject: Re:Do you think the Pimmit Hills area will eventually become upscale?
OP, have you ever driven through this neighborhood? The old homes are shacks. The new homes are tacky McMansions.
It will never be upscale. Someone would near to tear the entire neighborhood down and start from scratch for it to be remotely appealing.
Did you know the trailer park in "My Name is Earl" was called "Pimmit Hills"? That is not a coincidence.
It will never be upscale. Someone would near to tear the entire neighborhood down and start from scratch for it to be remotely appealing.
Did you know the trailer park in "My Name is Earl" was called "Pimmit Hills"? That is not a coincidence.
Anonymous
01/10/2015 12:14
Subject: Do you think the Pimmit Hills area will eventually become upscale?
olf=old iPad!
Anonymous
01/10/2015 12:12
Subject: Do you think the Pimmit Hills area will eventually become upscale?
you=your
Anonymous
01/10/2015 12:11
Subject: Do you think the Pimmit Hills area will eventually become upscale?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Christ, if you walked into McLean or PH, and started scrutinizing the siding, and I was your realtor, I would not believe my eyes (about you, not the siding). I thought most people knew better?
I don't think you have the skills to do anything other than argue that every older home should be torn down.
You do know there exists a price ceiling for older homes, I hope?
You need to not take the new homes as a personal affront. In other areas, if people can not afford to "age in place" they move. Its simple.
I'm not against new homes. I've just argued that the types of homes that still are most common in Pimmit Hills have an impact on what goes up to replace them.
Have you ever bought a house?
Old homes do not "impact" new homes. At all. Ever. That is wishful thinking on your part.
New homes are here to stay, like it or not.
Olf homes are nothing more than land value. That's it. Stop trying to make it complicated. It's not.
Gosh, you life must be exhausting.
Anonymous
01/09/2015 18:20
Subject: Do you think the Pimmit Hills area will eventually become upscale?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Christ, if you walked into McLean or PH, and started scrutinizing the siding, and I was your realtor, I would not believe my eyes (about you, not the siding). I thought most people knew better?
I don't think you have the skills to do anything other than argue that every older home should be torn down.
You do know there exists a price ceiling for older homes, I hope?
You need to not take the new homes as a personal affront. In other areas, if people can not afford to "age in place" they move. Its simple.
I'm not against new homes. I've just argued that the types of homes that still are most common in Pimmit Hills have an impact on what goes up to replace them.
Anonymous
01/09/2015 18:09
Subject: Do you think the Pimmit Hills area will eventually become upscale?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Christ, if you walked into McLean or PH, and started scrutinizing the siding, and I was your realtor, I would not believe my eyes (about you, not the siding). I thought most people knew better?
I don't think you have the skills to do anything other than argue that every older home should be torn down.
You do know there exists a price ceiling for older homes, I hope?
You need to not take the new homes as a personal affront. In other areas, if people can not afford to "age in place" they move. Its simple.
Anonymous
01/09/2015 17:40
Subject: Do you think the Pimmit Hills area will eventually become upscale?
Anonymous wrote:Christ, if you walked into McLean or PH, and started scrutinizing the siding, and I was your realtor, I would not believe my eyes (about you, not the siding). I thought most people knew better?
I don't think you have the skills to do anything other than argue that every older home should be torn down.
Anonymous
01/09/2015 17:32
Subject: Do you think the Pimmit Hills area will eventually become upscale?
Christ, if you walked into McLean or PH, and started scrutinizing the siding, and I was your realtor, I would not believe my eyes (about you, not the siding). I thought most people knew better?
Anonymous
01/09/2015 17:30
Subject: Do you think the Pimmit Hills area will eventually become upscale?
SMH. You can't let go of this, can you?
Darling, rule number one (assuming you don't live in your parents 1950's basement): The land, its about the land. Old house do not matter. Ramshackle add-ons or not. Are you getting this? How dense are you?
Darling, rule number one (assuming you don't live in your parents 1950's basement): The land, its about the land. Old house do not matter. Ramshackle add-ons or not. Are you getting this? How dense are you?
Anonymous
01/09/2015 17:30
Subject: Do you think the Pimmit Hills area will eventually become upscale?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
I was not referring to PH, I was referring to McLean. But now you have me convinced it is indeed both.
No, I'm not one of your mythological older McLean residents freaking out about their property taxes, either.
I just know the housing mix in Pimmit Hills, McLean and Vienna is quite different. You can drive through the neighborhoods, and look at ACS data, and the differences are quite obvious.
It is what it is. If being squarely in the middle mattered that much, they could have taken their money elsewhere and bought larger houses with longer commutes, lower-rated schools, etc.
Explain.
It's important to some PH residents to assert that the housing there is similar to housing in much of, or most of, McLean or Vienna. It isn't. It's still, for the most part, smaller and less expensive.
But it's not a poor area by any stretch, and those folks could easily live in another area where the surrounding neighborhoods would, indeed, be quite similar to theirs. They chose to live in a more affordable part of one of the most expensive parts of the DC region.
If you compare the county's rating of "construction quality" for both placed you will see similarities. Of course there are mansions in McLean with Average construction. I think you are thinking of how a home presents-outward appearance, landscaping, re-models, fancy smancy counters, which is different from the quality of construction.
PP is talking out of his ass. I would bet he knows maybe one person who lives in McLean. Maybe we can limit this discussion to people who know what they are talking about; actual residents of PH and/or McLean. I have property in both.
And other PP, the "mythical" older McLean residents are indeed NOT mythical, and you mailed it. BOY do they have too much time on their hands. And talk about a need for anxiety meds - the pharma industry could easily close shop after serving the older McLean busy bodies that are hell bent on others being as miserable as them. They dream up issues and wonder why they are so miserable. For real??!!
Neighbor is that you? Yeah, it is not mythical at all. Aging in place is supposed to reduce anxiety and despair right? I see plenty of well-adjusted people aging in place, but it just takes a few bat shit crazy, unmedicated, obsessive, gossipy and hostile people aging in place to make you question if this is the best idea. A little valium and an antidepressant might work wonders. If I ever get like that with age I will medicate myself until I'm pleasant again. We have one lady you cannot even say "hello" too without her seeing it as an invitation to complain or gossip and she treats anyone under 55 as an insolent child who needs to be reprimanded.