Anonymous
10/12/2021 16:36
Subject: What's an absolute "No" in your house search?
Anonymous wrote:I grew up with a pipe stem driveway and it was the BEST!
Funny, I was avoiding them, but we ended up finding the perfect house on one and I'm kind of a convert. The kids have their own roller and hockey rink/tennis court, etc. I can totally see why people don't like them, but there are upsides.
Anonymous
10/12/2021 16:31
Subject: Re:What's an absolute "No" in your house search?
Anonymous wrote:Smells. I will walk right out.
I've never walked into a house that didn't have a distinct smell.
Anonymous
10/12/2021 16:28
Subject: Re:What's an absolute "No" in your house search?
Smells. I will walk right out.
Anonymous
10/12/2021 16:23
Subject: What's an absolute "No" in your house search?
Lots of pointless ornamentation like moldings and paneling.
Hard pass.
Hard pass.
Anonymous
10/12/2021 16:21
Subject: What's an absolute "No" in your house search?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If I'm not looking to renovate; a cooktop in an island is a hard no.
Same here. I don’t understand why they do that. It is so dangerous.
And it's almost impossible to have a proper vent hood.
How difficult is it to change this in a kitchen layout? Anyone with renovation experience of this issue?
Anonymous
10/12/2021 16:15
Subject: What's an absolute "No" in your house search?
Street parking. Hard pass.
Also, no inground pool that I need to maintain. The novelty of having your own pool in the backyard quickly wears off.
Also, no inground pool that I need to maintain. The novelty of having your own pool in the backyard quickly wears off.
Anonymous
10/12/2021 16:11
Subject: What's an absolute "No" in your house search?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Cul-de-sac. Anyplace with an HOA.
Why no cul-de-sac?
NP and cul-de-sacs are not exactly a deal breaker for me, but I also prefer not to live on one. I don't like to look out at that much pavement and I can't stand the way people park on it sort of all over the place sometimes parallel to the curb (like you should park on a street) and sometimes pulled straight in. It looks disorganized and like you live in an unmarked parking lot.
Interesting. I like cul de sacs but usually the ones that have circular beds in the middle, exactly for that reason. It discourages parking there.
Anonymous
10/12/2021 16:08
Subject: What's an absolute "No" in your house search?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Cul-de-sac. Anyplace with an HOA.
Why no cul-de-sac?
NP and cul-de-sacs are not exactly a deal breaker for me, but I also prefer not to live on one. I don't like to look out at that much pavement and I can't stand the way people park on it sort of all over the place sometimes parallel to the curb (like you should park on a street) and sometimes pulled straight in. It looks disorganized and like you live in an unmarked parking lot.
Anonymous
10/12/2021 15:39
Subject: What's an absolute "No" in your house search?
Anonymous wrote:Flight path.
Busy street.
What is not on flight path in dc metro? unless you go far out and very far away from the 2 huge airports, which would take you outside of dc metro, it's probably not possible
Anonymous
10/12/2021 15:37
Subject: What's an absolute "No" in your house search?
Dealbreakers are:
-Double yellow road
-No ground-floor powder room
-Severe slope or retaining wall issues
Strongly disfavored but may not be a dealbreaker:
-More than 5 steps to front door
-Pool in backyard
-HOA
-Double yellow road
-No ground-floor powder room
-Severe slope or retaining wall issues
Strongly disfavored but may not be a dealbreaker:
-More than 5 steps to front door
-Pool in backyard
-HOA
Anonymous
10/12/2021 15:30
Subject: What's an absolute "No" in your house search?
Houses on Fire
Anonymous
10/12/2021 15:26
Subject: What's an absolute "No" in your house search?
Garage at the front of the house.
Pool.
HOA.
Excessive traffic.
Pool.
HOA.
Excessive traffic.
Anonymous
10/12/2021 15:23
Subject: What's an absolute "No" in your house search?
Anonymous wrote:Cul-de-sac. Anyplace with an HOA.
Why no cul-de-sac?
Anonymous
10/12/2021 15:21
Subject: Re:What's an absolute "No" in your house search?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No carport
No street parking only (i.e. I need a driveway and garage)
No HOA
No dirty, dank basement.
No sloped un-usable yard
No bamboo
Since two negatives = a positive you're essentially saying you must have an HOA, a dirty dank basement, a sloped unusable yard, AND bamboo? shouldn't be too hard to find at a great price no doubt.
I read it as things you say no to. Not a wish list of must haves.
Dirty dank basement - No, immediate X out on Redfine.
Anonymous
10/12/2021 15:19
Subject: What's an absolute "No" in your house search?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Flight path.
Busy street.
Plus 1,0000.
flight paths change all the time, so when you buy there may not be a flight path over your house but that doesn't mean it will always be like that.