Anonymous
05/19/2026 12:15
Subject: This annoying seller wants a bidding war.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That’s THE neighborhood, man.
I can’t tell whether you’re being sarcastic but Ashton Heights is such a nice neighborhood. My favorite mix of walkable to shops/restaurants/etc and not feeling claustrophobic and chock full of cars (looking at you, more expensive Lyon Village)
Tradeoff is the elementary and middle schools for AH aren’t nearly as good as LV’s and the private options nearby suck unless you want to go into DC.
I haven't looked at the data but I'd wager the schools are all about the same level of goodness and student outcomes are about the same when holding socio-economic variables the same. All these Arlington school rankings boil down to how many free and reduced lunch ESL kids attend.
Anonymous
05/19/2026 09:57
Subject: This annoying seller wants a bidding war.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That’s THE neighborhood, man.
I can’t tell whether you’re being sarcastic but Ashton Heights is such a nice neighborhood. My favorite mix of walkable to shops/restaurants/etc and not feeling claustrophobic and chock full of cars (looking at you, more expensive Lyon Village)
Tradeoff is the elementary and middle schools for AH aren’t nearly as good as LV’s and the private options nearby suck unless you want to go into DC.
Anonymous
05/19/2026 09:10
Subject: This annoying seller wants a bidding war.
Anonymous wrote:That’s THE neighborhood, man.
I can’t tell whether you’re being sarcastic but Ashton Heights is such a nice neighborhood. My favorite mix of walkable to shops/restaurants/etc and not feeling claustrophobic and chock full of cars (looking at you, more expensive Lyon Village)
Anonymous
05/18/2026 20:56
Subject: This annoying seller wants a bidding war.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Looked at this house when it sold in 2024. New owners didn’t put a dime in based on the new pics and now want a heck of a lot more money.
It looks like they put in HVAC system(s) because the 2024 listing had at least one window unit showing. They also redid the powder room but, and I'm probably the odd one out on this, I liked the old-school black and yellow tiles with the old-school sink and faucet handles better. That attic is wild.
PP again. "Numerous improvements include a new central HVAC (main and lower), new windows, new plumbing, and three completely renovated bathrooms." I wouldn't say the new owners "didn't put a dime in." More interesting is that they're selling less than 2 years after buying it and putting all that work in. Wonder what happened.
But never said if they put them in. I had one or two houses near me where new owners sold quickly and put new bathrooms, windows etc in ad but prior owner did them.
Here is how realtors work. My first house I purchased in 2000 built 1954.
Ad said All Brand New Anderson Windows. Well owner did put all new windows in back in 1992 but according to her that is Brand New. nderson lasts a very long time. Ok I get it. 8 years old not much.
Realtors have a very loose interpetation of new. My current house has a new kitchen. Was put in house in 2005 and I bought 2017. Well it is new! Meaning not original. I thought it was 12 years old, she thought it was new.
I doubt owner did much of that work.
Because every realtor is exactly the same as the two you worked with.
Anonymous
05/18/2026 19:47
Subject: This annoying seller wants a bidding war.
That’s THE neighborhood, man.
Anonymous
05/18/2026 19:18
Subject: This annoying seller wants a bidding war.
Sign outside the house says “happily taken”
Anonymous
05/18/2026 19:07
Subject: This annoying seller wants a bidding war.
It's under contract so looks like the seller did the right thing.
Anonymous
05/18/2026 18:30
Subject: This annoying seller wants a bidding war.
Anonymous wrote:Surprised they took a contingent offer. These houses usually go straight to pending.
The N Arlington market at this price point has notably slowed the past 1-2 weeks vs the month prior when it was a frenzy and things were selling for $150K+ over list. Maybe they didn’t get as many offers as they expected.
Anonymous
05/18/2026 17:20
Subject: This annoying seller wants a bidding war.
Surprised they took a contingent offer. These houses usually go straight to pending.
Anonymous
05/18/2026 17:03
Subject: This annoying seller wants a bidding war.
Anonymous wrote:I drive by this house all the time. Jackson St gets a premium because of the Halloween stuff and general cache of saying you live on that street despite it being a major cut through street. This specific house is close to Pershing where you get some fast traffic and noise but people don’t care because of the “zip code envy.”
I've literally never heard of Jackson St getting "a premium" because of the Halloween stuff and I live on Jackson St.
Re: the major cut through, whatever cut through traffic we got has been cut down by those yellow poles the county put up on 50. No more turning left from 50 onto Jackson or left from Jackson to 50. I think I read the state is putting in a raised divider and a dedicated turn lane onto Irving which will become even more of a cut through than it is now.
Anonymous
05/18/2026 16:35
Subject: This annoying seller wants a bidding war.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Looked at this house when it sold in 2024. New owners didn’t put a dime in based on the new pics and now want a heck of a lot more money.
It looks like they put in HVAC system(s) because the 2024 listing had at least one window unit showing. They also redid the powder room but, and I'm probably the odd one out on this, I liked the old-school black and yellow tiles with the old-school sink and faucet handles better. That attic is wild.
PP again. "Numerous improvements include a new central HVAC (main and lower), new windows, new plumbing, and three completely renovated bathrooms." I wouldn't say the new owners "didn't put a dime in." More interesting is that they're selling less than 2 years after buying it and putting all that work in. Wonder what happened.
But never said if they put them in. I had one or two houses near me where new owners sold quickly and put new bathrooms, windows etc in ad but prior owner did them.
Here is how realtors work. My first house I purchased in 2000 built 1954.
Ad said All Brand New Anderson Windows. Well owner did put all new windows in back in 1992 but according to her that is Brand New. nderson lasts a very long time. Ok I get it. 8 years old not much.
Realtors have a very loose interpetation of new. My current house has a new kitchen. Was put in house in 2005 and I bought 2017. Well it is new! Meaning not original. I thought it was 12 years old, she thought it was new.
I doubt owner did much of that work.
You're incorrect for this house. You can see the prior listing photos, and the old bathrooms were there in 2024. Current owners redid them. I'm the PP who liked the vintage yellow and black bathrooms better.
Anonymous
05/18/2026 14:18
Subject: This annoying seller wants a bidding war.
I drive by this house all the time. Jackson St gets a premium because of the Halloween stuff and general cache of saying you live on that street despite it being a major cut through street. This specific house is close to Pershing where you get some fast traffic and noise but people don’t care because of the “zip code envy.”
Anonymous
05/18/2026 13:54
Subject: This annoying seller wants a bidding war.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Lol idiots it's already contingent. Show what y'all know.
Not surprising at all, with that location.
Yeah I'd bet they got dozens of bids on this. This house was always going to be a bloodbath. Probably at least 20k over asking (maybe more), everything waived.
Did you mean 200k?
Anonymous
05/18/2026 13:49
Subject: This annoying seller wants a bidding war.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Looked at this house when it sold in 2024. New owners didn’t put a dime in based on the new pics and now want a heck of a lot more money.
It looks like they put in HVAC system(s) because the 2024 listing had at least one window unit showing. They also redid the powder room but, and I'm probably the odd one out on this, I liked the old-school black and yellow tiles with the old-school sink and faucet handles better. That attic is wild.
PP again. "Numerous improvements include a new central HVAC (main and lower), new windows, new plumbing, and three completely renovated bathrooms." I wouldn't say the new owners "didn't put a dime in." More interesting is that they're selling less than 2 years after buying it and putting all that work in. Wonder what happened.
But never said if they put them in. I had one or two houses near me where new owners sold quickly and put new bathrooms, windows etc in ad but prior owner did them.
Here is how realtors work. My first house I purchased in 2000 built 1954.
Ad said All Brand New Anderson Windows. Well owner did put all new windows in back in 1992 but according to her that is Brand New. nderson lasts a very long time. Ok I get it. 8 years old not much.
Realtors have a very loose interpetation of new. My current house has a new kitchen. Was put in house in 2005 and I bought 2017. Well it is new! Meaning not original. I thought it was 12 years old, she thought it was new.
I doubt owner did much of that work.
Anonymous
05/18/2026 10:31
Subject: This annoying seller wants a bidding war.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's not snobbery . . . just a way to get the best offer when you have more than one on the table.
This. Having a set time for bids due is pretty standard in this area. Though it’s usually the Tuesday after the first weekend. Sunday morning is a pretty tight timeline.
They probably already have an offer in hand already.
Agree, this sounds like they have an offer that expires on Sunday and want to see if they get any others. There’s a lot to like about the house even though it isn’t perfect.
But the offer deadline being early also helps any buyers who don't get picked, because they'll know before those Monday/Tuesday offer deadlines come around, and can bid on more than one house this weekend.