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People in Bethesda tend to be highly educated, and choose to live there for a reason (to live among other highly educated people). They would likely be welcoming to any new neighbor, so long as the new neighbor makes an effort to take care of their house and doesn't create a lot of noise or problems.

Stop digging -- you're embarrassing yourself. Telling Blacks "we'd welcome you in our neighborhood as long as you take care of your house and don't create noise or problems" isn't as welcoming as you think. If you lived in a neighborhood with Black residents maybe they could explain to you.

According to 2020 census data, the Black population share in Potomac (6.2%) and Chevy Chase (5.9%) is almost 50% higher than that of Bethesda (4.2%). At some point the residents of Bethesda might stop congratulating themselves on their highly educated attitudes and wonder why that is.

No matter where you live, this is a basic expectation - take care of the exterior of the house and don't create problems. We feel obliged to do this, regardless of our race.

In our neighborhood, because of how the history has played out, the houses with poor exterior maintenance tend to be the homes of older black homeowners who can no longer keep up with it and can’t afford to outsource. So it can be a sticky issue that, like everything else, gets tied up in our ongoing racial history.

It's not racial. Old people don't care for their homes. In my neighborhood, old white people do not care for their homes. Other neighbors mow their lawns etc.

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I grew up near Boston and when I was about 12 we moved into an old home built around 1900. Had great bones, but the previous owners redid the interior when they bought it in the 70s. The house had an orange Brady Bunch kitchen, shag carpet and velvet wallpaper. Old people in general just have no need to spend the money to renovate their house.

Yeah, guys, I know! Obviously the point is that they can’t keep up with maintenance because they’re older. The racial part is me, a young white person moving into the neighborhood. Is there a racial element to me calling code enforcement or not? You bet. Because the history of the waves of home ownership in our neighborhood is very entangled with segregation etc.

Why did you want to move to this neighborhood if you have so much negative feelings against it. There are plenty houses you can select at similar price point or less but without the racist history?

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People in Bethesda tend to be highly educated, and choose to live there for a reason (to live among other highly educated people). They would likely be welcoming to any new neighbor, so long as the new neighbor makes an effort to take care of their house and doesn't create a lot of noise or problems.

Stop digging -- you're embarrassing yourself. Telling Blacks "we'd welcome you in our neighborhood as long as you take care of your house and don't create noise or problems" isn't as welcoming as you think. If you lived in a neighborhood with Black residents maybe they could explain to you.

According to 2020 census data, the Black population share in Potomac (6.2%) and Chevy Chase (5.9%) is almost 50% higher than that of Bethesda (4.2%). At some point the residents of Bethesda might stop congratulating themselves on their highly educated attitudes and wonder why that is.

No matter where you live, this is a basic expectation - take care of the exterior of the house and don't create problems. We feel obliged to do this, regardless of our race.

In our neighborhood, because of how the history has played out, the houses with poor exterior maintenance tend to be the homes of older black homeowners who can no longer keep up with it and can’t afford to outsource. So it can be a sticky issue that, like everything else, gets tied up in our ongoing racial history.

It's not racial. Old people don't care for their homes. In my neighborhood, old white people do not care for their homes. Other neighbors mow their lawns etc.

+1

I grew up near Boston and when I was about 12 we moved into an old home built around 1900. Had great bones, but the previous owners redid the interior when they bought it in the 70s. The house had an orange Brady Bunch kitchen, shag carpet and velvet wallpaper. Old people in general just have no need to spend the money to renovate their house.

Yeah, guys, I know! Obviously the point is that they can’t keep up with maintenance because they’re older. The racial part is me, a young white person moving into the neighborhood. Is there a racial element to me calling code enforcement or not? You bet. Because the history of the waves of home ownership in our neighborhood is very entangled with segregation etc.

Guessing it sold for under asking even given the $200,000 price drop. If someone paid 2.3 for that house, they overpaid.

Good luck to whoever bought this ugly piece of trash

I know this neighborhood well. I believe that the former owner went to prison, then the house went into foreclosure, and for some period of time it sat. And sat. And sat.

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People in Bethesda tend to be highly educated, and choose to live there for a reason (to live among other highly educated people). They would likely be welcoming to any new neighbor, so long as the new neighbor makes an effort to take care of their house and doesn't create a lot of noise or problems.

Stop digging -- you're embarrassing yourself. Telling Blacks "we'd welcome you in our neighborhood as long as you take care of your house and don't create noise or problems" isn't as welcoming as you think. If you lived in a neighborhood with Black residents maybe they could explain to you.

According to 2020 census data, the Black population share in Potomac (6.2%) and Chevy Chase (5.9%) is almost 50% higher than that of Bethesda (4.2%). At some point the residents of Bethesda might stop congratulating themselves on their highly educated attitudes and wonder why that is.

No matter where you live, this is a basic expectation - take care of the exterior of the house and don't create problems. We feel obliged to do this, regardless of our race.

In our neighborhood, because of how the history has played out, the houses with poor exterior maintenance tend to be the homes of older black homeowners who can no longer keep up with it and can’t afford to outsource. So it can be a sticky issue that, like everything else, gets tied up in our ongoing racial history.

It's not racial. Old people don't care for their homes. In my neighborhood, old white people do not care for their homes. Other neighbors mow their lawns etc.

+1

I grew up near Boston and when I was about 12 we moved into an old home built around 1900. Had great bones, but the previous owners redid the interior when they bought it in the 70s. The house had an orange Brady Bunch kitchen, shag carpet and velvet wallpaper. Old people in general just have no need to spend the money to renovate their house.

Anonymous wrote:$200K price drop.

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Bethesda/7835-Hampden-Ln-20814/home/10646828

Neighborhood is attractive but no sidewalks. The upgrades are not great.

Thanks for a decent link.

Cute exterior and love the big trees/cutesy neighborhood.

Sucks there aren't sidewalks. And it has a sh1tty racist past.

Some of the "upgrades" are really ugly, but those could be fixed.

Meh, lots of places in Bethesda have that feeling, hence the high prices. It has a lot to do with the natural topography of Maryland, which is very beautiful. That's why it's the most expensive area in the region

Anonymous wrote:With many crappy, cramped houses in Bethesda going for about $2 million, I can't say that I am surprised that this is under contract. Rich people can do funny things, so it might even be a teardown.

It can't be torn down because of the historical designation of this area.

With many crappy, cramped houses in Bethesda going for about $2 million, I can't say that I am surprised that this is under contract. Rich people can do funny things, so it might even be a teardown.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get it at all. It seems cramped, and the outside is a disaster.

It's winter.


The house is awesome and unique from the outside. Love a slate roof.

Fwiw I was a critic early in this thread (and still am.) But I met up with a friend for a walk earlier in the week and randomly walked past this house. I don't know the various neighborhoods of Bethesda all that well, but it was a nice area - lots of people out walking despite no sidewalks. The houses aren't quite as close together as in CCMD, a bit more of a suburban feel. This house didn't look like as much of an eyesore from the outside as the listing photos suggest, but it also doesn't look **anything** like a $2+million house. If it's already under contract, I guess the market disagrees.

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People in Bethesda tend to be highly educated, and choose to live there for a reason (to live among other highly educated people). They would likely be welcoming to any new neighbor, so long as the new neighbor makes an effort to take care of their house and doesn't create a lot of noise or problems.

Stop digging -- you're embarrassing yourself. Telling Blacks "we'd welcome you in our neighborhood as long as you take care of your house and don't create noise or problems" isn't as welcoming as you think. If you lived in a neighborhood with Black residents maybe they could explain to you.

According to 2020 census data, the Black population share in Potomac (6.2%) and Chevy Chase (5.9%) is almost 50% higher than that of Bethesda (4.2%). At some point the residents of Bethesda might stop congratulating themselves on their highly educated attitudes and wonder why that is.

No matter where you live, this is a basic expectation - take care of the exterior of the house and don't create problems. We feel obliged to do this, regardless of our race.

In our neighborhood, because of how the history has played out, the houses with poor exterior maintenance tend to be the homes of older black homeowners who can no longer keep up with it and can’t afford to outsource. So it can be a sticky issue that, like everything else, gets tied up in our ongoing racial history.

It's not racial. Old people don't care for their homes. In my neighborhood, old white people do not care for their homes. Other neighbors mow their lawns etc.