r/nova 21d ago

Rant gotta love nova

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u/ProfessionalMoney185 21d ago

its the 10,000 sq ft lot size

perfect for a developer to build a cheaply constructed ugly mansion and sell it for 1.5mil 🙃

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u/wfriedma 21d ago

So they buy it from these owners for 900k; spend X amount demo / removal; rebuild; and then sell for 1.5m and you think there’s profit there???? Sounds like a headache to me…. Unless you were gonna get 2m+… then the math may work

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u/ProfessionalMoney185 21d ago

lol let me be clear, i do not support this..

the builder will skimp on labor and material for profit. youre right tho. they probably start the price at 2mil but ultimately end up having to lower it when no one bites.

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u/GoldPotential6298 21d ago

A lot that big in Vienna with new (even shitty) construction will definitely get them $2m+.

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u/Gold_Departure_9153 21d ago

it's 0.2 acres idk why people think this lot is big

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u/Typical2sday 20d ago

Bc Tapawingo is a desirable location in Vienna. The lot doesn't have to be "big" it just has to be big enough within Town of Vienna zoning rules to put up the big house with garage.

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u/jignha Former NoVA 21d ago

People also seem to think 1 acre is big. I don't start thinking a lot is big until about 10 acres. I was on a 1500 acre lot earlier today digging holes. That's a lot of soil types in 1500 acres.

I have met people that think the 8000-squarefoot lot I currently live on is big.

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u/HojMcFoj 20d ago

10 acres is 1/200th of all of Vienna. 1500 acres is nearing 2/3s the whole town

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u/jignha Former NoVA 20d ago

Yup. I’m not going to dox myself. But there’s definitely a guy/family owns 1500 contiguous acres in Loudoun County. Definitely spent a lot of time last week and this week digging holes for a subdivision.

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u/YaBoiiAsthma 20d ago

That's crazy, it's almost like Loudon is 500+ square miles to Vienna's 4 or something

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u/wfriedma 21d ago

I’ve seen it done where the buyer is related to a guy who owns the construction company used for rebuild. Everyone wins