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The Northern Virginia Way…

… to sell a house (instead of getting Capone). Everything within the law, of course!

We did everything right. It took almost a week but we got our house in great shape to sell it, we’ll… mostly my wife did. We went through the house one room at a time, painting and fixing things when necessary. We took about a third of our belongings and furniture and put them into storage. We installed some new carpeting and flooring and then we listed the property at fair market value. There was another New Reynard model in an older part of the subdivision that was listed for $555K and they got full price, so we priced ours at $549,950 – Quick Sale, right?

Wrong!

We had no idea that within hours of listing our home we would get 4 snowfalls including the huge, historic one that dumped more than 2 feet of snow and made the roads impassable.  Now the roads are clear and our house is finally getting shown steadily. There’s even been some strong  interest shown. Then one day (a couple of days ago) I noticed a brand new listing at the exact same price, a couple of blocks away… ARRGGHHH. It’s a smaller house and it’s on a very busy road but it’s a little more updated on the inside. So taking the hint from the untouchables, we immediately lowered our price and added a bonus to the agent who brings the buyer.

You may not want to do things but if you want to assure success, you do what you have to do. Our house is now $544,950 and we’ve added a $5,000 bonus to the agent who brings a buyer. If someone drives by who isn’t working with an agent or if you know anyone who wants to buy our home without an agent, we’ll just credit the buyer with the bonus. I would have rather kept the $10K myself but I want to sell my house, so we’ll do what must be done, the Northern Virginia Way

7412 Calico Ct – Springfield, VA 22153

A large, rarely available New Reynard model in the newest part of the neighborhood, Orange Hunt Estates West. This home is on a cul-de-sac off of a dead end, so it is extremely secluded but moments away from both the Elementary School and South Run Recreation center, as well as the trails that connect to Burke Lake Park.

UPDATE – SOLD!! for $525,000

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Orange Hunt Estates in West Springfield, VA

Cover of the original new home brochure for the community. I wish it showed more of the cars and people from 1975! It was only 34 years ago but things were a little different. No computers, no cable television, no mobile phones, I can’t believe it sometimes but I was around way back then. Of course… I was just a kid… a really little kid!

Here’s a very brief snapshot of just some of what our community has to offer.

Commuting

• Metro-bus runs through the community providing both morning and evening rush hour service to the Pentagon Metro Station – it’s about a 40 minute trip
• Additionally, it is a relatively short drive to the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station for subway service to Washington, DC and all other stations on the subway system.
• It’s approximately a 20 minute drive to Fort Belvoir.
• The Springfield Interchange of I-95, I-395 and I-495 is approximately 15 minutes away
• Orange Hunt Estates borders the Fairfax County Parkway and Old Keene Mill Rd
• This is the link to the Metro Map and this is for the VRE

Schools

• Sangster and Orange Hunt - Elementary Schools are both are located in our community.
• Washington Irving Middle School on Old Keene Mill Road is for seventh and eighth graders.
• West Springfield High School is for ninth through twelfth Grade

Information on all these schools can be found at Fairfax County Public Schools main site. On the main site, you may also find the maps for the school boundaries.

Libraries

Pohick Regional Library is located just outside Orange Hunt Estates at Sydenstricker and Old Keene Mill Road. Additionally, Burke Library and Kings Park Library are both minutes away.

Pools

1. Cottontail Swim and Racquet Club
2. Fox Hunt Swim Club
3. Orange Hunt Swim Club

Shopping

• Huntsman Square – Moments away
• Burke Town Center – Minutes away
• Rolling Valley Mall – Minutes away

It is also an easy commute to Target, Kohls, Walmart, numerous Grocery stores and dozens and dozens of other shops and restaurants in the West Springfield/Burke area.

Recreation

• South Run Recreation Center has a year round pool, very nice exercise facilities including a full line of free weights, machines and cardio equipment and other activities and is located across the street from one edge of our community.
• Burke Lake Park has a golf course, camping, picnic areas, small boat rental, fishing, carousel, miniature train and ice cream parlor is just up the road. You can drive there or just walk, run or bicycle from your home. The trails from Burke lake come right by Orange Hunt and also connect to Lake Mercer which is in the community. We have wonderful trails, streams and lakes to enjoy!
• We are also semi-close (10-15 minutes) to the Audrey Moore Recreation Center, Wakefield State Park and Lake Accotink Park.

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