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__looking_for_things t1_jcjyvt6 wrote

Go tour some houses and hope I can leave the purgatory of home buying soon.

Anyone got thoughts on Fulton Hill? I don't know much about the neighborhood except that it's close to Churchill.

I'm looking for a neighborhood with trees, where I can have easy access to a coffee shop and good dog walking streets. And semi close to the airport and under 400k. Any recs?

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ediblerice t1_jck1m3y wrote

Good luck! There isn't a lot on the market right now, but a LOT more should be hitting the market later this month. Definitely check out neighborhoods, even if there aren't homes for sale yet, that way if something does come up, you'll be more confident about the area, and you'll be ready to move quickly if you like the house.

Check out the 'sold' homes from the past 12 months to find areas in your price range that may not have listings available currently.

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__looking_for_things t1_jck5e9q wrote

I have to keep reminding myself it's only March and we just got into spring. I've only been looking for a week, I'm just impatient 🤣

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ediblerice t1_jckcsr8 wrote

Yeah, we're at the point in the market where buyers have cabin fever, so the first warm weather they are ready to run out and see houses, but the sellers aren't ready. Then sellers will put their homes on the market, but it'll be bad weather and slow open houses. :)

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Revealwon t1_jck4d4d wrote

I’m in Highland Springs and it has all those things except for a coffee shop. People clown the neighborhood but I’ve been here 14 years and we love it.

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coconut_sorbet t1_jck6o73 wrote

> I'm looking for a neighborhood with trees, where I can have easy access to a coffee shop and good dog walking streets. And semi close to the airport and under 400k. Any recs?

Have you considered the Stadium neighborhood? Easy to pop onto 195 to get to the airport.

Saw this on Zillow, for example: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/706-S-Nansemond-St-Richmond-VA-23221/12552117_zpid/

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harpervn t1_jcmrt47 wrote

Lived on the other block of nansemond for awhile with a friend, can confirm great area

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debaterollie t1_jckdmz2 wrote

Byrd park- They have options in the 300's pop up every few weeks and the owners of NYD are opening a little cafe there in 2024, plus all of carytown.

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lunar_unit t1_jcks0hl wrote

Fulton's OK. I've been up here since about 2005. Some parts are run down compared to others, but all are generally safe. Development of empty lots, general gentrification and rising costs is definitely affecting the neighborhood.

Celebratory gunfire is a heavy thing here. New Year's Eve really pops off. We also have a significant train yard nearby that has train sounds at all hours of the day and night (usually not super loud, just a reminder that they're there.) Airport being close is nice for trips, but the planes do fly fairly low over Fulton at times.

Blue Atlas is a nice restaurant with a great view and a small market (check it out even if you don't move up here.) They're probably the closest thing we have to a coffee shop, though there are plenty of convenience stores and a few decent fast food places like Ms. Girlee's. Also, Triple Crossing, Stone Brewery, Gillies Creek Park, Rocketts and the Cap Trail are all minutes away.

You should also look at nearby Montrose Heights (right across Government Rd.) , which is similar, but maybe generally quieter, than Fulton.

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__looking_for_things t1_jckuyfg wrote

Thanks for letting me know about the trains and gunfire!

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Typical_Hyena t1_jclwaxv wrote

Montrose also straddles the city county line, and county bills and taxes are cheaper. Houses aren't as old, or as large, so staying under 400K and not having to pour money into massive renovations is definitely possible in Montrose.

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__looking_for_things t1_jcm02zs wrote

Hmm ok this is good to know. My main thing about neighborhood is that I really do want some nice aesthetics and to be able to walk to a park. Montrose is new to me but I don't mind looking around neighborhoods to see my options.

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__looking_for_things t1_jcqr0pp wrote

Looking around Fulton and I'm a bit surprised to see for sale homes at 370k 🫠🫠 I expected that for Churchill.

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lunar_unit t1_jcqss4p wrote

Tell me about it. It's nuts. One of the two on the 1500 block of Carlisle is under contract already at that price (which kinda blew my mind), which maybe makes sense because it's all new construction, but the one next to it was renovated and I figured it would start much lower than the new one.

The houses on the western side of Fulton (divided by Williamsburg Rd) tend to go for more than the eastern side, generally speaking.

Fulton was one of the last pockets of sorta cheap houses in north-of-the-river Richmond and it's been discovered by homebuyers and investors (landlords) who snap things up for crazy money.

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PercyDovetonsils t1_jcl09vg wrote

*Church Hill. The hill with St. John's Church. Sorry, it's a pet peeve of mine.

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