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Anonymous wrote:Well, I just spent an enjoyable half hour down the rabbit hole researching the house’s former owner. Would be very curious to know who is behind the “13 Enterprises LLC” that apparently is the current owner of the home. I have a question for anyone knowledgeable about the foreclosure process: are there circumstances under which you can get your home back after a bank has foreclosed if you come up with enough cash?

Yes, I believe you can go to the foreclosure auction at the courthouse with cash and accomplish this. Interested to hear from others, too.

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What are you proposing? That the house gets offered at a lower price to black buyers only? That the neighbors chip in funds to help a black buyer purchase the property as a way to remedy past wrongs? You haven't put any concrete solution on the table for the problem you identified.

I don't have a 'solution' and never pretended I did (hyperbolic overreaction is usually the recourse of people with bad arguments). But in the midst of the gushing here about how that Bethesda neighborhood is "magical," it's certainly worth noting that particular neighborhood (which used to have restrictive covenants on the deeds) was still devoid of ANY Black residents as recently as 23 months ago. Which is weird for the 2020's and weird for DMV. I would have left it there except that some poster(s) pushed back to suggest that point isn't relevant. It is. For some people - not just Blacks -- the fact that the entire neighborhood has no Black residents is a significant anomaly and drawback, and relative to other neighborhoods isn't the kind of environment where for example they'd wish to live or raise their kids. And trying to dismiss that hard data point as irrelevant -- the Black population of that magical neighborhood hasn't changed since it was (quasi-) legally prohibited -- really beggars belief on a DCUM real estate discussion where people will gladly devote page after page of comment to their feelings about say the relative merits of hardwood vs LVP or the perceived ambience of various neighborhood shopping centers.

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Anonymous wrote:Can honestly say I’m not a fan of the interior, at all.

+1 The outside is nice and I’m sure it looks a million times better in spring/summer. But I don’t much care for any of the interior.

Anonymous wrote:Well, I just spent an enjoyable half hour down the rabbit hole researching the house’s former owner. Would be very curious to know who is behind the “13 Enterprises LLC” that apparently is the current owner of the home. I have a question for anyone knowledgeable about the foreclosure process: are there circumstances under which you can get your home back after a bank has foreclosed if you come up with enough cash?

People in Bethesda tend to be highly educated, and choose to live there for a reason (to live among other highly educated people). They would likely be welcoming to any new neighbor, so long as the new neighbor makes an effort to take care of their house and doesn't create a lot of noise or problems.

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Nothing to stop a black buyer from buying in Bethesda.

In short, not my issue if they chose not to buy in Bethesda.

Yeah, the absence of a single Black family in that neighborhood -- which previously had restrictive covenants preventing them moving in -- is all on their personal choice.

Wonder if that kind of thinking is prevalent in "magical" Greenwich Forest. I've heard it's a great place for people who are comfortable living in a community without any Blacks.

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Anonymous wrote:Here is the link:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/7814-Hampden-Ln-Bethesda-MD-20814/37171181_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare

This house is nice and the pricing seems to fit. Talk about a night and day difference!

Agreed. This house looks like it was updated by someone who actually lives there - lovingly done, though slightly dated. Very different than the listing in the OP.

What are you proposing? That the house gets offered at a lower price to black buyers only? That the neighbors chip in funds to help a black buyer purchase the property as a way to remedy past wrongs? You haven't put any concrete solution on the table for the problem you identified.

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Anonymous wrote:How in the world was this home sold for $1.75M in 2002 and 18 years later sold again for only $1.15M? How did this sell for $600K below the 2002 price? Also, that was a really, really high sales for 2002!

Mentioned above that it was a foreclosure.

Anonymous wrote:How in the world was this home sold for $1.75M in 2002 and 18 years later sold again for only $1.15M? How did this sell for $600K below the 2002 price? Also, that was a really, really high sales for 2002!

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Anonymous wrote:

Nothing to stop a black buyer from buying in Bethesda.

In short, not my issue if they chose not to buy in Bethesda.

Yeah, the absence of a single Black family in that neighborhood -- which previously had restrictive covenants preventing them moving in -- is all on their personal choice.

Wonder if that kind of thinking is prevalent in "magical" Greenwich Forest. I've heard it's a great place for people who are comfortable living in a community without any Blacks.

When was the restriction removed?
2000, 1990, 1980, 1970?
I wonder how many owners are still in the neighborhood from these days.

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Anonymous wrote:The interior is a mess. Exterior is lovely. Can't believe that price.

Did you mix up interior and exterior? Because that house has horrible curb appeal.