What Do You Think About This Great Falls, VA Retreat Home?
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- čas přidán 23. 05. 2024
- This home is described as being “modern contemporary”. It’s in a quiet location but has not sold yet. I want to know would you buy this property, or do you think it will stay on the market for a long time? What do you think? Is this a property that you would buy? Watch as I walk into it for the first time to see it. Check it out!
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Summer camp
My thoughts exactly.
Really surprised this home didn't have a pool or a sauna ...this house all fixed up a sauna would be such a bonus add on
The structure of the house to me is fine. I love that huge room! HOWEVER, it totally needs to be renovated. If I had that type of money, I would purchase it for just over 1 million. That is for the land and scenery but I'll need at least 1 million to renovate.
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It"s beautiful. Too mny stairs for this ol" girl. I kind of like the dark kitchen -- I look better in the dark. I like the house really. It"s newer than my house! Great place for an Air B&B after it"s dressed up a bit.
Yes I agree the photo definitely makes the home look way more inviting and opened (with the brighter toned colors) it's wild what just a simple color change can do
Of course everyone starts in with gut job, renovate, etc. and a few decades from now, everyone will be bemoaning the fact that all the original features have been ripped out, just as with mid-century, arts and crafts, Victorians, etc. that everyone bemoans now. This is a perfect picture of the era. It’s a beautiful home that should be left alone, but alas, that won’t happen.
The ceilings are beautiful. Great Falls Potomac is a really nice location.
I actually love the bones of this home...the height of the ceilings in some areas is a little troublesome and I would completely reimagine that kitchen/dining room/family room area but with a healthy reno budget this home would be amazing. Because of the lot, i would keep most of the wood tones, but there's ways to update that and still have it look modern. The primary bedroom - I would expand into that office room next to it and expand the bath. All the bathrooms would be upfitted, I'd remove all that laminate flooring and replace it with wood more consistent to what's going on with the rest of the home. And I'd work with a good designer to repurpose that big white room to look more like it's part of the home and not some event space rental. I also love that workroom off the garage and would keep that. Yes there's lots of changes to be made, but the good thing about the layout of the home is the space is easy to reimagine. I'd keep all the skylights cause I just love the light it brings in. I also like the brown color of the home shown in those flyers and would update the exterior to be that color cause I love homes that color set in wooded areas like this,
This home is not bad. Yes it was built in the 80s, but it has great potential. One thing I did not see was a fireplace. It seems like this is a summer or second home. It was built nicely. The sloping area , close off for storage. So much of this home is updating & cosmetic. I would relocate the laundry in the living space. The large area, media and family room. It’s a nice home . Yes , dated but great condition and potential . Now, the price is a bit higher. To get the price, update and stage. And I don’t think this house is about color it would be decorated in a desirable vacation getaway decor. Thanks for the showing.
There was a a fireplace on the lower level
I like this home,I would update the kitchen, bathrooms and remove the carpet. It's big enough for me have my business and living space.
A major gut job to bring it to today's standards. I bet they are asking beaucoup, beaucoup money. A buyer must really love, love wood.
Maybe about 80k to 100k of demo updating EVERYTHING (obviously most rooms need work)but again this house has huge potential (those hardwood floors on the first floor could be revived and brought back to life) plus the outdoors area
Hahaha The Brady Bunch is not the 80s 😂😂😂 I think the house is beautiful and someone with money and personality can make it a home without gutting it. We tend to devalue aged property even if it is maintained well. I wish I could find me a property that is over 100 years that has been maintained and secured historical landmark status.
I think that space could be a yoga or dance studio... what I would do to have a studio like that in my house. Amazing...I would have loved to see footage or pictures of what this retreat home looked like when it was being lived in or utilized.
Having seen all that you've shown. This must have been a 'cult' house or commune. Amazing.
Interesting house looks like it has good bones but needs a major improvements to attract a potential buyer.
A lot of conversation about the interior of the house, goodness me at today's prices I am thinking of the cost of a replacement roof, exterior painting, upkeep and or power wash the many exterior decks. Property taxes and price of the home at resale are based on square footage, for a potential buyer an assessor would have to come out and measure all of the liveable square footage minus non-liveable areas, i.e. garage and correct the records for this house. A very costly investment plus maintenance. I am thinking of the heating and cooling cost plus adequate insulation. It appears only one heating and cooling system for this size home. My home was built in 1969 and others in my development around 1970's with similar bathroom fixtures. I would have to pass this up even if I could afford which I cannot. Taxes, maintenance and annual treatment of interior wood (just like wooden furniture) would be a night mare. Love the video.
I actually like the kitchen I wouldn't change it just update appliances and add backsplash.
It should be marketed as a "tear down." Great Falls has multi-million dollar homes, so the value is in the land.
That mega room at the back of the house should have that roof ripped out and be vaulted like the exterior roof already is.. That will make it more grand.. You could put two or three bedrooms in their and still have a large living room and maybe even kitchen in there too!! 😎😎👌👌
Completely agree with you - pretty location. And the architecture is great. And honestly, although it's outdated, you can tell that it was very well maintained! That is OLD carpet but it looked like it was in great condition. If money and time were no object, I'd love to restore and renovate that place. Well, just like the "core" house area. I don't understand all those additional areas.
Edited to add, my goodness that building just kept going and going! What was that property used for!?!
I got lost after the living room , maze of a house 😂
Renovation would be costly, and some walls need to be removed for a better connection of rooms throughout the house.
Unless, perhaps a retreat lodge with dining, spa, and a fitness room.
I agree with most of the comments the update cost is probably just as much as the price.
I would take down most of the walls and lighten the color. I also agree with you that the kitchen and all bathrooms need renovated.
I wouldn’t buy unless I had a lot of lute, lol
The wooded area and large space is nice
Th ehouse has great bones but needs to be updated. I see it as a total gut job. Once completed that place will be heavenly.
It's definitely Mid Century, and the decor is of that style.
I love this old house. I would tone down the bathroom walls and rip up all the carpet
It doesn’t look like a house at all. It look more like a recreation center
Exactly
But i'm at a loss for words. Maybe a cult would buy it😅😅
House is nuts. I'll pass.😮
The person or company that buys that house will need to work with an architect to determine the true livable square footage and whether (or how) to reconfigure the interior layout of this property. The property looks like it's a complete gut job...or at least needs to be one. And yes...What I'm seeing in the fixtures and cabinetry screams mid-1970s to mid- to late-1980s. With mortgage rates being what they are today, I cannot imagine what the renovation of the property will cost at hard money rates.
With all that wood, though, I'm surprised about not coming across "sawdust-like" evidence of insect damage from termites or carpenter ants.
Considering the amount of work that needs to be done to update it, I would not purchase it for asking price. Also, it would have to make me money to make sense.
I would use this as an investment property; Air BNB, Bed and Breakfast Inn, or even rent it out as an event space for people who want to have weddings parties etc.
Ha ha😂 you got lost. Some Millennials actually like the older bathroom colors and the wall paper and old tiles. I like the house. Maybe an ozone treatment can get rid of the smell.
Great video. That house requires to much work.
This house definitely needs a top notch decorator, someone like Candis Olson or Rebecca Robson, they would know exactly what to do with this kind of property.
Hello Johnathan happy Friday I wish you would have brought your son alone on this one I would have loved to hear what he had to say about this one. And I wouldn't be able to enjoy myself looking for wild animals oh no I can't just throw the whole house away
Stay Blessed
I can see this structure as a business opportunity. If someone or a group had the money, they can turn it into a nice investment.
Why does a bedroom have to have a closet when 100 years ago bedrooms didn’t have closets and instead used armories ?
Id tear this place down and build my dream home. It'll be to costly trying to upgrade /remodel. Love the are though.
I would make it an open plan house. All the wall would be remove, and some of that wood make it too small.
At first I was like, " It's not that bad , just some updating......then you get to the other side of the house. The slopped room & over oddly sized room....yikes. Very costly renovation.
How many rooms including baths and bedrooms??
How many acres does it sit on?
This looks more like a commercial establishment/lodge or vacation rental rather than a home. All those unnecessary angles and loss of head space made me claustrophobic 😮.
I am interested to know how many acres the dwelling comes with.
I would gut it and start fresh . If zoned correctly, I would definitely turn it into a vacation rental or place to rent out for events: weddings, family reunions, off-sites, etc.
Gut renovation and redesign... That's it...
It is in the woods though
Could have been an luminati party house
From the late 70's
I only thing I have to say about this house and the 80s I think about psychedelic drugs and it’s too much money. It’s too scary. There are probably hidden rooms. Some of the walls could be false.
I would make the whole house an open area . The ceiling are too low and it’s dark in there.
This looks more like a commercial establishment/lodge or vacation rental rather than a home. All those unnecessary angles and loss of head space made me claustrophobic 😮.
I am interested to know how many acres the dwelling comes with.
I would gut it and start fresh.
I almost choked on my dinner when he said the asking price.
It doesn’t feel like a family home at all, more like a group meeting space, camp or something like that? Seems like It would take an architect to figure out how to reconfigure it if you ever wanted to make it suitable for family living.
I would demolish and build new. This house just needs way too much renovation. They built this house with no logical flow. This was someone’s unique custom build of randomness.
The brady bunch
The brady bunch
That's the way we became the Brady bunch.😂😂😂😂
Looks like mike brady's Design of the brady bunch house
NOPE,........ if you're not claustrophobic, you will develop it. Also, kept looking for the black bears to return home at anytime.
That house is larger than 3900 square feet.
This home may not be a total gut job for fans of this era of home but it does need work for a better flow. Problem is, it WILL cost as much to fix it as it does to buy it. I love wood but that is too much wood. I would say keep some of the wood as accents to the home but wood does attract a lot of dust and that would be too much dusting. The person with the right sized wallet and a the right architect could do a lot with this home. It might even be possible to separate it so there would be enough room for a family and a rental. I heard you say what they were asking but I bet if someone came in with cash for maybe a million and a half, the sellers would let the property go. It would be a sweet property for someone but even renovated it would be too much house for me.
That’s a complete tear-down. Extremely dated. The views are great 👍🏾
I agree
Agree
That house is so creepy someone else could be living in there with you and you’d never know it. Just to creepy.
I would not purchase it. Too many weird rooms, too many low ceilings, I would be afraid the skylights are leaky. The outer wood walls are probably not well insulated based on the house being smelly. $2 mil, I can build a beautiful smaller home with money left over.
Hello, this house is a no. The architecture with the ceilings is a no. Too much unused space that doesn’t make sense. Kinda creepy as well. lol! I feel like it’s a house from a 80’s slasher movie. 😂😂Too much work. They need to tear it down and sell the lot.
This house is, "Out of sight", literally & figuratively. Iykyk😂
Yeah. I’m not feeling this house at all! Too many project needed to “undate” it. Love the neighborhood though.
It has a summer camp vibe
Not Living Area (per ANSI) in that Powder Room, if the Ceiling is below 7'. I personally love these 80's Contemporary homes. Cool video!
A lot of homes in great falls and potomac that are built during that time look like that. Most homeowners renovate before listing to make it a bit more modern. Everything in this home seems to be the original stuck in time down to the doors. Usually they replace the bathroom kitchen, doors and paint over the wood.
Naw. tear down. Please report back what happens with this property.
I believe that house is older than 1980. Maybe 1960's? I saw houses like this in the DC area in the 1960's. Those bathrooms are pre-1975. The kitchen maybe 1980. That house looks like it was thrown together. Spec house? It looks to need all the windows replacing, and it's unlikely more insulation can be applied to the outside walls. Cheap doors. That's not even high quality wood, the upstairs floor is mismatched for the wood tone, those carpets should have been ripped out years ago. The most important feature is the site: the trees are fabulous, and the street quiet.
Some child is going to fall down those stairs.
That electric box high on the wall is a router.
The garage wing is an addition.
It’s a no for me don’t want to live in the woods unless it’s lakefront.
I love your content, hope to get my first home next year. I have a weird question and I’m sure you have been asked this before, but have you ever felt like a house you were viewing may have been haunted or had a weird vibe?
The more I watch the more it's a hard no. The only thing that I can think of is horror movies made there
Please stop saying 80s more like the 70s
See I thought I was the only one. I grew up watching the 80’s slasher movies and this house it definitely one where the teenagers was hanging out and went downstairs in the basement and the boogeyman was waiting in that room with just the sink 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@TheAgentofLuvhilarious! Not the boogie oogie man!
This house is not worth $2M. MAAAAAYbe $1.5. Someone else mentioned a camp and I'd love to make this some type of retreat or sunmer camp. The flow is horrible to make it a personal home.
This house reminds of the seventies
A gut job. For the bathrooms and the kitchen, definitely a paint job for the entire house. If they drop off a million and a half the house for sale. Still confused about the downstairs dance hall
That has to be older than the 80's I would actually keep the bathrooms as is
Way overpriced in my opinion because it needs to be completely renovated from the studs and foundation up, probably roof too. I'm sure there are plenty of electrical and plumbing issues as well. No thanks.
The house needs updated bathrooms a kitchen. Remove the carpeting and curtains. Remove the interior glass wall in the entrance and it a $1.5 million house that will sell less than 30 days.
no
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It's giving religious cult compound; but good bones.
Dated.....Needs a TOTAL renovation
Jonathan finds another HOT MESS!!!!...whoindeeeephuk was the architect....smh....great space tho....if I had 2 mill to buy and teardown sure I'd buy it....but who the hell has that if u.can't turnaround and sell for 5 mill if comps are not that
It's a very unique house! It has a sound structure except for the ceilings which are very low. Needs a lot of cosmetic changes (carpet, sinks, toilets, paint) and the kitchen and bathrooms needs a complete redo! Too bad they didn't switch the odd room with the low ceiling and beams with the large room. The odd room seems like it could be an office or a workout room. So much space! It's almost like a maze walking through it. I would reconfigure some rooms, reno the kitchen, bathrooms and some of the rooms in the basement. It has enough space to add more bedrooms, a wine cellar, entertainment/ game room and a theater room. I wouldn't buy it for 2.3 Mil because it needs too much work! But it has a beautiful and peaceful backyard which I would create an outdoor kitchen/dining and entertainment area with a hot tub. 😊
As you have said, that house needs to be fully updated and I would probably make it a house for an event place. And the house is really choppy.
This house looks like it was built in the 60’s the late 70’s had gold and green into very early 80’s. The house needs to be modernized greatly. It is so dark omg. It screams 60’s, it’s going to take a lot to remodel this house whatever the price is they may have to drop it a lot. It can be look beautiful and it was great back in the day 😊
The basement is very creepy.
Due to the fact that this house needs a total gut job, the price is way too much.
They need to drop the price and accept that this will be a tear down. It would be too expensive to fully renovate. It’s just a lot of bleak wasted space and the materials seem cheap. To me, it is hideous, gloomy and uncomfortable. Love the location, though :)
I would offer $800,000 because I think It needs at least $500,000 worth of work to bring it up to modern standards.
It looks like a home from a horror film from the 90s . . .
I like the concept of this house, but there is a LOT going on. The asking price is way too much for a fixer upper. It will definitely have to be totally renovated. I would love to see this house after the renovation.
It'll be too much work to update this.....pass on this.
Tear it down. Buy the land. Its Great Falls!
Wonder never ceases! Foolhardy sellers. Despite location and land, it is not attractive to a buyer with over 2 mill.
Love the land, not the home. Too much $$ to renovate.
Omg they want over a million for that craptastic mess of rooms it looks like a seventies porn stars house
Dang NO!!!!! Too BIG and spooky!
I would remodel the bathrooms, paint everything else, and update the kitchen appliences if someone gave me this house. However, if I had 2 million to spend on a home, it would be this one because the structure is so dated and off putting.
No I would not buy the house to large for me😯
Tell me it doesn't seem worth the price for all the work that would need to be done to it.
And that house has way too many egresses and unnecessary rooms.
Nope
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The bathrooms look kind of tacky
Too much wood for my liking.
It started out ok and got creepy….. this house would need a total major renovation …… not mid century…. Not worth the asking price unless it comes with a few acres of land…..
I’m not a fan of wood in the home, it ages it to me. You’ll need just as much to renovate as it costs to buy. I like the the outside and the trees but it’s a hard pass for me