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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Budget is $350k. Where can we get a sfh with great school?

Do not move here with that budget. That's slum level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Budget is $350k. Where can we get a sfh with great school?

Wait, are you OP or a DP? Because no one who's done any research expects to get a SFH with decent schools for that price in Arlington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Budget is $350k. Where can we get a sfh with great school?

Wait, are you OP or a DP? Because no one who's done any research expects to get a SFH with decent schools for that price in Arlington.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Budget is $350k. Where can we get a sfh with great school?

Wait, are you OP or a DP? Because no one who's done any research expects to get a SFH with decent schools for that price in Arlington.

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You better check yourself! You can't get a sfh in Arlington zoned for a "bad" school at that budget. You need at least 500k for a sfh in the worst part of Arlington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No smart home buyer consults Great Schools -- it's not a reliable arbiter of school quality at all. None of those sites really are. No one takes Great Schools seriously.

This is what those in poorly zoned areas say here on dcum.

Actually, most people moving in from out of area or out of state use great schools as a reference point to help them narrow down their school choices.

This is the truth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There was something recently that basically had the top 10 elem schools in VA. Maybe 8 out of 10 were in Arlington.

That was some random voting type website, not a site that used things like test scores.

[Anonymous]

I get a total of 8 houses in that price range in all of Fairfax when I plug your criteria into the long and foster website with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Zero houses come up in Arlington. They don't post all the listings in the county, but I doubt there are a lot more. Slim pickings.

[+]8216 HOCKING PL, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22309 FAIRFAX MT VERNON VALLEY $ 335,000 3 2 MRIS
[+]7949-161/162 BOLLING DR, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22308 FAIRFAX WELLINGTON ESTATES $ 340,000 4 2 MRIS
[+]423 ARKANSAS AVE, HERNDON, VA 20170 FAIRFAX CHANDON $ 350,000 4 2 MRIS
[+]11277 MOBILE DR, FAIRFAX, VA 22030 FAIRFAX WAPLE MOBILE HOME $ 19,000 3 2 MRIS
[+]6202 PAULONIA RD, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22310 FAIRFAX VIRGINIA HILLS $ 349,790 3 2 MRIS
[+]5430 RUBY DR, FAIRFAX, VA 22030 FAIRFAX VANNOY ACRES $ 330,000 3 2 MRIS
[+]14603 Lufthansa CIR, CHANTILLY, VA 20151 FAIRFAX MEADOWS OF CHANTILLY $ 75,000 3 2 MRIS
[+]2420 COOPERS BRANCH CT #2420, HERNDON, VA 20171 FAIRFAX FOX MILL STATION $ 345,000 3 2 MRIS
[+]8207 GLYN ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22309 FAIRFAX MT VERNON VALLEY $ 349,000 3 2 MRIS
[+]6215 CLIMBHILL RD, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22310 FAIRFAX ROSE HILL FARM $ 329,999 4 2 MRIS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Budget is $350k. Where can we get a sfh with great school?

Bump that to $425k + and then maybe...

[Anonymous]

This one is in a good school district.

[+]5430 RUBY DR, FAIRFAX, VA 22030 FAIRFAX VANNOY ACRES $ 330,000 3 2 MRIS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Budget is $350k. Where can we get a sfh with great school?

Not in Arlington, regardless of school quality. Not possible in that price range.

OP, trust us when we say that the first thing you need to consider is where you'll be working each day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This one is in a good school district.

[+]5430 RUBY DR, FAIRFAX, VA 22030 FAIRFAX VANNOY ACRES $ 330,000 3 2 MRIS

It's also convenient to stores, backs up to a church, and have over a half an acre to allow for expansion. They're building a new home across the street, so this street will likely get a lot of tear downs in the future.

[Anonymous]

A lot of people live in townhouses in that price range. The townhouse communities often have nice amenities and have at least 3 bedrooms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Budget is $350k. Where can we get a sfh with great school?

Prince William County.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Budget is $350k. Where can we get a sfh with great school?

Florida?

[Anonymous]

In this price range, I would think townhouse will give you more search options. Quite a few townhones in Burke under $350k