Is Aldie done?

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Anonymous wrote:If you look at homes for sale in Aldie, there’s almost nothing but $1M+ homes. People saying it’s below Bethesda and especially Arlington are delusional. Don’t forget that Arlington is just a segregated version of Silver Spring.

Well there just aren’t a lot of houses out there in the country to begin with. Everything has to be built so you won’t have a lot of resale going on. Everything being built is 5k, 6k sq feet so that drives up the price. Builders like making money.

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Anonymous wrote:The folks who can’t afford a good location are moving to aldie, leesburg, etc. No one actually wants to live out there.

There are plenty of us who just do not enjoy city life or life in the close in suburbs. I live in an exurb and cannot image a circumstance in which I would move back to the close in suburbs.

It’s all the same “life” regardless of your distance from dc. What changes are schools, commute, demographics, cost of living, and amenities. They all improve close in and that comes with a cost that’s unaffordable or not worth it for some.

I don’t think anyone is comparing Aldie to living in DC.

No, it’s not the same “life”, my day to day life is drastically different in my exurb 40 miles out than it was when I lived 5 miles from the DC line. All those things you mentioned make up a life. The schools my kids are at now are better than where they were in MCPS, the cost of living out here is much better, and I have access to all the amenities that are important to me. It’s fine that others don’t have the same priorities that I do when it comes to quality of life, but for me and my family our quality of life was much worse closer in than it is now.

🤷🏻‍♂️ You upgraded from a bad part of MD to less bad part of VA. Google the school rankings for Aldie, they’re nothing to write home about.

none of the schools in loudoun are to write home about. but that’s what you sacrifice; cheaper cost of living for worse schools and living 1.5 hrs from DC.

I thought the schools in Aldie would be excellent because of the heavy presence of South Asians but I was wrong. People are starting to move to private.

Can a post scream “I’m a total racist” more than your post? JFC.

Are you calling me a racist for assuming that schools with a heavy South Asian population are good?

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Anonymous wrote:All of the jobs in tech that are in Reston, Dulles, and Tysons keep Loudoun alive. Ppl who have to pay millions for an under 30 minute commute downtown (mostly feds/big law) are salty about their McMansions on postage stamp lots with run down schools and roads bc they think they made better choices, while they’re now watching the explosion of jobs and real estate outside their bubble (and nicer houses on larger lots).

Try harder…

Move to Loudon and trade in a quarter acre lot with a luxury home for a half acre builder grade craftsman. Newer but low ranked schools filled with URM and trumpers. All in the name of saving some money due to inventory shortage. We’ll stick to paying millions.

I don't understand why people "closer in" have such a hang-up with people who choose to live further out. Newsflash- not everyone WANTS to live in congested Reston or Tysons. Some people actually want nice-sized lots and could care less about being close to Tysons Corner Mall. I know you want people to think that we spend our days holed up in our homes with nothing to do, but that's not the case. We actually have neighborhoods and communities and plenty of things to do here. We're not worried about you all, so don't worry about us.

Loudoun schools are crap. I know, because my kids go there. Such a mistake.

Honestly, if your kid isn't doing well at Loudoun schools (or any nearby school systems, honestly), then I think you have a different issue. Any smart, disciplined kid from an educated family will do well just about anywhere.

NP that is not the point. Their kids may be doing well because of heavy external supplementing to compensate for the poor school system. Still a failure for the school system

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Anonymous wrote:Balduccis and Whole Foods know that. That’s why they haven’t built in Aldie

Where do Aldie residents purchase organic foods?

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Anonymous wrote:All of the jobs in tech that are in Reston, Dulles, and Tysons keep Loudoun alive. Ppl who have to pay millions for an under 30 minute commute downtown (mostly feds/big law) are salty about their McMansions on postage stamp lots with run down schools and roads bc they think they made better choices, while they’re now watching the explosion of jobs and real estate outside their bubble (and nicer houses on larger lots).

Try harder…

Move to Loudon and trade in a quarter acre lot with a luxury home for a half acre builder grade craftsman. Newer but low ranked schools filled with URM and trumpers. All in the name of saving some money due to inventory shortage. We’ll stick to paying millions.

I don't understand why people "closer in" have such a hang-up with people who choose to live further out. Newsflash- not everyone WANTS to live in congested Reston or Tysons. Some people actually want nice-sized lots and could care less about being close to Tysons Corner Mall. I know you want people to think that we spend our days holed up in our homes with nothing to do, but that's not the case. We actually have neighborhoods and communities and plenty of things to do here. We're not worried about you all, so don't worry about us.

Loudoun schools are crap. I know, because my kids go there. Such a mistake.

They’re absolutely horrible! We got sold on out here years ago when they were much better. We can’t get out of here fast enough after watching them go down the tunes in the last several years. The race issues are out of control!

What race issues are you referring to?

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Anonymous wrote:Balduccis and Whole Foods know that. That’s why they haven’t built in Aldie

Where do Aldie residents purchase organic foods?

From their neighbor’s farm?

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Anonymous wrote:If you look at homes for sale in Aldie, there’s almost nothing but $1M+ homes. People saying it’s below Bethesda and especially Arlington are delusional. Don’t forget that Arlington is just a segregated version of Silver Spring.

Well there just aren’t a lot of houses out there in the country to begin with. Everything has to be built so you won’t have a lot of resale going on. Everything being built is 5k, 6k sq feet so that drives up the price. Builders like making money.

That doesn’t change the fact that the people living in Aldie have a lot of money. It’s not cheap to move there at all, and the median house on the market is just under $1M.

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Anonymous wrote:We have Baldaccis in McLean too!

What's Baldaccis?

What’s more shocking is how so many posters missed the grocery store analogy. That was funny to whichever PP posted it.

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Anonymous wrote:All of the jobs in tech that are in Reston, Dulles, and Tysons keep Loudoun alive. Ppl who have to pay millions for an under 30 minute commute downtown (mostly feds/big law) are salty about their McMansions on postage stamp lots with run down schools and roads bc they think they made better choices, while they’re now watching the explosion of jobs and real estate outside their bubble (and nicer houses on larger lots).

Try harder…

Move to Loudon and trade in a quarter acre lot with a luxury home for a half acre builder grade craftsman. Newer but low ranked schools filled with URM and trumpers. All in the name of saving some money due to inventory shortage. We’ll stick to paying millions.

I don't understand why people "closer in" have such a hang-up with people who choose to live further out. Newsflash- not everyone WANTS to live in congested Reston or Tysons. Some people actually want nice-sized lots and could care less about being close to Tysons Corner Mall. I know you want people to think that we spend our days holed up in our homes with nothing to do, but that's not the case. We actually have neighborhoods and communities and plenty of things to do here. We're not worried about you all, so don't worry about us.

Loudoun schools are crap. I know, because my kids go there. Such a mistake.

Honestly, if your kid isn't doing well at Loudoun schools (or any nearby school systems, honestly), then I think you have a different issue. Any smart, disciplined kid from an educated family will do well just about anywhere.

Loudoun Schools graduated one of my children to Brown and the other to UVA. 🤷‍♀️

Prince George’s County schools sent both my kids to T-5s. Must be better than Loudoun

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Anonymous wrote:If you look at homes for sale in Aldie, there’s almost nothing but $1M+ homes. People saying it’s below Bethesda and especially Arlington are delusional. Don’t forget that Arlington is just a segregated version of Silver Spring.

you’re a little bit confused. the home itself is larger in aldie, cause there’s bigger lots that allow for 5,6,7000 sq homes to built there. sure, a 6000 sqft home in aldie may be worth more than a 2,000 sqft home in arlington. but you can’t compare apples to apples without taking into account that the lot itself is worth triple in arlington than in aldie. lets say a 6000 sqft is about the same as a 2000 sqft home in arlington, if that home were 6000 sqft in arlington, it’s worth 3 times the home in aldie. i could buy an empty lot in warrenton and built a 10,000 sqft custom home, it would be worth more than the aldie and arlington home, despite the inconvenience.

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i had friends who lived in the smallest house in great falls move out to leesburg to have more space for their 5 kids, went from a 2500 sqft home to a 5000 sqft home; generally speaking, no one actually wants to live in loudoun, they’re just willing to sacrifice the schools and commute times as a result of living in the exurbs for a larger home. said family’s home actually appreciated well because they bought the home before riverbend hs was built, which is significantly better than tuscarora, but still nothing to write home about.

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Anonymous wrote:If you look at homes for sale in Aldie, there’s almost nothing but $1M+ homes. People saying it’s below Bethesda and especially Arlington are delusional. Don’t forget that Arlington is just a segregated version of Silver Spring.

no matter what you say, aldie is an inconvenient exurban location. this home in bethesda that sold for 2.5 million would get you a literal mega mansion in aldie.

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Bethesda/5703-Newington-Rd-20816/home/10665439

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Anonymous wrote:If you look at homes for sale in Aldie, there’s almost nothing but $1M+ homes. People saying it’s below Bethesda and especially Arlington are delusional. Don’t forget that Arlington is just a segregated version of Silver Spring.

here comes the idiot that tries to justify why they live in exurbs, and tries to compare themselves to suburbs like bethesda and arlington. i could say the same thing about a riverside mansion in harpers ferry that’s only a few minutes further out than aldie is to wherever, and try to justify how it’s better because it’s bigger. google maps says it’s 1 hr right now, only 15 minutes further than aldie ballston! cheaper lot and bigger house. all loudoun is.

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Anonymous wrote:If you look at homes for sale in Aldie, there’s almost nothing but $1M+ homes. People saying it’s below Bethesda and especially Arlington are delusional. Don’t forget that Arlington is just a segregated version of Silver Spring.

Well there just aren’t a lot of houses out there in the country to begin with. Everything has to be built so you won’t have a lot of resale going on. Everything being built is 5k, 6k sq feet so that drives up the price. Builders like making money.

these people are just salty that the 400 acre farmer could build 400 homes and make 400 million dollars. this 400 acre farmer in aldie is richer than you all. LOL

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Anonymous wrote:If you look at homes for sale in Aldie, there’s almost nothing but $1M+ homes. People saying it’s below Bethesda and especially Arlington are delusional. Don’t forget that Arlington is just a segregated version of Silver Spring.

Well there just aren’t a lot of houses out there in the country to begin with. Everything has to be built so you won’t have a lot of resale going on. Everything being built is 5k, 6k sq feet so that drives up the price. Builders like making money.

these people are just salty that the 400 acre farmer could build 400 homes and make 400 million dollars. this 400 acre farmer in aldie is richer than you all. LOL

No he can’t. Land has to be zoned residential to build. A farm is zoned agricultural. The farmer has posted a hundred times about how he’s had it put under conservation. Even if it was approved by the county to be rezoned to residential and split it’s many lots, the builder who he sells the land to makes most of the 400 mil.