Comments on: GDoN Revisited by Hipchickindc – 1311 10th Street, NW

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:10:46 +0000

Yes, they do. I am more in a supportive role in a major cocrammiel real estate firm for a team that sells shopping centers. I have been doing this for 12 years now. I do have my real estate license and all of that, but have not moved up to a sales postion because of the time it takes. At our company it is very similar to a law firm. Like in a law firm when you are an associate you are there until 8 every night and on weekends, you practically pee in your trash can, and you live on fruit roll ups the secretaries throw at you. Then once you make partner, you hand down all of the delegatable work to the associates, and you go to Bermuda for 3 weeks.The bottom line is yes, good money. yes, they work a lot. But by the time you are 40 the worst part of it is over and you should be set if you do it right. Bottom line is it is not a get rich quick career.

By: hipchickindc

hipchickindc — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 00:07:17 +0000

Tom, thanks for your input. It’s very helpful to hear the details from the listing agent.

By: Tom Lewis - Redfin

Tom Lewis - Redfin — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:59:36 +0000

Hey POP world! It was amazing to see the feedback when this post originally went up. It honestly had me scared. Although I didn’t panic too much because we had our first offer the day after we went live and we had a ton of showings over the weekend. Now that the deal is closed I can say that we ended up with 9 offers. A few were pretty unrealistic and a few were really great! What pushed the winning offer over the top was the financing, preferred closing date and the amazing price!

This is a really great property and an awesome condo alternative. Some may say I am biased because I represented the seller. Sure that is true. However you also have to realize that we looked at the comps very closely when arriving at a price and selecting an offer. The comps definitely support the closed price.

Though its not a condo think about how much a 2-bedroom condo is going for in this area. This is a great alternative, doesn’t have the monthly fees and it has a small backyard.

-Tom Lewis
tom.lewis@redfin.com

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:43:07 +0000

The person who bought in 2009 is very lucky to have made such a great profit while doing nothing to increase the value of the home. The hideous colorful fan was a remnant from the previous owners as are many of the other half-baked “design” features of the home. You’re paying for one of the best-kept secret neighborhoods in DC.

By: anon

anon — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:02:15 +0000

Exactly…
As the housing crash of 2007-2010 taught us, just because someone “pays” an amount for something, doesn’t make it worth it, or a good idea.

So much RE out there on the market right now that is such a better deal.

The 2/2 589K unit at 1341 Irving.

Fine, don’t want a condo, how about the SFH at 1214 Delafield for 599K or 1812 10th St for 549K.

Redfin is full of choices, this was a poor one.

Not my money, say hello to the O street crews for me

By: petwurf

petwurf — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:32:26 +0000

oops. never mind. just looked at the original pictures; this thing has had all of the original interior charm renovated right out of it.

By: petwurf

petwurf — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:28:44 +0000

I used to live around the corner from there. Those houses are cool beyond their size, and are some of the very few affordable (albeit not cheap) pre-civil wars residences available in the city.

By: Sarcastic Tom

Sarcastic Tom — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:22:56 +0000

Yeah! And the real estate boom of 2003-2007 was great for America!

By: anon

anon — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:53:41 +0000

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:26:07 +0000

considering it went for list and was on the market for just 6 days, it’s fairly clear that you are completely wrong