What Does $500K Buy You in Bethesda?
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In this week’s edition of “What $ Buys You,” we look at what you can get in the $500,000 price point in Bethesda. It turns out that if you are willing to look hard and are not turned off by the fact that you may need to do some renovating, there are good properties available.

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This three-bedroom Cape Cod Well is located on a quiet street in the Wyngate neighborhood of Bethesda. While the property will need renovating at some point down the line (new kitchen, porch is old), it is quite a large house for this price point in Bethesda. There are three good-sized bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a living room with a fireplace, a separate dining room, a cozy back porch, and a large backyard. The roof has been replaced as well as the gutters. More details below.
- Address: 6110 Melvern Drive, Bethesda, MD (see map here)
- Price: $525,000
- Bedrooms: Three
- Bathrooms: Two
- Square Footage (Lot): 6,848
- Year Built: 1952
- For the full listing, click here.
This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/what_does_500k_buy_you_in_bethesda/934.
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