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Anonymous wrote:If only the PH buyers had waited a day, they could have bid on this house. Also a big Colonial, but all brick, better styling, and in a nicer neighborhood with less chain link an peeling paint:

http://franklymls.com/FX8039503

Perhaps they decided that four sides of brick veneer are not worth an extra hour of daily commuting??

Hard to see how living there vs. PH would extend anyone's commute that much. Same MS, same HS.

Do a Google map direction search to any DC address and see.

Just tried an address near the White House using Google driving directions. It suggested that the best route from the Pimmit Hills house was 12.4 miles and two minutes quicker in current traffic than the 14.5 mile route from the Vienna house.

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Anonymous wrote:If only the PH buyers had waited a day, they could have bid on this house. Also a big Colonial, but all brick, better styling, and in a nicer neighborhood with less chain link an peeling paint:

http://franklymls.com/FX8039503

Perhaps they decided that four sides of brick veneer are not worth an extra hour of daily commuting??

Hard to see how living there vs. PH would extend anyone's commute that much. Same MS, same HS.

Do a Google map direction search to any DC address and see.

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Anonymous wrote:If only the PH buyers had waited a day, they could have bid on this house. Also a big Colonial, but all brick, better styling, and in a nicer neighborhood with less chain link an peeling paint:

http://franklymls.com/FX8039503

Perhaps they decided that four sides of brick veneer are not worth an extra hour of daily commuting??

Hard to see how living there vs. PH would extend anyone's commute that much. Same MS, same HS.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, because old money is somehow dirty and so are the people with beautiful new homes. I get your contempt, PP.

But its in fact you that is disgusting.

Anonymous wrote:Funny, the neighborhoods you mention are all similar to PH, maybe slightly better schools - but main roads!

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Anonymous wrote:If only the PH buyers had waited a day, they could have bid on this house. Also a big Colonial, but all brick, better styling, and in a nicer neighborhood with less chain link an peeling paint:

http://franklymls.com/FX8039503

Yr Built: 1994 (older)
0.20 acre (smaller)
HOA|Condo: $183/month (hoa monthly fee)
Schools: FREEDOM HILL (not as good elementary)

Those facts wouldn't keep me from preferring this house to the Pimmit Hills house. They aren't that different in terms of style, but the Vienna house is all-brick and the neighboring houses are generally similar. So, even though the lot is smaller, the house won't over-shadow the neighbors in the same way. The exterior is also more attractive. You can work out with your Marshall friends whether Freedom Hill is a good enough ES.

The vienna house is a subdivided builder development from the 90s. You may like it you may not. If you are going to buy a new styled neo-colonial a brand new one would be seen as a plus over a 15 year old one.

Yes, but a house in a neighborhood full of $900K homes would be seen as a plus over one in a neighborhood that is still primilarily far less expensive properties, many in poor condition.

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Anonymous wrote:If only the PH buyers had waited a day, they could have bid on this house. Also a big Colonial, but all brick, better styling, and in a nicer neighborhood with less chain link an peeling paint:

http://franklymls.com/FX8039503

Yr Built: 1994 (older)
0.20 acre (smaller)
HOA|Condo: $183/month (hoa monthly fee)
Schools: FREEDOM HILL (not as good elementary)

Those facts wouldn't keep me from preferring this house to the Pimmit Hills house. They aren't that different in terms of style, but the Vienna house is all-brick and the neighboring houses are generally similar. So, even though the lot is smaller, the house won't over-shadow the neighbors in the same way. The exterior is also more attractive. You can work out with your Marshall friends whether Freedom Hill is a good enough ES.

The vienna house is a subdivided builder development from the 90s. You may like it you may not. If you are going to buy a new styled neo-colonial a brand new one would be seen as a plus over a 15 year old one.

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Anonymous wrote:If only the PH buyers had waited a day, they could have bid on this house. Also a big Colonial, but all brick, better styling, and in a nicer neighborhood with less chain link an peeling paint:

http://franklymls.com/FX8039503

Yr Built: 1994 (older)
0.20 acre (smaller)
HOA|Condo: $183/month (hoa monthly fee)
Schools: FREEDOM HILL (not as good elementary)

Those facts wouldn't keep me from preferring this house to the Pimmit Hills house. They aren't that different in terms of style, but the Vienna house is all-brick and the neighboring houses are generally similar. So, even though the lot is smaller, the house won't over-shadow the neighbors in the same way. The exterior is also more attractive. You can work out with your Marshall friends whether Freedom Hill is a good enough ES.

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Anonymous wrote:No one reluctantly buys anything one day after it got listed. That's a pretty quick turnaround for a reluctant buyer. I'd call someone who buys after one day on the market a very eager buyer, not a reluctant one.

Who knows? Maybe it's someone who got outbid on houses in nicer neighborhoods deciding they needed to act quickly. Or maybe this is the dream home for someone who wants big, new and close-in and doesn't care if it screams "tacky McMansion" to other people. The bottom line is that the tax assessment on that address is going to increase, so it's not bad for the county.

Tacky mcmansion? Sorry that term is only used for tract housing that look the same this is a single tear down.

Why don't you post a picture of your dream house or own house

I think the term covers a generic Colonial built by a flipper in a teardown neighborhood.

My dream house? Something like:

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/201-Suffolk-Rd_Chestnut-Hill_MA_02467_M32156-14360

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/19015-Shaker-Blvd_Shaker-Hts_OH_44122_M36047-28639

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/11-Sherman-Ave_Bronxville_NY_10708_M36721-20809

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/4414-Lowell-St-Nw_Washington_DC_20016_M50075-09537

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Anonymous wrote:If only the PH buyers had waited a day, they could have bid on this house. Also a big Colonial, but all brick, better styling, and in a nicer neighborhood with less chain link an peeling paint:

http://franklymls.com/FX8039503

Yr Built: 1994 (older)
0.20 acre (smaller)
HOA|Condo: $183/month (hoa monthly fee)
Schools: FREEDOM HILL (not as good elementary)

Anonymous wrote:If only the PH buyers had waited a day, they could have bid on this house. Also a big Colonial, but all brick, better styling, and in a nicer neighborhood with less chain link an peeling paint:

http://franklymls.com/FX8039503

Anonymous wrote:If only the PH buyers had waited a day, they could have bid on this house. Also a big Colonial, but all brick, better styling, and in a nicer neighborhood with less chain link an peeling paint:

http://franklymls.com/FX8039503