Comments on: Time to Play Good Deal or Not? http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/07/time-to-play-good-deal-or-not/ Welcome to the beautiful life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:10:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: bogfrog http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/07/time-to-play-good-deal-or-not/#comment-111207 bogfrog Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:53:24 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=3107#comment-111207 Beautiful original floors -- so much nicer than your generic home depot wood floors in most of the renovations Beautiful original floors — so much nicer than your generic home depot wood floors in most of the renovations

]]> By: dcdesigner http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/07/time-to-play-good-deal-or-not/#comment-111206 dcdesigner Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:05:44 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=3107#comment-111206 Granted the kitchen does have a poor layout, but great appliances and, is that subway tile on the walls? I like it! I also really like the ceiling details and the original fireplace and french doors (original?). As far as the price, well, I really cant comment but from a design point of view, it has great potential. I even like the yellow, although I would have chose something a but more neutral that would appeal to more people! Granted the kitchen does have a poor layout, but great appliances and, is that subway tile on the walls? I like it! I also really like the ceiling details and the original fireplace and french doors (original?). As far as the price, well, I really cant comment but from a design point of view, it has great potential. I even like the yellow, although I would have chose something a but more neutral that would appeal to more people!

]]> By: anon http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/07/time-to-play-good-deal-or-not/#comment-111205 anon Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:26:43 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=3107#comment-111205 IMHO, anything over $720k is too much (and the location is worth $100k). sweet renovation for the most part, but really poor color choices inside. no garage. no yard. and as others have pointed out, that kitchen is a mess--great appliances, bad cabinets, and really poor layout. i always use my own house, bought a year ago, to compare in NW Petworth; while my renovation isn't quite as fancy, my house is renovated, new central air/heat, nice new kitchen, 2 car garage, 800 sq ft of rear yard with grass, plants, trees, a sweet little front yard, 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, no crappy carpet (all oak floors and ceramic tile)...$440k. IMHO, anything over $720k is too much (and the location is worth $100k). sweet renovation for the most part, but really poor color choices inside. no garage. no yard. and as others have pointed out, that kitchen is a mess–great appliances, bad cabinets, and really poor layout. i always use my own house, bought a year ago, to compare in NW Petworth; while my renovation isn’t quite as fancy, my house is renovated, new central air/heat, nice new kitchen, 2 car garage, 800 sq ft of rear yard with grass, plants, trees, a sweet little front yard, 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, no crappy carpet (all oak floors and ceramic tile)…$440k.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/07/time-to-play-good-deal-or-not/#comment-111204 Anonymous Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:47:28 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=3107#comment-111204 so lucky RAIDANT HEAT so lucky RAIDANT HEAT

]]> By: JnDC http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/07/time-to-play-good-deal-or-not/#comment-111203 JnDC Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:03:23 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=3107#comment-111203 Knock 75k off and I'd think it would move quickly, otherwise its a great looking place at a bad time in the market. Would love to be reminded of it in a month or so to see what has happened with it... PoP? Knock 75k off and I’d think it would move quickly, otherwise its a great looking place at a bad time in the market. Would love to be reminded of it in a month or so to see what has happened with it… PoP?

]]> By: anon http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/07/time-to-play-good-deal-or-not/#comment-111202 anon Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:42:00 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=3107#comment-111202 what qualifies as a "spa-like" bath? those bathrooms look very cold to me, and contain none of the features i might describe as something you would find at a spa (beyond running water, of couse). i don't think it's priced wildly incorrectly, and it looks a lot better than the dozens of places for sale around that price---though I agree that kitchen could have been done a lot better. not so much this one, but why do people renovate a house on the cheap? most people doing this are gonna make a bundle either way, have some pride in your work rather than cutting corners! for the record, i like the painted brick. it livens up a neighborhood and adds personality. what qualifies as a “spa-like” bath? those bathrooms look very cold to me, and contain none of the features i might describe as something you would find at a spa (beyond running water, of couse). i don’t think it’s priced wildly incorrectly, and it looks a lot better than the dozens of places for sale around that price—though I agree that kitchen could have been done a lot better. not so much this one, but why do people renovate a house on the cheap? most people doing this are gonna make a bundle either way, have some pride in your work rather than cutting corners! for the record, i like the painted brick. it livens up a neighborhood and adds personality.

]]> By: Chris http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/07/time-to-play-good-deal-or-not/#comment-111201 Chris Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:42:00 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=3107#comment-111201 it's great and would have been snatched up in one day during the height of the bubble market buying frenzy, but, not now. they will have to lower the price. there are equally nice single family homes for that price in similar neighborhoods. it’s great and would have been snatched up in one day during the height of the bubble market buying frenzy, but, not now. they will have to lower the price. there are equally nice single family homes for that price in similar neighborhoods.

]]> By: A little history on this house... http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/07/time-to-play-good-deal-or-not/#comment-111200 A little history on this house... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:18:01 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=3107#comment-111200 So here is a little history on this house. Until 2006 this house was rented by an elderly couple from Jamaica who paid $500/mo for the whole house. The wife of this couple died of a heart attack in October 2006. Her husband remained in it for three more months and then the elderly woman who owned it also died. When she died she left her entire estate to Howard University. The man now lives with his son in Hyattsville, MD because he couldn't find similiar rent in DC. They lived on only one floor of this house because the upstairs and basement were such a mess. The house definitely needed a ton of work. I like the backstories of houses and how they are microprisms of how demographics and neighborhoods change... So here is a little history on this house. Until 2006 this house was rented by an elderly couple from Jamaica who paid $500/mo for the whole house. The wife of this couple died of a heart attack in October 2006. Her husband remained in it for three more months and then the elderly woman who owned it also died. When she died she left her entire estate to Howard University. The man now lives with his son in Hyattsville, MD because he couldn’t find similiar rent in DC. They lived on only one floor of this house because the upstairs and basement were such a mess. The house definitely needed a ton of work.

I like the backstories of houses and how they are microprisms of how demographics and neighborhoods change…

]]> By: Jack http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/07/time-to-play-good-deal-or-not/#comment-111199 Jack Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:55:48 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=3107#comment-111199 Painting brick.....I think it depends on the type of brick in the neighborhood. Much of the brick used to build rowhouses in Petworth tends to be rather "blah". The houses in CH are generally a bit older and the quality of the brick is nicer. Painting brick…..I think it depends on the type of brick in the neighborhood. Much of the brick used to build rowhouses in Petworth tends to be rather “blah”. The houses in CH are generally a bit older and the quality of the brick is nicer.

]]> By: mad clamor http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/07/time-to-play-good-deal-or-not/#comment-111198 mad clamor Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:33:43 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=3107#comment-111198 I'm gonna disagree on painting the brick. I think it makes the block more interesting. Blocks with all-gray non-painted brick are the most boring blocks in the city, imo -- I think if every other house were painted (tastefully), or at least a handful of them, it would make the whole block more appealing. I’m gonna disagree on painting the brick. I think it makes the block more interesting. Blocks with all-gray non-painted brick are the most boring blocks in the city, imo — I think if every other house were painted (tastefully), or at least a handful of them, it would make the whole block more appealing.

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