Barcroft · Downsizing
Downsizing in Barcroft
Your belongings sorted, your home sold and your next place found, timed around you.
Downsizing in Barcroft: Less House, Less Yard
Downsizing in Barcroft is often about more than the number of rooms. Many Barcroft homes are colonials on big lots, and after years of mowing, raking and keeping up an older house, a smaller place with less to care for starts to sound good.
Your next home might be a condo, a townhouse, a one-level house or a retirement community. We help with the whole move: sorting what goes with you, clearing the rest, preparing and selling the house, and finding your next place, timed around you.
Talk About Downsizing
What We Handle So You Don't Have To
The Mike Webb Team is Mike and Claudia Webb, with RE/MAX Allegiance, and we have more than 34 years in real estate. About three out of four of our sales are in Arlington.
Claudia runs the preparation through The White Glove Home Sale Method™, at no additional cost to you:
- We remove unwanted items and furniture, and take donations to the charity of your choice.
- We handle painting, handyman repairs and caulking.
- We do the deep cleaning, carpet cleaning and window cleaning.
- We take care of power washing and landscaping, which matters on a big Barcroft lot.
- We stage the house so it shows its best.
Prefer not to prepare the house? You can list it as it is. We show you two numbers side by side, what it could sell for prepared and what it might sell for as it is, and either way we list it, market it and handle the sale for you.
For bigger updates, our Concierge Services™ can help eligible sellers complete approved renovations, such as flooring, a kitchen, a bathroom or a new roof, with no upfront cost, interest or fees, and payment at closing.
When Jamie B. told friends what we covered, their first question was: “They did all of that at no additional cost?”
Your Next Home, and When You Move
If you are staying in the area, we help you find your next home: a smaller condo, a townhouse, a one-level house, or a retirement community that works with outside agents. Some people want to stay near the Four Mile Run Trail and the streets they know. Others are ready for something new. Where you go is your choice.
We plan the timing case by case:
- If you can move into your next home first, the sale is simpler.
- If you need to sell and buy at once, we can list your home with the sale tied to you finding your next one, so you always have a place to go.
- If you are moving somewhere we are not licensed, we connect you with a trusted agent there.
This page describes our general approach, not legal or tax advice. The right plan depends on your contract and your situation, and we walk through it with you.
See how we sell a home, step by step, or read about selling your home in Barcroft.
The Market Can Work for a Barcroft Downsizer
Selling a detached Barcroft house and buying a condo or townhouse puts you on the better side of today's market. In September 2026, NVAR reported condo and townhouse listings across its Northern Virginia region up 49.7% from a year earlier, while detached listings rose only 5.7%. You would be selling where buyers have fewer new choices and buying where you have more.
In ZIP code 22204, which includes Barcroft, homes that sold from July through September 2026 took an average of 54 days to sell and received about 97.2% of their original list price, according to Bright MLS. A ready, well-priced house gives you more control over when you move.
What Buyers Will Love About Your Barcroft Home
Your buyer is usually a first-time buyer or a move-up buyer, and they notice what you already know. According to the Barcroft School and Civic League, Barcroft has homes built from the 1880s to the 1980s, many of them by builder Walter O'Hara and his son Robert, so most houses here have a story. We tell yours in the listing.
Buyers also notice Arlington Hall West Park, about 7 acres inside the neighborhood, the Barcroft Community House on the National Register of Historic Places, the Four Mile Run Trail and the quick reach of Route 50, George Mason Drive and Columbia Pike.
Read more on our Barcroft page.
Thinking About Downsizing From Barcroft?
You don't need it all figured out before you call. We will sit down with you, look at the house and what you have in mind, and tell you what makes sense, with no pressure and no timeline.
Start with a free Barcroft home value, talk with The Mike Webb Team, or call or text 703-350-3884.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who clears out my Barcroft house before it sells?
We do. Removal of unwanted items and furniture, and taking donations to the charity of your choice, are part of The White Glove Home Sale Method™, at no additional cost to you. You decide what comes with you.
My yard is big and overgrown. Is that a problem?
No. Landscaping and power washing are part of The White Glove Home Sale Method™, at no additional cost, so the outside looks as good as the inside.
Do I have to prepare my house, or can I sell it as it is?
Either works. We show you what it could sell for prepared and what it might sell for as it is, and either way we list it and handle the sale.
Can I sell my Barcroft house and buy my next home at the same time?
Yes. We can list your home with the sale tied to you finding your next one, or, if you can, you can move into the next place first. We plan it around your situation.
Barcroft
What downsizing looks like in Barcroft
Colonials on big lots, craftsman homes and farmhouses along Four Mile Run, around a 1908 community house, with Arlington Hall West Park inside the neighborhood.
Subdivided under the Barcroft name in 1903 and named for Dr. John Woolverton Barcroft, with the historic Barcroft Community House at its center.
- The homes
- Colonials on big lots, Cape Cods, craftsman-style houses, farmhouses, and some apartments.
- Why people choose it
- Often a first home or a move-up home.
- Schools people ask about
- Barcroft Elementary School, Kenmore Middle School.
- Getting around
- Tree-lined streets. The Four Mile Run Trail runs along the neighborhood and connects to the W&OD Trail.
- Nearby
- Arlington Hall West Park, about 7 acres at 290 South Taylor Street, inside the neighborhood. The Barcroft Community House, on the National Register of Historic Places and believed to be the only remaining one-room wooden schoolhouse in Arlington.
- The trade-off
- Choosing it over its neighbors usually comes down to buyer preference more than a trade-off.
Downsizing: keep exploring
Ready to make your move with The Mike Webb Team?