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Published October 1, 2026 in Deal of the Week

This home asks $185 per square foot. Homes for sale around it are asking $245.

By Jen Orth, RVA Realtor
Real estate, Mechanicsville, VA

That's why it made the list. 95 buyers have already saved it on Zillow. That's 230% more saves than the average of this week's finalists in Mechanicsville, VA. All 95 get an alert the second the price drops or someone else puts in an offer. Right now, you're ahead of all of them.

The numbers
Views on Zillow
Saves on Zillow
Homes analyzed
Fig 0.1 · The home. Listing photos go out with the address. Squinting won't speed that up.
The home
4 bd · 4 ba · 3,000 sq ft
$ ▬▬▬,▬▬▬
About 5 days listed. Address: ▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬
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Text me for the address — (703) 969-8837Opens your messages. No forms. We don't do forms.

In short
  1. $185 per square foot against $245 for homes around it.
  2. Ranked first of 139 active homes scored in Mechanicsville, VA this week.
  3. 4 beds, 4 baths, about 3,000 sq ft. About 5 days listed.
  4. Listings here have been up about 53 days.
  5. Price and address are held back. Text DEAL and they come to you.

Here's what we think happened.

While listed, it earned 95 saves and 483 views on Zillow. It ranked first on Zillow saves for the number of days it has been listed.

From the listing: “Awesome 2-Story Colonial, with just over 3000 sq. and a 4+ Car Garage (28'x52') =1456 sq.”

Saves on Zillow · Mechanicsville, VA
  1. 1This home95 saves
  2. 2Finalist average29 saves
Zillow saves. Finalist average = the mean of this week's finalists in the area, this home included.
What stands out
  1. In-law Suite w/Full Bath and Walk-in Closet on the 1st Floor.
  2. Large Eat-in Kitchen w/New Cabinets, Flooring, Stainless Appliances and Quartz Counter Tops installed Feb.2026.
  3. Dining room w/Hardwood Floors, Chandelier and Chair Rail.

What they saw when they opened the listing.

Then they did what you're about to do. They checked the neighborhood.

Asking $/sq ft nearby
The middle asking price per square foot of the homes for sale here now. Asking, not sold.
This home's $/sq ft
This home's own price per square foot, rounded to the nearest $5.
Avg. days listed
The clock every listing in the area is running against.
Active homes
Everything for sale here right now — the full set this pick was scored against.

The math. At $245 per square foot, the median ask nearby, 3,000 square feet would list for $735,000. This one asks less.

Want the address?

It's ready to go. The address, the photos, the numbers behind the numbers.

Text DEAL to (703) 969-8837Text me

One text and it's yours, usually within the hour. (You're texting me, an actual person. I answer like one.)

What comes back
  1. The address, and the listing it belongs to.
  2. The photos, unblurred, all of them.
  3. The numbers this page is built on, including the ones we would not publish.
  4. A straight answer on whether it is actually right for you — including no.

Not buying right now? You probably know someone who is. Send them this page and be the friend with the good real estate tip.

Jen Orth, RVA Realtor
Hello the House RVA brokered by Fiv Realty · (703) 969-8837 · jenniferorth804@gmail.com
Jen Orth, REALTOR®, with Fiv Realty, is a licensed real estate agent in the Commonwealth of Virginia, License #0225240761. Office: (804) 293-8358 | Cell: (703) 969-8837. Market data comes from the sources noted on each report, which may include Central Virginia Regional MLS (CVR MLS), Zillow, and public county records. It is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and is current as of the date shown. Nothing on this site is an appraisal or a promise of value. If your home is already listed with another broker, this is not a solicitation.
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