Anonymous
Post 10/27/2025 13:48     Subject: Looking for a SFH in McLean

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Anonymous wrote:Make sure the neighborhood has protective covenants and an HOA. You don’t want to buy a nice SFH home then have someone build an apartment tower next to it that brings crime and blocks your sunlight.
Most neighborhoods in McLean do not have HOAs.


Many of them do have protective covenants. You can pull the property title records at the county office for free.


Yes, and many of those covenants now are unenforceable. If this matters, then ask an attorney about the specific covenants.


Yes, this is possible, but covenants are something to keep in mind if don’t want apartment towers ruining your neighborhood.


It is not going to happen to Kurtz road, Julia Avenue, and Brawner street in McLean where politicians live. This is why I love living in McLean because there is no HOA.





How do you know politicians live there? Is there some "beverly hills celebrity map" for each area of DC metro?


I know that area and if any politicians live there they are keeping a low profile, which politicians tend not to do.

Lawyers, doctors, consultants, trade association executives, private equity partners, the grandson of a reported billionaire? Yep. They live in that neighborhood. Politicians? Haven't seen them.


You must be a realtor, they tend to know who is buying and selling where
Anonymous
Post 10/26/2025 20:21     Subject: Looking for a SFH in McLean

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Anonymous wrote:Make sure the neighborhood has protective covenants and an HOA. You don’t want to buy a nice SFH home then have someone build an apartment tower next to it that brings crime and blocks your sunlight.
Most neighborhoods in McLean do not have HOAs.


Many of them do have protective covenants. You can pull the property title records at the county office for free.


Yes, and many of those covenants now are unenforceable. If this matters, then ask an attorney about the specific covenants.


Yes, this is possible, but covenants are something to keep in mind if don’t want apartment towers ruining your neighborhood.


It is not going to happen to Kurtz road, Julia Avenue, and Brawner street in McLean where politicians live. This is why I love living in McLean because there is no HOA.



How do you know politicians live there? Is there some "beverly hills celebrity map" for each area of DC metro?


I know that area and if any politicians live there they are keeping a low profile, which politicians tend not to do.

Lawyers, doctors, consultants, trade association executives, private equity partners, the grandson of a reported billionaire? Yep. They live in that neighborhood. Politicians? Haven't seen them.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2025 11:04     Subject: Re:Looking for a SFH in McLean

Anonymous wrote:Upsize your living?


OP is graduating from the dollar menu.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2025 15:07     Subject: Looking for a SFH in McLean

Anonymous wrote:Consider Great Falls?


Naw...That's too far from DC.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 18:35     Subject: Looking for a SFH in McLean

Consider Great Falls?
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2025 08:54     Subject: Looking for a SFH in McLean

Anonymous wrote:Searching your parameters on homes.com returns half a dozen houses if you increase the price range to 2.75 on the assumption you could negotiate down to your budget. This seems to fit the bill: https://www.homes.com/property/6634-brawner-st-mclean-va/p061sm63hj612/?l=qn0njw00x0srl


This house is located on a huge slope though that lot size is good. The backyard is unusable.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2025 07:28     Subject: Looking for a SFH in McLean

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Anonymous wrote:Make sure the neighborhood has protective covenants and an HOA. You don’t want to buy a nice SFH home then have someone build an apartment tower next to it that brings crime and blocks your sunlight.
Most neighborhoods in McLean do not have HOAs.


Many of them do have protective covenants. You can pull the property title records at the county office for free.


Yes, and many of those covenants now are unenforceable. If this matters, then ask an attorney about the specific covenants.


Yes, this is possible, but covenants are something to keep in mind if don’t want apartment towers ruining your neighborhood.


It is not going to happen to Kurtz road, Julia Avenue, and Brawner street in McLean where politicians live. This is why I love living in McLean because there is no HOA.



How do you know politicians live there? Is there some "beverly hills celebrity map" for each area of DC metro?


That’s kind of a weird question. I live in DC and know where several politicians live near me, including one senator on my block. People know these things.
Anonymous
Post 10/20/2025 22:23     Subject: Looking for a SFH in McLean

Searching your parameters on homes.com returns half a dozen houses if you increase the price range to 2.75 on the assumption you could negotiate down to your budget. This seems to fit the bill: https://www.homes.com/property/6634-brawner-st-mclean-va/p061sm63hj612/?l=qn0njw00x0srl
Anonymous
Post 10/20/2025 22:14     Subject: Looking for a SFH in McLean

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Anonymous wrote:Make sure the neighborhood has protective covenants and an HOA. You don’t want to buy a nice SFH home then have someone build an apartment tower next to it that brings crime and blocks your sunlight.
Most neighborhoods in McLean do not have HOAs.


Many of them do have protective covenants. You can pull the property title records at the county office for free.


Yes, and many of those covenants now are unenforceable. If this matters, then ask an attorney about the specific covenants.


Yes, this is possible, but covenants are something to keep in mind if don’t want apartment towers ruining your neighborhood.


It is not going to happen to Kurtz road, Julia Avenue, and Brawner street in McLean where politicians live. This is why I love living in McLean because there is no HOA.



How do you know politicians live there? Is there some "beverly hills celebrity map" for each area of DC metro?
Anonymous
Post 10/20/2025 22:05     Subject: Looking for a SFH in McLean

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Anonymous wrote:Make sure the neighborhood has protective covenants and an HOA. You don’t want to buy a nice SFH home then have someone build an apartment tower next to it that brings crime and blocks your sunlight.
Most neighborhoods in McLean do not have HOAs.


Many of them do have protective covenants. You can pull the property title records at the county office for free.


Yes, and many of those covenants now are unenforceable. If this matters, then ask an attorney about the specific covenants.


Yes, this is possible, but covenants are something to keep in mind if don’t want apartment towers ruining your neighborhood.


Apartment towers in Mclean are built around Tysons and in DT Mclean next to amenities and bus stops, there is no demand for them in the middle of some cul-de-sac or deep into the suburban grid with no sidewalks
Anonymous
Post 10/20/2025 19:52     Subject: Looking for a SFH in McLean

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Anonymous wrote:Make sure the neighborhood has protective covenants and an HOA. You don’t want to buy a nice SFH home then have someone build an apartment tower next to it that brings crime and blocks your sunlight.
Most neighborhoods in McLean do not have HOAs.


Many of them do have protective covenants. You can pull the property title records at the county office for free.


Yes, and many of those covenants now are unenforceable. If this matters, then ask an attorney about the specific covenants.


Yes, this is possible, but covenants are something to keep in mind if don’t want apartment towers ruining your neighborhood.


It is not going to happen to Kurtz road, Julia Avenue, and Brawner street in McLean where politicians live. This is why I love living in McLean because there is no HOA.