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April 30, 2009 at 11:51 PM #391411May 1, 2009 at 12:01 AM #390766
Aecetia
ParticipantI love happy endings. Congratulations. It is a beautiful home.
May 1, 2009 at 12:01 AM #391029ParticipantI love happy endings. Congratulations. It is a beautiful home.
May 1, 2009 at 12:01 AM #391237ParticipantI love happy endings. Congratulations. It is a beautiful home.
May 1, 2009 at 12:01 AM #391289ParticipantI love happy endings. Congratulations. It is a beautiful home.
May 1, 2009 at 12:01 AM #391431ParticipantI love happy endings. Congratulations. It is a beautiful home.
May 1, 2009 at 1:57 AM #390780paramount
ParticipantHaving owned Real Estate (even fairly recently) in Maryland I can safely say the entire DC region has experienced a housing bubble as well except for one big difference:
There are plenty of good jobs available in the DC area and unemployment is generally low.
Along the 270 corridor the unemployment rate was around 5% through Feb 2009.
The housing “bubble” is generally still intact around the DC region.
If I lost my job in San Diego – I’m going back to Maryland to stay.
May 1, 2009 at 1:57 AM #391044ParticipantHaving owned Real Estate (even fairly recently) in Maryland I can safely say the entire DC region has experienced a housing bubble as well except for one big difference:
There are plenty of good jobs available in the DC area and unemployment is generally low.
Along the 270 corridor the unemployment rate was around 5% through Feb 2009.
The housing “bubble” is generally still intact around the DC region.
If I lost my job in San Diego – I’m going back to Maryland to stay.
May 1, 2009 at 1:57 AM #391252ParticipantHaving owned Real Estate (even fairly recently) in Maryland I can safely say the entire DC region has experienced a housing bubble as well except for one big difference:
There are plenty of good jobs available in the DC area and unemployment is generally low.
Along the 270 corridor the unemployment rate was around 5% through Feb 2009.
The housing “bubble” is generally still intact around the DC region.
If I lost my job in San Diego – I’m going back to Maryland to stay.
May 1, 2009 at 1:57 AM #391304ParticipantHaving owned Real Estate (even fairly recently) in Maryland I can safely say the entire DC region has experienced a housing bubble as well except for one big difference:
There are plenty of good jobs available in the DC area and unemployment is generally low.
Along the 270 corridor the unemployment rate was around 5% through Feb 2009.
The housing “bubble” is generally still intact around the DC region.
If I lost my job in San Diego – I’m going back to Maryland to stay.
May 1, 2009 at 1:57 AM #391446ParticipantHaving owned Real Estate (even fairly recently) in Maryland I can safely say the entire DC region has experienced a housing bubble as well except for one big difference:
There are plenty of good jobs available in the DC area and unemployment is generally low.
Along the 270 corridor the unemployment rate was around 5% through Feb 2009.
The housing “bubble” is generally still intact around the DC region.
If I lost my job in San Diego – I’m going back to Maryland to stay.
May 1, 2009 at 5:55 AM #390785Navydoc
ParticipantI was trying to post just pics, but I couldn’t get them to attach for some reason, so I went with the Long and Foster link. I don’t care if the address is posted. If you are so motivated to go 3000 miles to stalk me, go ahead. The house is approx 6000 square feet, so about $130/sq. I thought the price was good, would have liked to go a bit lower, but the house was only on the market for 8 days, and the seller wasn’t quite ripe for a lowball. The deal’s not so bad though, the seller’s paying my closing costs. I had to make some concession for the fact that I only had 10 days to find a place to live. (seller didn’t know that of course)
The commute is quite acceptable, about 12.5 miles from Bethesda Naval, and I270 doesn’t get hideous until you’re inside the beltway. In addition, I’m about 5 miles from the Shady Grove Metro, which is a very doable biking distance. I did the rush hour commute both ways a couple of times snd it wasn’t bad at all.
As for the DC housing bubble, sure it’s still there, but as it stands my monthly payment will be $3200. This place would rent for $4500-$5000 in DC, and there are plenty of people to afford it, as Montgomery County MD is one of the wealthiest in the US. I couldn’t even find a rental even close to this place for any price.
The schools are ok, but not great. I’ve got about 4 years left to make the decision for public/private. I have to remind myself that ALL of the schools are better than LA Unified.
As for me, I’m from Philadelphia originally, so I have no adapting to do. In fact I feel like I’m going home. Until we bought this house my wife wasn’t so excited, but things have changed now.
So by all means stop by and visit. We have a geat hot tub and lots of free green (well water also, gotta buy fluoride). Now I get to buy one of those little riding mowers! Haven’t used one of those in years.
May 1, 2009 at 5:55 AM #391049ParticipantI was trying to post just pics, but I couldn’t get them to attach for some reason, so I went with the Long and Foster link. I don’t care if the address is posted. If you are so motivated to go 3000 miles to stalk me, go ahead. The house is approx 6000 square feet, so about $130/sq. I thought the price was good, would have liked to go a bit lower, but the house was only on the market for 8 days, and the seller wasn’t quite ripe for a lowball. The deal’s not so bad though, the seller’s paying my closing costs. I had to make some concession for the fact that I only had 10 days to find a place to live. (seller didn’t know that of course)
The commute is quite acceptable, about 12.5 miles from Bethesda Naval, and I270 doesn’t get hideous until you’re inside the beltway. In addition, I’m about 5 miles from the Shady Grove Metro, which is a very doable biking distance. I did the rush hour commute both ways a couple of times snd it wasn’t bad at all.
As for the DC housing bubble, sure it’s still there, but as it stands my monthly payment will be $3200. This place would rent for $4500-$5000 in DC, and there are plenty of people to afford it, as Montgomery County MD is one of the wealthiest in the US. I couldn’t even find a rental even close to this place for any price.
The schools are ok, but not great. I’ve got about 4 years left to make the decision for public/private. I have to remind myself that ALL of the schools are better than LA Unified.
As for me, I’m from Philadelphia originally, so I have no adapting to do. In fact I feel like I’m going home. Until we bought this house my wife wasn’t so excited, but things have changed now.
So by all means stop by and visit. We have a geat hot tub and lots of free green (well water also, gotta buy fluoride). Now I get to buy one of those little riding mowers! Haven’t used one of those in years.
May 1, 2009 at 5:55 AM #391257ParticipantI was trying to post just pics, but I couldn’t get them to attach for some reason, so I went with the Long and Foster link. I don’t care if the address is posted. If you are so motivated to go 3000 miles to stalk me, go ahead. The house is approx 6000 square feet, so about $130/sq. I thought the price was good, would have liked to go a bit lower, but the house was only on the market for 8 days, and the seller wasn’t quite ripe for a lowball. The deal’s not so bad though, the seller’s paying my closing costs. I had to make some concession for the fact that I only had 10 days to find a place to live. (seller didn’t know that of course)
The commute is quite acceptable, about 12.5 miles from Bethesda Naval, and I270 doesn’t get hideous until you’re inside the beltway. In addition, I’m about 5 miles from the Shady Grove Metro, which is a very doable biking distance. I did the rush hour commute both ways a couple of times snd it wasn’t bad at all.
As for the DC housing bubble, sure it’s still there, but as it stands my monthly payment will be $3200. This place would rent for $4500-$5000 in DC, and there are plenty of people to afford it, as Montgomery County MD is one of the wealthiest in the US. I couldn’t even find a rental even close to this place for any price.
The schools are ok, but not great. I’ve got about 4 years left to make the decision for public/private. I have to remind myself that ALL of the schools are better than LA Unified.
As for me, I’m from Philadelphia originally, so I have no adapting to do. In fact I feel like I’m going home. Until we bought this house my wife wasn’t so excited, but things have changed now.
So by all means stop by and visit. We have a geat hot tub and lots of free green (well water also, gotta buy fluoride). Now I get to buy one of those little riding mowers! Haven’t used one of those in years.
May 1, 2009 at 5:55 AM #391309ParticipantI was trying to post just pics, but I couldn’t get them to attach for some reason, so I went with the Long and Foster link. I don’t care if the address is posted. If you are so motivated to go 3000 miles to stalk me, go ahead. The house is approx 6000 square feet, so about $130/sq. I thought the price was good, would have liked to go a bit lower, but the house was only on the market for 8 days, and the seller wasn’t quite ripe for a lowball. The deal’s not so bad though, the seller’s paying my closing costs. I had to make some concession for the fact that I only had 10 days to find a place to live. (seller didn’t know that of course)
The commute is quite acceptable, about 12.5 miles from Bethesda Naval, and I270 doesn’t get hideous until you’re inside the beltway. In addition, I’m about 5 miles from the Shady Grove Metro, which is a very doable biking distance. I did the rush hour commute both ways a couple of times snd it wasn’t bad at all.
As for the DC housing bubble, sure it’s still there, but as it stands my monthly payment will be $3200. This place would rent for $4500-$5000 in DC, and there are plenty of people to afford it, as Montgomery County MD is one of the wealthiest in the US. I couldn’t even find a rental even close to this place for any price.
The schools are ok, but not great. I’ve got about 4 years left to make the decision for public/private. I have to remind myself that ALL of the schools are better than LA Unified.
As for me, I’m from Philadelphia originally, so I have no adapting to do. In fact I feel like I’m going home. Until we bought this house my wife wasn’t so excited, but things have changed now.
So by all means stop by and visit. We have a geat hot tub and lots of free green (well water also, gotta buy fluoride). Now I get to buy one of those little riding mowers! Haven’t used one of those in years.
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