The best way to learn something new is to see something new and previewing homes is the best way to do that. Today I ventured out to the land of Reston. I remember back in High School when the Reston Town Center was first starting to become a place people wanted to go, and Reston felt like some foreign world that needed to be explored. Now Reston is one of the main attraction of Northern Virginia.
Everyone wants to eat out at the Clyde's or Morton's in Reston Town Center after a long day of playing in the Water Mine at Lake Fairfax before heading to the Perils of the Lost Jungle for some night time mini-golf. Reston has become one of the places to be in Northern Virginia and as such it is very important that I am constantly working to stay familiar with the area.
One thing that I find interesting about Reston is the artistic thinking of the architects is on full display. Reston is full of both 1970's contemporaries and 1980's traditional American style homes. I was only able to see one of the latter style today, but it was a very nice home. It is located off of Deer Forest in Reston and has a nice porch on the front. It is a rare thing to find a good porch these days.
On the inside it is nearly 3,000 sq. ft. with a finished basement and a kitchen on the main and lower levels. If a buyer either has college age children or in-laws then a walk-out basement with a kitchen could be a great way to have them live with you but never have to see them. The house also featured a washer and dryer in the master suite as well as the basement. It really was a fantastic home.
The next home was the first of many contemporaries for the day and the largest of them. Upon first walking in I was instantly reminded of the homes in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It had that large open feel to it with great big windows in every room. The basement was fully finished with a wet bar and like most homes on the market these days in its price range it had the upgraded kitchen and modernized baths. It is around 1000 sq. ft. smaller than the first home I looked at.
The next and last single family I saw was on Peppermint Ct. It is a 2,568 sq. ft. 1970's contemporary that backs up to a golf course and again had all the newer features a buyer is going to expect in a home in its price range and location. This home had the open staircases that are typical of a 1970's contemporary and also of beach homes. Reston feels like a builder took a vacation to the beach one day in 1970 and then returned to make a lot of homes like what he had seen down there.
After viewing the single families it was time to see what Reston had to offer as far as townhomes went. The first one viewed was on Golden Sands and would be perfect for an investor looking to rent to college students. It is just too bad no colleges are closer to Reston. It is a 1,540 sq. ft. unit with a finished basement and a kitchen on the main level and lower level with four bedrooms and three baths. It was not in good condition and again would be perfect as rental property.
Generation Dr. was the location of the next townhome viewed. I really can't say much about this home as nothing stood out. It is a townhome in Reston, but other than that I am having trouble recalling anything interesting about it. The best feature is the location. It was again a 1970's contemporary style and if you see enough of them they all start to blend together. The one thing about the townhomes in Reston is they are priced competitively when compared to other townhomes in the Northern Virginia market.
The last two homes viewed for the day were small just over 1,000 sq. ft. two bedroom two bath townhomes. The main difference between the two was one had the kitchen at the front and the other had the kitchen in the back. Once you see enough townhomes they all start to look the same, and the cluster of the bedrooms on the upper level was a lot like the townhomes I have seen in Burke and Fairfax. For the smaller type townhomes a person's location might be the real deciding factor as it isn't hard to find affordable townhomes all over Northern Virginia.
Reston is an interesting community full of many different styles of homes built over the last few decades. It has more recently become one of the crown jewels of Northern Virginia with a lot of shopping, dining, and activities. If you are anyone you know is interested in looking in the Reston area I look forward to being of service.
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David Huzzard
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The house also had a washer and dryer in the master suite and the basement. It really was a fantastic house. I like it, thanks for your information.
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