Comments on: Good Deal or Not? Multiple Reader Request

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:01:05 +0000

Would you believe, according to the archives held at St Gabriel, this house was a convent for The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary from 1924 to 1925 when the convent at 719 Varnum St was completed as the order was founded in Montreal in the 19th Century by Mother Rose Durocher.

By: a strange

a strange — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:19:55 +0000

Way overpriced! That street is sketchy & from the exterior this house looks sketchy. The slate on the porch is nice, but the rest of the front needs an overhaul. The kitchen & baths need to be done properly. The popcorn ceilings need to go & the interior needs crown molding. The fact that it does have a lot of space & is close to metro is a plus. As an interior designer who has sold many homes all within a few days, I would do the necsary upgardes, stage the home, & lower the price to $575,000.

By: Tatiana

Tatiana — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:23:56 +0000

Used to live right next door to this house. Remember how we used to love the back of the house, since it is enclosed and nice (ours had a small fence and grass). But, to be honest, ours looks better, the kitchen had all in stainless steel and last time I checked, the house I used to live in was worth around a little less than 600k

By: crin

crin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:36:20 +0000

The ad might “say” they have a CofO for 2-units, but that doesn’t mean they do. That porch is in public space. You can have a projecting bay into public space, or a porch in public space. You can’t have both. That enclosed room under the porch is not legal. Neighbors have that condition too, so let’s just say lots of stuff got done between 85 and 95 when DC government couldn’t tie it’s shoes. If the new owners go to make it official with Zoning today, they’d be told to take a hike.

By: M.Wanzer

M.Wanzer — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:55:41 +0000

the house is nice..but the price is apsurd

By: anon

anon — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:25:03 +0000

its a nic e block. it’s in Columbia Heights. Rents run between 1000-1300 in this market. I should know, I own of total of six rental units on this stretch of Rock Creek Church Road. Price-wise, its more like 500-550. $729k is way too high. Good luck though. If it works, look for more to come because I’ll put my units up too.

By: Bloodhound

Bloodhound — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:15:36 +0000

That is a great location, directly across the street from the Metro. For 725 though I would expect something spotless and stunning because a buyer would know they’d be buying the nicest and most expensive house in the neighborhood and hoping for the values of the area to catch up eventually.

By: My two cents

My two cents — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:05:43 +0000

Not a bad house. Decent rental unit. I echo the $600k worthy factor.

By: Andy (2)

Andy (2) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:02:05 +0000

The toilet in the master looks like it escaped from the early 90’s, the bathroom vaities are cheap and old. Totally overpriced. You could get a nice place in a better NW neighborhood for that. How long till a major price reduction?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:44:41 +0000

I think it’s worth $600k, $500k if the basement apartment needs to be dug out to meet code.

Also, don’t popcorn ceilings indicate the ceilings have been replaced due to a leak? I’d want that inspected pretty thoroughly.