Yes. I lived in PG County for a while and there are some ok areas, but the schools really do suck so I am told. I moved out before children.
You guys might consider Anne Arundel county though. Or Laurel. Dana On 7/6/05, SStewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Before my fiancée took the job in Fredericksburg, we'd looked at homes in PG > County, the prices are great, I asked my agent why the prices were so good, > and her blatant answer was "because the schools suck". > > Yup, were headed to the mountains. > > sas > > Scott A. Stewart, > Web Application Developer > > Engineering Consulting Services, Ltd. (ECS) > 14026 Thunderbolt Place, Suite 300 > Chantilly, VA 20151 > Phone: (703) 995-1737 > Fax: (703) 834-5527 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael T. Tangorre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 09:58 am > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Here's a depressing little article > Importance: Low > > > From: SStewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The DC area is nuts, and Northern Virginia is the worst. I > > have a three bedroom 30 year old two level condo (piggyback > > end unit) that's about three miles from the subway and 395 > > and the Capitol Beltway. I bough a year and a half ago for > > $217K, Fairfax County tax appraisal came in last year at > > $245K. An interior unit in the same neighborhood went for $289K. > > > > I'm expecting to sell for around $325K with some interior remodeling. > > Having said that in order to buy a decent house (four > > bedrooms with a real yard) I'll have to move about thirty > > miles southwest (taking into account commute) and spend at > > least $300K for a house. > > > > We need to buy within the next year before the prices become > > unaffordable farther out. > > The Montgomery County MD prices are just as bad. Right now my wife and I pay > more in rent than we would on a mortgage for a $350,000 home... the problem > is that in our area you can't find a $350,000 home in an OK neighborhood.... > it's not uncommon for people to scoop up the lower priced properties and > demolish the current structure and build a fortress. Besides pissing away > rent, renting is not such a bad deal at this juncture... we have covered > parking, a gym, a pool, business center, and no maintenance worries... I > think I'd rather own a home though and not share walls. > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:163092 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
