Just wondering if the city of FFX is a better place to buy a house vs the rest of the county? Are the city taxes different than the rest of the county or do you pay the same? Other than city pick up of your leaves in FC, I don't see the difference and wonder why the city is a separate entity.

Not something to base a house purchase decision on.

True, but people here will say it like it is and say things a realtor will not.

Buy in Clifton. You shit in your own drinking water but without city sewer and water you won't have zero lot line housing so no mexicans. Well except for the ones do the yard work.

Clifton or Bust Wrote:
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> Buy in Clifton. You shit in your own drinking
> water but without city sewer and water you won't
> have zero lot line housing so no mexicans. Well
> except for the ones do the yard work.


You have zero concept of how a septic field works

just pointing out Wrote:
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> Clifton or Bust Wrote:
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> > Buy in Clifton. You shit in your own drinking
> > water but without city sewer and water you
> won't
> > have zero lot line housing so no mexicans. Well
> > except for the ones do the yard work.
>
>
> You have zero concept of how a septic field works


He is just butthurt that his wife divorced him and got to keep the house in Clifton that she now occupies with her new boyfriend. What a loser.

Fairfax City schools are inferior to surrounding county schools. That affects property values. Fairfax City itself is a clusterfuck of unplanned development, used car lots, abandoned strip malls, and an unwalkable "downtown" with very narrow sidewalks, all thanks to having had a leftwing mayor whose only concern was trading drugs for participation in gay orgies. Sadly, the county isn't much better. Good luck!

Expect a speeding ticket or red light camera ticket once a month, twice a month if you have to go up or down Pickett Rd Hill that's been a speed trap even before Charley sat at the bottom outside his trailer waving at everyone
Attachments:

The outer edges of fx cty

1) Trash pickup is amazing. Drop anything off at the curb on trash day. It'll be gone.
2) Lots of nature trails that lead to downtown from the surrounding areas.
3) Quaint downtown with decent eats and some nice touches like the comic book store.
4) School spirit - Lots of integration between school activities and the city.
5) The cheap but very friendly and reliable CUE bus system
6) Lots of new development. Developers are interested in the city, which is a good problem to have.

One vote for City of Fairfax Wrote:
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> 1) Trash pickup is amazing. Drop anything off at
> the curb on trash day. It'll be gone.
> 2) Lots of nature trails that lead to downtown
> from the surrounding areas.
> 3) Quaint downtown with decent eats and some nice
> touches like the comic book store.
> 4) School spirit - Lots of integration between
> school activities and the city.
> 5) The cheap but very friendly and reliable CUE
> bus system
> 6) Lots of new development. Developers are
> interested in the city, which is a good problem to
> have.


Runaway development is ruining traffic. City council doesn't give a damn.
FHS is full of anchor babies. Little English spoken in the hallways.
Property taxes suck. Too many busybody know-it-alls poking their noses in everything political. Gerry Connolly lives here.

If you're moving here, you should be happy if you are a beta cuck male or mud person - or too dumb to realize you will be surrounded by the aforementioned.

City of Taxes Wrote:
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> Fairfax City schools are inferior to surrounding
> county schools. That affects property values.
> Fairfax City itself is a clusterfuck of unplanned
> development, used car lots, abandoned strip malls,
> and an unwalkable "downtown" with very narrow
> sidewalks, all thanks to having had a leftwing
> mayor whose only concern was trading drugs for
> participation in gay orgies. Sadly, the county
> isn't much better. Good luck!

^This! And add a 10% tax on all restaurant food bought in the city.

restauranteur Wrote:
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> City of Taxes Wrote:
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> > Fairfax City schools are inferior to
> surrounding
> > county schools. That affects property values.
> > Fairfax City itself is a clusterfuck of
> unplanned
> > development, used car lots, abandoned strip
> malls,
> > and an unwalkable "downtown" with very narrow
> > sidewalks, all thanks to having had a leftwing
> > mayor whose only concern was trading drugs for
> > participation in gay orgies. Sadly, the county
> > isn't much better. Good luck!
>
> ^This! And add a 10% tax on all restaurant food
> bought in the city.

Paid for largely by folks who come into our city :) Seriously, the any trash pickup is worth what little meal tax we pay.

As for the schools being "inferior", any perception there is already priced into property values so no one is getting ripped off. If you actually delve into the academic numbers, you'll find kids from English speaking households still do very well in school.

“zero lot line housing” - what is that?

EvenKnowwhatwrite? Wrote:
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> “zero lot line housing” - what is that?

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/z/zero-lot-line-house.asp

Essentially lots where the structure comes very close to the edge of the lot. This isn't unique to low income housing though. There's plenty of high end construction squeezed onto 1/8th acres.

I’d recommend the county. 20120 is a great zip code. The city other than massive build up with no bright future.

Overall taxes are significantly less in the City and the services are much better.
Nuff said....

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> restauranteur Wrote:
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> > City of Taxes Wrote:
> >
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>
> > -----
> > > Fairfax City schools are inferior to
> > surrounding
> > > county schools. That affects property values.
>
> > > Fairfax City itself is a clusterfuck of
> > unplanned
> > > development, used car lots, abandoned strip
> > malls,
> > > and an unwalkable "downtown" with very narrow
> > > sidewalks, all thanks to having had a
> leftwing
> > > mayor whose only concern was trading drugs
> for
> > > participation in gay orgies. Sadly, the
> county
> > > isn't much better. Good luck!
> >
> > ^This! And add a 10% tax on all restaurant
> food
> > bought in the city.
>
> Paid for largely by folks who come into our city
> :) Seriously, the any trash pickup is worth what
> little meal tax we pay.
>
> As for the schools being "inferior", any
> perception there is already priced into property
> values so no one is getting ripped off. If you
> actually delve into the academic numbers, you'll
> find kids from English speaking households still
> do very well in school.

I've never had any issues with the counties trash service and I've tossed lots of large heavy items.

County trash Wrote:
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> One vote for City of Fairfax Wrote:
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> > restauranteur Wrote:
> >
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>
> > -----
> > > City of Taxes Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > Fairfax City schools are inferior to
> > > surrounding
> > > > county schools. That affects property
> values.
> >
> > > > Fairfax City itself is a clusterfuck of
> > > unplanned
> > > > development, used car lots, abandoned strip
> > > malls,
> > > > and an unwalkable "downtown" with very
> narrow
> > > > sidewalks, all thanks to having had a
> > leftwing
> > > > mayor whose only concern was trading drugs
> > for
> > > > participation in gay orgies. Sadly, the
> > county
> > > > isn't much better. Good luck!
> > >
> > > ^This! And add a 10% tax on all restaurant
> > food
> > > bought in the city.
> >
> > Paid for largely by folks who come into our
> city
> > :) Seriously, the any trash pickup is worth
> what
> > little meal tax we pay.
> >
> > As for the schools being "inferior", any
> > perception there is already priced into
> property
> > values so no one is getting ripped off. If you
> > actually delve into the academic numbers,
> you'll
> > find kids from English speaking households
> still
> > do very well in school.
>
> I've never had any issues with the counties trash
> service and I've tossed lots of large heavy items.

Trash pickup differs widely in Fairfax County. Good for you if your trash pickup is more permissive than others. Still, City of Fairfax is likely the most permissive as to what they'll haul away.

The Town of Vienna for instance won't haul away old appliances, but City of Fairfax sanitation will.

One vote for City of Fairfax Wrote:
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> 1) Trash pickup is amazing. Drop anything off at
> the curb on trash day. It'll be gone.
> 2) Lots of nature trails that lead to downtown
> from the surrounding areas.
> 3) Quaint downtown with decent eats and some nice
> touches like the comic book store.
> 4) School spirit - Lots of integration between
> school activities and the city.
> 5) The cheap but very friendly and reliable CUE
> bus system
> 6) Lots of new development. Developers are
> interested in the city, which is a good problem to
> have.

The number one item you can brag about your city is trash pick-up?

City past few years has gone to shit. Unoccupied restaurant and office space. Title loans, car dealers. It’s a smaller version of Baileys Crossroads. City Council doesn’t care.

Wackymole Wrote:
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> City past few years has gone to shit. Unoccupied
> restaurant and office space. Title loans, car
> dealers. It’s a smaller version of Baileys
> Crossroads. City Council doesn’t care.

We've had two new breweries open up downtown. Scout on the Circle with an upscale Giant is going live in two years. We have tons of developers interested in turning old commercial space into trendy mixed use.

Guilty as charged about the small sidewalks, but that's manageable. The best years for the city are ahead, not behind.

Completely untrue Wrote:
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> Wackymole Wrote:
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> > City past few years has gone to shit.
> Unoccupied
> > restaurant and office space. Title loans, car
> > dealers. It’s a smaller version of Baileys
> > Crossroads. City Council doesn’t care.
>
> We've had two new breweries open up downtown.
> Scout on the Circle with an upscale Giant is going
> live in two years. We have tons of developers
> interested in turning old commercial space into
> trendy mixed use.
>
> Guilty as charged about the small sidewalks, but
> that's manageable. The best years for the city are
> ahead, not behind.

Yes rental apartments and a Giant at a busy intersection. Your car insurance premium just went up. County spanks the city like the little bitch it is. Fairfax City is not a loveable community anymore but a cluster of bad decisions after decisions.

Since I prefer a lot big enough so I can't hear my neighbors fart, and I prefer to piss off the deck when I'm running the grill or just enjoying the evening with a few beverages, I obviously don't live in the city. I can do my own vehicle maintenance without the HOA nazis bitching and on the rare occasion I have something the normal trash/recycling won't pick up, I'm not too lazy that I can't take it to the transfer station myself.

WaWa

Definitely buy in FFx City if you’re into gay orgies. That’s about all the ‘city’ residents do in their spare time.

City Life Wrote:
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> Definitely buy in FFx City if you’re into gay
> orgies. That’s about all the ‘city’
> residents do in their spare time.


And meth.

Or both.

Completely untrue Wrote:
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> Wackymole Wrote:
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> > City past few years has gone to shit.
> Unoccupied
> > restaurant and office space. Title loans, car
> > dealers. It’s a smaller version of Baileys
> > Crossroads. City Council doesn’t care.
>
> We've had two new breweries open up downtown.
> Scout on the Circle with an upscale Giant is going
> live in two years. We have tons of developers
> interested in turning old commercial space into
> trendy mixed use.
>
> Guilty as charged about the small sidewalks, but
> that's manageable. The best years for the city are
> ahead, not behind.

I hope never to find myself near that intersection where they are building Scout on the Circle once it opens. It already takes 10 minutes to get through the stop lights there without the construction completed. Can not imagine how horrible it will be when there is a Giant and 400 apartments open.

What a stupid idea anyway City Council. From it's website, the Circle is "bound on all sides by major roads, the property benefits from high traffic volumes". People want to call this home?

already a traffic nightmare Wrote:
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> Completely untrue Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
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> > Wackymole Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > City past few years has gone to shit.
> > Unoccupied
> > > restaurant and office space. Title loans, car
> > > dealers. It’s a smaller version of Baileys
> > > Crossroads. City Council doesn’t care.
> >
> > We've had two new breweries open up downtown.
> > Scout on the Circle with an upscale Giant is
> going
> > live in two years. We have tons of developers
> > interested in turning old commercial space into
> > trendy mixed use.
> >
> > Guilty as charged about the small sidewalks,
> but
> > that's manageable. The best years for the city
> are
> > ahead, not behind.
>
> I hope never to find myself near that intersection
> where they are building Scout on the Circle once
> it opens. It already takes 10 minutes to get
> through the stop lights there without the
> construction completed. Can not imagine how
> horrible it will be when there is a Giant and 400
> apartments open.
>
> What a stupid idea anyway City Council. From it's
> website, the Circle is "bound on all sides by
> major roads, the property benefits from high
> traffic volumes". People want to call this home?

This property is clearly for folks who want upscale apartment living and easy access to major transit and Metro. Think childless or one-and-done white collar workers. It would be worse if those workers lived farther into the city, as then they'd be clogging up more roads on the way to work.

Scout on the Circle is one of the smarter developments. The Paul VI development; not as much...

reasonably smart Wrote:
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> already a traffic nightmare Wrote:
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> > Completely untrue Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Wackymole Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > City past few years has gone to shit.
> > > Unoccupied
> > > > restaurant and office space. Title loans,
> car
> > > > dealers. It’s a smaller version of
> Baileys
> > > > Crossroads. City Council doesn’t care.
> > >
> > > We've had two new breweries open up downtown.
> > > Scout on the Circle with an upscale Giant is
> > going
> > > live in two years. We have tons of developers
> > > interested in turning old commercial space
> into
> > > trendy mixed use.
> > >
> > > Guilty as charged about the small sidewalks,
> > but
> > > that's manageable. The best years for the
> city
> > are
> > > ahead, not behind.
> >
> > I hope never to find myself near that
> intersection
> > where they are building Scout on the Circle
> once
> > it opens. It already takes 10 minutes to get
> > through the stop lights there without the
> > construction completed. Can not imagine how
> > horrible it will be when there is a Giant and
> 400
> > apartments open.
> >
> > What a stupid idea anyway City Council. From
> it's
> > website, the Circle is "bound on all sides by
> > major roads, the property benefits from high
> > traffic volumes". People want to call this
> home?
>
> This property is clearly for folks who want
> upscale apartment living and easy access to major
> transit and Metro. Think childless or one-and-done
> white collar workers. It would be worse if those
> workers lived farther into the city, as then
> they'd be clogging up more roads on the way to
> work.
>
> Scout on the Circle is one of the smarter
> developments. The Paul VI development; not as
> much...



Volume means volume, renters mean crime increase, more car accidents, less civic responsibility. Agreed Paul VI stupid decision, as is Capstone crap. The city council literally lets developers run amok without consideration.

wah wah wa Wrote:
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> WaWa


I heard that there might be one going in where the Roadway Inn is.

Who's the best hookup for meth now that the Mayor isn't around?

Heard this story once about the govener taking a tour of Fairfax city and was just amazed how shit it was... all of a sudden after 30 years of pushing developers aside FFC is open for anyone with good credit and a few favors for the boys
(hence the meth orgies) socially the town is the result of what it is a old south sundown town that happens to be Close to 66 and all other run-off from the capital wastes.

That being seid FFC has something for all comers and is actually one of the few truely walkable places in Fairfax with all basic needs just a stroll away.

If traffic stresses you out I wouldn’t recommend it. But it’s Fairfax and Fairfax is a good school district with well to do people who aren’t to great at hiding their kinks

If you want someplace a bit “cleaner” I’d suggest Viana or something in the Woodson pyramid if your looking for a nice bungalow that’s close to work the North springfield/Annandale range will be cheeper/ more layed back

If you were my client I would steer you toward what you express your looking for just be honest about yourself and open up a bit, a good buy agent will bring you to what you ask for even if we can’t say what we think.

>
> What a stupid idea anyway City Council. From it's
> website, the Circle is "bound on all sides by
> major roads, the property benefits from high
> traffic volumes". People want to call this home?


Yes. I predict 1000-2000 people will call Scout on the Circle home within a couple years.


They will be...

ABLE TO EASILY ENYOY THE EXTERNAL ELEMENTS
- One block away is Thaiss Park with three beautiful baseball fields.
- 2 miles away is Van Dyke Park, the largest most used park in Fairfax Virginia with Basketball volleyball tennis courts & a skate park & playgrounds & multiple sheltered Picnic tables
- Able to grab a bike from a capital bikeshare station within a couple years.
- One Block away from a nature trail that skirts the Accotink Creek that leads to Lake Accotink and beyond.

ABLE TO QUICKLY GET TO NEARBY BUSINESSES/Services
- Onsite Giant supermarket
- One block away from 7 Eleven, Bowl Americas. Home Depot, Popeyes, IHOP, McDonalds Dunkin, 4 gas Stations, Farrish Car dealership, BonChon Chicken, Arties, Mama Chang, a thrift store, Revolution Billiards, and the almighty Chick-Fil-A
- 1 Mile away From the Fairfax Vienna GMU Metro Station.


What more could you want?

Heavenly Wrote:
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> >
> > What a stupid idea anyway City Council. From
> it's
> > website, the Circle is "bound on all sides by
> > major roads, the property benefits from high
> > traffic volumes". People want to call this
> home?
>
>
> Yes. I predict 1000-2000 people will call Scout on
> the Circle home within a couple years.
>
>
> They will be...
>
> ABLE TO EASILY ENYOY THE EXTERNAL ELEMENTS
> - One block away is Thaiss Park with three
> beautiful baseball fields.
> - 2 miles away is Van Dyke Park, the largest most
> used park in Fairfax Virginia with Basketball
> volleyball tennis courts & a skate park &
> playgrounds & multiple sheltered Picnic tables
> - Able to grab a bike from a capital bikeshare
> station within a couple years.
> - One Block away from a nature trail that skirts
> the Accotink Creek that leads to Lake Accotink and
> beyond.
>
> ABLE TO QUICKLY GET TO NEARBY BUSINESSES/Services
> - Onsite Giant supermarket
> - One block away from 7 Eleven, Bowl Americas.
> Home Depot, Popeyes, IHOP, McDonalds Dunkin, 4 gas
> Stations, Farrish Car dealership, BonChon Chicken,
> Arties, Mama Chang, a thrift store, Revolution
> Billiards, and the almighty Chick-Fil-A
> - 1 Mile away From the Fairfax Vienna GMU Metro
> Station.
>
>
> What more could you want?

Homeless drunks wandering the streets at all hours. Oh wait! We already have that!

No fixed address Wrote:
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>
> Homeless drunks wandering the streets at all
> hours. Oh wait! We already have that!


Yes. Homeless people usually get free food at 6pm daily in the parking lot of Home Depot. Some sleep in their cars in the Home Depot Parking everynight. Some homeless folks hang around the To take showers, do laundry, get jobs, and get other services at the nearby nonprofit that help homeless people.