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Selling Your Home in Penrose
Your home prepared, staged and marketed to win, with the prep work covered at no additional cost.
Selling Your Home in Penrose, and What You Get
Selling your home in Penrose means selling one of a kind. Very few houses here match the one next door, so a buyer is not comparing your home with a row of identical models. They are comparing it with whatever else is for sale in South Arlington that weekend, and the best-prepared house wins that comparison.
When you sell with us, The White Glove Home Sale Method™ gets your house ready at no additional cost to you. It covers painting, handyman repairs, caulking, staging, deep cleaning, carpet and window cleaning, power washing, landscaping, removal of unwanted items or furniture, and taking donations to the charity of your choice. Then we launch it with professional photography, a 3D tour, floor plans, paid social media advertising and open houses.
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Why Penrose Sellers Choose The Mike Webb Team
The Mike Webb Team is Mike and Claudia Webb, with RE/MAX Allegiance. We have more than 34 years in real estate and have helped more than 2,500 families buy and sell homes. About three out of four of our sales are in Arlington, and over the 12 months from October 2025 through September 2026 we listed 11 homes in ZIP code 22204, which includes Penrose.
Preparation shows up in the results. Over the 12 months that ended in September 2026, 11 of our 24 listings were on the market 10 days or fewer. No two homes or markets are the same, and we never promise a result, but a house that is ready and priced right gives buyers a reason to act.
Claudia plans the work and runs the crews, the timeline and the marketing. Mike and Claudia negotiate every offer for you together.
Cristina Lucas said it this way: “They made selling our home feel seamless and stress-free.”
Our Home Selling Process in Penrose, What to Expect
A Penrose house can be more than 100 years old or brand new, and the plan changes with it. Here is how we work through it:
- Assess: we walk through the house with you and compare it with homes that actually sold in 22204.
- Prepare: we decide together what to keep, fix, improve or skip. An older Penrose house may need paint, caulking and yard work, and some need very little. We will tell you which yours is.
- Position: we look at what a buyer will see next to your home and recommend a price. The final price is always your call.
- Launch: professional photography, a 3D tour, floor plans, paid social media advertising and open houses.
- Negotiate and Move: we go over every part of each offer with you and stay with you through closing.
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.
Penrose: Local Context for Sellers
The Penrose Historic District has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 2004. According to the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, it includes 486 contributing buildings across 12 subdivisions platted between 1882 and 1943, and a notable number of its houses are kit or mail-order houses. If you own one of the older homes, its story is part of the listing, and we tell it.
Location helps too. Penrose Square and its Giant grocery store are at the south edge on Columbia Pike, Route 50 is at the north edge, and Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall (Fort Myer) borders the neighborhood to the east, with the Pentagon a short drive away. Buyers also notice the three neighborhood parks: Penrose Park, Butler Holmes Park and Towers Park.
Depending on the size of the house and the price, your buyer is usually a first-time buyer or a move-up buyer, and now and then an investor. Penrose is served by Alice West Fleet Elementary School, Thomas Jefferson Middle School and Wakefield High School, and we point buyers with school questions to the current Arlington Public Schools boundary map.
Detached houses and condos are in very different markets right now. 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%. In ZIP code 22204, which includes Penrose, 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. Arlington County had about 3.9 months of supply in September 2026, up from 3.0 a year earlier, so buyers have more to compare than they did a year ago.
Read more about the neighborhood on our Penrose page.
Ready to Sell Your Penrose Home?
Call us whether you plan to sell this season or a few years from now. We will walk through the house with you and tell you what it is likely worth today and what is and is not worth fixing.
Start with a free Penrose home value, contact The Mike Webb Team, or call or text 703-350-3884.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does it take to sell a home in Penrose?
It depends on the house, the price and the preparation. In ZIP code 22204, which includes Penrose, homes that sold from July through September 2026 took an average of 54 days to sell, according to Bright MLS.
My Penrose house is over 100 years old. Do I need to renovate before I sell?
Usually not. We decide together what to keep, fix, improve or skip. The White Glove Home Sale Method™ covers painting, repairs, staging, cleaning and more at no additional cost, and our Concierge Services can help with bigger updates, paid at closing.
Does being in the Penrose Historic District matter when I sell?
It can help, because the history is part of what makes the house different, and we include it in your listing. For questions about what the district means for changes to a house, check with Arlington County.
What is my Penrose home worth?
We come to your home, compare it with recent sales in 22204 and tell you what it would likely sell for today. It is free, with no obligation.
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What selling your home looks like in Penrose
Cape Cods, bungalows and craftsman homes between Route 50 and Columbia Pike, next to Fort Myer and Penrose Square.
A historic Arlington neighborhood, platted in 1882 as the Butler-Holmes subdivision, with a wide mix of homes and three public parks.
- The homes
- A mix of Cape Cods, colonials, craftsman-style houses, some duplexes, and a few small apartment buildings.
- Why people choose it
- Often a first home or a move-up home, and now and then an investment, depending on the size of the house.
- Schools people ask about
- Alice West Fleet Elementary School, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Wakefield High School.
- Getting around
- Tree-lined streets, next to Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall (Fort Myer), with Route 50 at the north edge and the Pentagon a short drive away.
- Nearby
- Penrose Park, Butler Holmes Park and Towers Park. Penrose Square on Columbia Pike, with a Giant grocery store, restaurants and salons.
- The trade-off
- Choosing it over its neighbors usually comes down to buyer preference more than a trade-off.
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