Also, don't fall in love with dirt...what you like today might be dull in comparison to what's coming on market in the coming year - with foreclosures and more on the horizon.  

It's actually in the Countryside Neighborhood, which is about 15 minutes from Dulles International Airport, has good schools, convenient places to shop etc.The main reasons we're considering selling are:To potentially roll this into another property investment in a different market (although we'd be completely new to this market and it's an unknown)To take advantage of the hot market since it's appreciated a good amountNot sure how much more a townhouse could appreciate vs. a SFH (although just looking at TH in Alexandria or Burke - they're about $100K higher than ours - so I guess it still could appreciate further).The reasons to hold would be:Future appreciationHigher Cash Flow with Rent IncreasesWe're in a growing market and since it's in the suburbs - a potential place for more folks to flock this wayFrom a long-term investor's standpoint - appreciation may just win in the long haulWow, to be honest now am leaning more toward holding . . . especially since most of the previous opinions I had were strictly from an agent's perspective.

Also don’t pick one with a super high shine - buyers prefer the dull real wood look.  

There is never a dull moment and I learn something new everyday in this business.

Victor Papanek, a designer who advocates for ecologically and socially responsible design, already acknowledged the problems most of us have with can openers in his 1977 book "How Things Don't Work"; their propensity to rust, their dull cutting wheels, the ensuing mess, and the peril of getting fingers caught between the cutter and the drive wheel.

Why would your tenant stay in a dull and boring place unless they're a dull and boring person?

Never a dull moment.....

Hello all,I am closing on a duplex house hack shortly.I was going to put in new kitchens in to modernize the look of the place.But renovation costs have now become a bigger factor/concern than originally anticipated.I am trying to achieve the same result without the demo, disposal of old cabinets, plastering, tiling, painting and coordination associated with all of the above.The house is 8 years old and the kitchen cabinets are original and in fairly good condition (just a little dull looking).I would like a more modern look than the varnished wood finish of the cabinets currently in place.

Classes were a bit dull but it got the job done.

I think this is a nice idea since a lot of tenants just have to live with dull or even white-washed walls that never feel inviting.