The commute is out of the question, I'm working in Chantilly and my fiancée is working in Fredericksburg.
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: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 11:59 am To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Here's a depressing little article Importance: Low 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. > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:163095 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
