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Anonymous wrote:At that price anywhere, I would want a garage, large walk-in closet in master, washer/dryer not in basement, and a large open floor plan ideal for entertaining. This house seems very choppy and the opposite of open concept. The kitchen has been updated but is kind of small and blah.

What's the weather like in Ft. Collins today?

Are you saying you can't find these things in a $2.3 million house in this area? Of course you can.

What is "in this area" ? In the micro market between Connecticut and Wisconsin Aves, walkable to metro and zoned for Deal? Or did you mean Rockville/Vienna/Beverly Hills?

I will wait while you rustle up a handful of houses that have sold **this spring** that include a usable automobile garage, upstairs washer dryer/laundry room, big walk-in closets and an 'open floor plan' --- that are also in the tight geographic area including Wakefield.

I found at least four that sold UNDER 2.3million that have most of these things except a garage, however 1 does have a garage too, and sold for under 2 million.

The point is that most people are not stupid enough to limit themselves to such a small micro market when you can get something that is CLOSER to downtown DC, and has all those things for 2.3 million or less.

Here are two:

https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/4714-Chesapeake-St-NW-20016/home/9947508

https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/4704-Alton-Pl-NW-20016/home/9947367

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Anonymous wrote:Why would you live in VA when you can afford that in DC? It's beautiful.

Because there is no benefit to living in DC for that money and for what you get? Even including taxes.

You get to live in a beautiful neighborhood. If you move to Lyon Village, you live in... Lyon Village. People who pay that much for a house probably send kids to private and don't worry about being full pay to college.

This is what I was going to say. These are private school people, and isn't that location in proximity to some of the top/$$$ ones? It's probably a good fit for their lives all around.

Walkable to GDS, Sidwell, Burke, Sheridan, and Murch, Deal, and Wilson public schools, and short drive or bike ride to the Cathedral schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would you live in VA when you can afford that in DC? It's beautiful.

Because there is no benefit to living in DC for that money and for what you get? Even including taxes.

You get to live in a beautiful neighborhood. If you move to Lyon Village, you live in... Lyon Village. People who pay that much for a house probably send kids to private and don't worry about being full pay to college.

This is what I was going to say. These are private school people, and isn't that location in proximity to some of the top/$$$ ones? It's probably a good fit for their lives all around.

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Anonymous wrote:At that price anywhere, I would want a garage, large walk-in closet in master, washer/dryer not in basement, and a large open floor plan ideal for entertaining. This house seems very choppy and the opposite of open concept. The kitchen has been updated but is kind of small and blah.

What's the weather like in Ft. Collins today?

Are you saying you can't find these things in a $2.3 million house in this area? Of course you can.

What is "in this area" ? In the micro market between Connecticut and Wisconsin Aves, walkable to metro and zoned for Deal? Or did you mean Rockville/Vienna/Beverly Hills?

I will wait while you rustle up a handful of houses that have sold **this spring** that include a usable automobile garage, upstairs washer dryer/laundry room, big walk-in closets and an 'open floor plan' --- that are also in the tight geographic area including Wakefield.

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Anonymous wrote:At that price anywhere, I would want a garage, large walk-in closet in master, washer/dryer not in basement, and a large open floor plan ideal for entertaining. This house seems very choppy and the opposite of open concept. The kitchen has been updated but is kind of small and blah.

What's the weather like in Ft. Collins today?

Are you saying you can't find these things in a $2.3 million house in this area? Of course you can.

Nice house, but wow. I could have seen that going for $1.8 or just under $2M, but I have a hard time wrapping my head around over $2M for a very nice, but not spectacular house in this neighborhood.

Anonymous wrote:At that price anywhere, I would want a garage, large walk-in closet in master, washer/dryer not in basement, and a large open floor plan ideal for entertaining. This house seems very choppy and the opposite of open concept. The kitchen has been updated but is kind of small and blah.

What's the weather like in Ft. Collins today?

I just can’t imagine being underwater that much when inventory gets back to normal.

Still reflecting spring prices. Things have started to chill out a little bit since. Wait until Aug/Sept for when you can start to see early summer settlement prices. I think you're going to be shocked about how much prices are starting to flatten.

At that price anywhere, I would want a garage, large walk-in closet in master, washer/dryer not in basement, and a large open floor plan ideal for entertaining. This house seems very choppy and the opposite of open concept. The kitchen has been updated but is kind of small and blah.

Anonymous wrote:Even though I've lived near DC in the past, and I get it about the house prices, I am always shocked that a 2 million $ home does not include a garage.

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How "near" DC, though? Houses inside of ANY major east coast city generally do. not. have. garages. Not Philly, Boston, NYC, Baltimore. Washington. Have you spent much time looking at city lot sizes?

True, as you get further out of the city core, you'll start to see detached garages from 1920s, esp in NYC and Philly, which have larger geographic footprints within the city limits. (ie, a lot of Brooklyn, Queens, Chestnut Hill).

I live near this house, and I could have a big modern double garage on my lot that fits 2 SUVs and all the kids' bikes, etc. But then my entire backyard would be gone. Why would I do such a stupid thing?

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Some people do not want to live in Virginia or Maryland. Imagine that.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would you live in VA when you can afford that in DC? It's beautiful.

Because there is no benefit to living in DC for that money and for what you get? Even including taxes.

You get to live in a beautiful neighborhood. If you move to Lyon Village, you live in... Lyon Village. People who pay that much for a house probably send kids to private and don't worry about being full pay to college.

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Anonymous wrote:This is an amazing location, I would live here in a heartbeat.

Until you realize you back up to apartments and the noise that comes with it

What noise from apartments, lol? City noise like sirens, yes. Also that house doesn't back up to apartments anyway.

Ha - I live close to there and it’s so quiet!!!

Nice house

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Anonymous wrote:This is an amazing location, I would live here in a heartbeat.

Until you realize you back up to apartments and the noise that comes with it

What noise from apartments, lol? City noise like sirens, yes. Also that house doesn't back up to apartments anyway.