Anonymous
01/01/2022 19:35
Subject: Middleburg
Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I agree I’m not a horse person.
What other nearby-ish areas would be a great place to live. I don’t want new construction in a McMansion. Looking for a charming downtown, and a neighborhood with nice classic homes. Definitely prefer having neighbors, I don’t need a ton of acreage.
Old Town Manassas, which everyone ignores but it’s a great place to live.
Anonymous
01/01/2022 13:07
Subject: Middleburg
Anonymous wrote:Purcellville.
+ 1
Surprised few have mentioned this. Very cute, several neighborhoods within walking distance of downtown areas, lots to offer, and super convenient to Leesburg and Ashburn which have everything you need .
Anonymous
01/01/2022 08:57
Subject: Middleburg
I live in Winchester, work in Middleburg. Unless you're really wealthy or at least horsey, I'm not sure you will feel like you fit in to Middleburg. If you just want a charming old home and a walkable old town, Winchester is great with good schools. Leesburg, Purcellville, Warrenton are also nice.
Anonymous
12/31/2021 15:58
Subject: Middleburg
Purcellville.
Anonymous
12/31/2021 09:53
Subject: Re:Middleburg
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
No, not really and I challenge you to do the drive from Middleburg to Chevy Chase during the week, should we say at 3 PM on Wednesday, in an hour. Middleburg is simply not convenient, very old, and very sleepy. OP, tell us more about you and your family. Do you have kids? If so, do you prefer public or private? What is your budget?
I personally love Charlottesville and some old, leafy neighborhoods in Richmond. My favorites are Windsor Farms, Wilton, and Stonewall Ct - very close to the river and nature and still in the city with all the amenities.
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Richmond/109-W-Hillcrest-Ave-23226/home/55451968
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Richmond/17-Lexington-Rd-23226/home/55450391
Gorgeous houses, but the prices seem very high for a small city like Richmond.
It's not small - there are over 1.3 million people in the area.
And I have news for you.
"The most competitive housing market in the country based on bidding wars is a state capital in the Mid-Atlantic region." "Some markets continue to see a very high rate of bidding wars, even as competition at a national level has dissipated with the advent of cooler weather. Richmond, Va., recorded the highest percentage of offers facing competition, with 80% of the offers presented by Redfin agents effectively entering into a bidding war. " "Over a third of people searching for homes in Richmond, Va., for instance, were from outside the metro area, with most of those migrants coming from the Washington, D.C., area roughly 100 miles away."
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-the-most-competitive-housing-market-in-the-country-based-on-bidding-wars-hint-its-not-in-california-or-texas-11639760680
"According to a recent LinkedIn study, Richmond is third in the nation for attracting new residents during the pandemic, and homes are selling at prices 15% higher on average than last year."
https://www.wtvr.com/rebound/richmond-real-estate-agents-weigh-in-on-housing-market-boom
"At $2M, Windsor Farms home sells for nearly double its asking price"
https://richmondbizsense.com/2021/07/30/at-2m-windsor-farms-home-sells-for-nearly-double-its-asking-price/
Don’t bother, pp, the uninformed Richmond hate on this board runs deep. Either way, RVA is most definitely not a “charming small town” as it is, like you said, a booming mid-Atlantic city. Co-Star just announced that they are building the tallest building in the state of Virginia there. I’d even argue that Charlottesville is more bustling than OP would like. Staunton or Winchester probably fit the bill though.
Anonymous
12/31/2021 08:23
Subject: Re:Middleburg
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Middleburg is very old and very run down. No one there seems to maintain property. Stores downtown are lame am very expensive.
I was just there yesterday and have no idea where you are getting tbis.
Americana used to be in Old Town. Fine antiques.
Brick and Mortar across the street is hilarious and irreverent.
Several high-end clothing stores.
The banks on the main drag are private wealth banks.
Cute ice cream store. Neat nursery. Tack Shops.
A brewery and a distillery.
It’s not a lot, but it’s hardly run down.
All the stores are for old people. No Whole Foods, no Mom's, no solidcore, no pure barre, no decent gym (forget about equinox), the closest decent derm is like 2 hours away. You have to drive 1+ hour in traffic to get to Tysons for some decent shopping. Median age is 55 years old. Hard pass.
You should try Wellington!
Anonymous
12/31/2021 08:04
Subject: Middleburg
It's nice but hoity toity.
Anonymous
12/30/2021 23:25
Subject: Re:Middleburg
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
No, not really and I challenge you to do the drive from Middleburg to Chevy Chase during the week, should we say at 3 PM on Wednesday, in an hour. Middleburg is simply not convenient, very old, and very sleepy. OP, tell us more about you and your family. Do you have kids? If so, do you prefer public or private? What is your budget?
I personally love Charlottesville and some old, leafy neighborhoods in Richmond. My favorites are Windsor Farms, Wilton, and Stonewall Ct - very close to the river and nature and still in the city with all the amenities.
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Richmond/109-W-Hillcrest-Ave-23226/home/55451968
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Richmond/17-Lexington-Rd-23226/home/55450391
Gorgeous houses, but the prices seem very high for a small city like Richmond.
It's not small - there are over 1.3 million people in the area.
And I have news for you.
"The most competitive housing market in the country based on bidding wars is a state capital in the Mid-Atlantic region." "Some markets continue to see a very high rate of bidding wars, even as competition at a national level has dissipated with the advent of cooler weather. Richmond, Va., recorded the highest percentage of offers facing competition, with 80% of the offers presented by Redfin agents effectively entering into a bidding war. " "Over a third of people searching for homes in Richmond, Va., for instance, were from outside the metro area, with most of those migrants coming from the Washington, D.C., area roughly 100 miles away."
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-the-most-competitive-housing-market-in-the-country-based-on-bidding-wars-hint-its-not-in-california-or-texas-11639760680
"According to a recent LinkedIn study, Richmond is third in the nation for attracting new residents during the pandemic, and homes are selling at prices 15% higher on average than last year."
https://www.wtvr.com/rebound/richmond-real-estate-agents-weigh-in-on-housing-market-boom
"At $2M, Windsor Farms home sells for nearly double its asking price"
https://richmondbizsense.com/2021/07/30/at-2m-windsor-farms-home-sells-for-nearly-double-its-asking-price/
Anonymous
12/30/2021 21:59
Subject: Re:Middleburg
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
No, not really and I challenge you to do the drive from Middleburg to Chevy Chase during the week, should we say at 3 PM on Wednesday, in an hour. Middleburg is simply not convenient, very old, and very sleepy. OP, tell us more about you and your family. Do you have kids? If so, do you prefer public or private? What is your budget?
I personally love Charlottesville and some old, leafy neighborhoods in Richmond. My favorites are Windsor Farms, Wilton, and Stonewall Ct - very close to the river and nature and still in the city with all the amenities.
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Richmond/109-W-Hillcrest-Ave-23226/home/55451968
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Richmond/17-Lexington-Rd-23226/home/55450391
Gorgeous houses, but the prices seem very high for a small city like Richmond.
Anonymous
12/30/2021 21:01
Subject: Re:Middleburg
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Middleburg is very old and very run down. No one there seems to maintain property. Stores downtown are lame am very expensive.
I was just there yesterday and have no idea where you are getting tbis.
Americana used to be in Old Town. Fine antiques.
Brick and Mortar across the street is hilarious and irreverent.
Several high-end clothing stores.
The banks on the main drag are private wealth banks.
Cute ice cream store. Neat nursery. Tack Shops.
A brewery and a distillery.
It’s not a lot, but it’s hardly run down.
All the stores are for old people. No Whole Foods, no Mom's, no solidcore, no pure barre, no decent gym (forget about equinox), the closest decent derm is like 2 hours away. You have to drive 1+ hour in traffic to get to Tysons for some decent shopping. Median age is 55 years old. Hard pass.
There's no decent dermos in all of loudon, like leesburg which is a half hour away? Even Chevy chase is an hour away, unsure about your other claims but the decent dermo two hours away comment is false.
No, not really and I challenge you to do the drive from Middleburg to Chevy Chase during the week, should we say at 3 PM on Wednesday, in an hour. Middleburg is simply not convenient, very old, and very sleepy. OP, tell us more about you and your family. Do you have kids? If so, do you prefer public or private? What is your budget?
I personally love Charlottesville and some old, leafy neighborhoods in Richmond. My favorites are Windsor Farms, Wilton, and Stonewall Ct - very close to the river and nature and still in the city with all the amenities.
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Richmond/109-W-Hillcrest-Ave-23226/home/55451968
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Richmond/17-Lexington-Rd-23226/home/55450391
Anonymous
12/30/2021 20:56
Subject: Middleburg
Anonymous wrote:I’d like to hear more about Warrenton. Looking for a cute town to retire to in VA that is more affordable than the DMV but still will allow the occasional trip into the DMV for museums, concerts, etc. What’s the sense of community like? Things to do? Demographics (e.g., kids vs. empty nesters)? Are there particular areas, neighborhoods that you recommend?
It depends on what you are looking for. There are a decent number of traditional neighborhoods with 3000 sq ft+ homes with a lot of kids similar to some of the close-in DC suburbs (although the price tag is not 1M plus!), but you can also opt for a house that’s more isolated and with more land, or a house closer into town that isn’t in a subdivision. We haven’t lived here long and already have met people with kids (we have ES aged kids) and empty nester couples. The downtown is adorable with restaurants and shops and we are looking forward to the spring and getting to check out the numerous nearby wineries and breweries and going on hikes and day trips (Charlottesville is first on our list and the kids are excited to go to Luray) to places that we couldn’t easily day trip from the close-in DC suburbs. We loved the town before we moved here, and it has lived up to everything we hoped for since moving here.
Anonymous
12/30/2021 20:37
Subject: Middleburg
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The old part of Warrenton is really nice and real estate is relatively inexpensive. The thing about Loudon and Fauquier counties is that there is incredible growth pressure. Good if you want to invest in real estate - bad if you are moving there for the bucolic lifestyle.
Tell me more! I love that area and would love to
Know where you bought (generally) and did you buy land or just a house?
I’m one of the PPs that lives in Warrenton and we bought a house just outside of the historic district. It’s a double yellow line road, but double yellow line road in Fauquier County is not the same as a double yellow line road in a close in DC suburb! We do not have a ton of land, but our trade off was the walkability factor. We actually just got back from walking into town to have a drink at the cider bar
When we started looking out here we looked at the houses with a lot of land, the ones in neighborhoods like Brookside (which is on the DC side of Warrenton), and then the houses in town. We happened to fall in love with our current house and jumped on it. Houses on this street don’t come on the market very often so we are glad that we went for it. The town is lovely, people are extremely nice, and you are only 15 minutes from Gainesville and all the major shopping amenities (Wegmans, Target, etc.).
Anonymous
12/30/2021 20:08
Subject: Re:Middleburg
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Middleburg is very old and very run down. No one there seems to maintain property. Stores downtown are lame am very expensive.
I was just there yesterday and have no idea where you are getting tbis.
Americana used to be in Old Town. Fine antiques.
Brick and Mortar across the street is hilarious and irreverent.
Several high-end clothing stores.
The banks on the main drag are private wealth banks.
Cute ice cream store. Neat nursery. Tack Shops.
A brewery and a distillery.
It’s not a lot, but it’s hardly run down.
All the stores are for old people. No Whole Foods, no Mom's, no solidcore, no pure barre, no decent gym (forget about equinox), the closest decent derm is like 2 hours away. You have to drive 1+ hour in traffic to get to Tysons for some decent shopping. Median age is 55 years old. Hard pass.
There's no decent dermos in all of loudon, like leesburg which is a half hour away? Even Chevy chase is an hour away, unsure about your other claims but the decent dermo two hours away comment is false.
Anonymous
12/30/2021 19:41
Subject: Re:Middleburg
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Middleburg is very old and very run down. No one there seems to maintain property. Stores downtown are lame am very expensive.
I was just there yesterday and have no idea where you are getting tbis.
Americana used to be in Old Town. Fine antiques.
Brick and Mortar across the street is hilarious and irreverent.
Several high-end clothing stores.
The banks on the main drag are private wealth banks.
Cute ice cream store. Neat nursery. Tack Shops.
A brewery and a distillery.
It’s not a lot, but it’s hardly run down.
All the stores are for old people. No Whole Foods, no Mom's, no solidcore, no pure barre, no decent gym (forget about equinox), the closest decent derm is like 2 hours away. You have to drive 1+ hour in traffic to get to Tysons for some decent shopping. Median age is 55 years old. Hard pass.
Anonymous
12/30/2021 19:34
Subject: Middleburg
Anonymous wrote:The old part of Warrenton is really nice and real estate is relatively inexpensive. The thing about Loudon and Fauquier counties is that there is incredible growth pressure. Good if you want to invest in real estate - bad if you are moving there for the bucolic lifestyle.
Tell me more! I love that area and would love to
Know where you bought (generally) and did you buy land or just a house?