The busy road this house is on is the issue, not the yard

Echo what others have said—the interior looks dark, the tile is ick, the bedroom layout is funky with the 4th bedroom attaching to the primary, and there is no basement. A family is the target for this house but all of that combined with the main road and limited outdoor space say implement a price cut!

I'm almost 60. That backyard would be good for someone my age or older who wants less yardwork. On the other hand, if you love gardening (and plenty of older people do), then it doesn't provide enough to do. It isn't a great yard for people with young kids. No grass, where you do you play? Where do you put a swing, or a fort? Fine for grandkids visiting for a few hours, but not every day. But in the DMV, at least it's a backyard...

Anonymous wrote:Must have a yard.
Something beautiful to come home to
Space

The real estate forum haiku artist strikes again?

That house looks dated as fck.

dony898 wrote:A yard is a huge deal for most buyers, especially families or people with pets. It’s often the tiebreaker when two houses are similar. If that house has been sitting for a week without one, you’re probably right about it being the main issue. Having a decent yard should give you a significant advantage and definitely helps with the resale value.

Lol, true. I don't have a dog but sending one out to poop on the patio...ugh. Anyway - I'm with those on the the lack of green space. IMO if you have a paver patio it should be large enough for your seating and a grill, but otherwise the rest of your yard should be garden, trees etc. Just paving your whole yard to avoid mowing or raking just honestly suggests maybe you'd be happier in a nice condo instead of a SFH.

Anonymous wrote:Something about looking at all that excessive hardscape / walls and house exterior makes me very uncomfortable. It feels like it is out of balance with its environment, very unharmonious.

+1

Anonymous wrote:Well, that house definitely has a yard, just not a backyard. It’s probably sitting because it’s on a busy street.

Nonsense. The house is way set back, probably over 80 feet. And fort hunt isn’t that busy. You act like it’s 495. Assuming normal windows, you likely don’t hear a thing.

It backs up to a hill and there’s a stream across the street. Prob is a high risk of flooding. On top of that it’s kind of old and ugly. Yard is good enough.

I only look at houses with a backyard. I don't want my dogs near the road.

Actually the outdoor space is one of the selling points for the house.
It has some other issues like flooring and probably major street next to it.

Anonymous wrote:Must have a yard.
Something beautiful to come home to
Space

What is this? Some attempt at haiku?

Just imagine the current cost of having to replace all those walls and patios when they reach their end of life. It will be at least $100K. And it all looks horrid already.

Maybe it’s just the photos, but it looks very dark inside. The black grill windows aren’t helping.

Anonymous wrote:Something about looking at all that excessive hardscape / walls and house exterior makes me very uncomfortable. It feels like it is out of balance with its environment, very unharmonious.

They did it because they needed to build retaining wall to hold back the hill behind. A small yard borders by brick retaining wall is limited use, so they just went full patio