Op, with so many knockdowns happening, it is so much more desirable to sell to someone with the money for a complete knock down. Most of the additions out there are ass ugly and an embarrassment to any neighborhood.

The close in suburb neighborhoods want to move forward, not backward.

I have driven through it, walked through it, jogged through it, pushed a stroller through it...I live about 1/2 mile from there and yes, one of the 2 homicides in Arlington happened in that neighborhood last year. It does not look like Fairfax although there are McMansions scattered throughout. Yes, it's true: brown and black people live there. This does not make it an undesirable area in which to live. If you think it does you are a racist. And I'd be interested to know how the crime stats compare to Georgetown, Capitol Hill, and other areas where people pay far more to live.

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously? The answer to what's wrong with Hall's Hill is that it's a historically black neighborhood?

No. Just drive through it and you'll see.

Looks like there have been 14 homes sold in this area recently so somebody clealry finds it desirable to live here...despite the "Yikes" poster:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/real-estate/neighborhoods/Hall%27s+Hill%2CArlington+County%2CVA-homesales.html

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously? The answer to what's wrong with Hall's Hill is that it's a historically black neighborhood?

No. Just drive through it and you'll see.

What should we be looking for on the drive through? I'm going to go this weekend.

Anonymous wrote:Yikes, isn't that near Hall's Hill?

UPDATED: Police Investigating Possible Homicide in Hall’s Hill

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously? The answer to what's wrong with Hall's Hill is that it's a historically black neighborhood?

No. Just drive through it and you'll see.

And if you really want to get something in that area you need to offer over asking and waive as many contingencies as you can. Scary I know but that is what is happening now.

OP I don't recall if you mentioned your price range. Keep an eye out in 22201 - I recently bought there in the $500K range (not a tear down candidate as it is a duplex). There is not much inventory but worth a try to keep an eye on those duplexes. Two places were on the market in the last 3 months (one of them mine).

Seriously? The answer to what's wrong with Hall's Hill is that it's a historically black neighborhood?