Would you like to move to exburbs?

[Anonymous]

I also love the Howard County/Montgomery County line areas. There are some historical homes, some beautiful custom builds, and lots of land.

[Anonymous]

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Brookeville/210-Market-St-20833/home/10706299

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Gaithersburg/21520-Laytonsville-Rd-20882/home/10483435

If I had a million dollars -
https://www.redfin.com/MD/Brookeville/2602-Triadelphia-Lake-Rd-20833/home/11171766

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More stuff that white people like.

Loudoun county poster here whose parents live in Fredericksburg. I'm black.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We did this. I work in the area, so the commute is easy, and DW telecommutes. This means we own our 4,000 sf house outright and have very minimal childcare costs. Public schools are very highly rated, we have three acres (in an HOA subdivision) in the woods. We have a small garden.

We like the peace and quiet, but day trips, or even evening trips to DC are easy.

Where is this? I looked into places like Harpers Ferry, but the schools arent so good...

[Anonymous]

Not sure about the exurbs, but...
I grew up in a small town, and loved to visit the city. Moved to a mid sized city for high school then to DC for college and beyond. Now, at 40, I'm kind of longing for that small-town life for me and my kids. We've already moved outside of the beltway where we have a huge yard, big garden and fruit trees. But I cringe at the thought of enrolling my kid into kindergarten where she will be one of a hundred plus instead of one of 30 like I was. So many pros and cons of each lifestyle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More stuff that white people like.

Replace "white" with "black" for the next real estate post about Woodridge or Mount Rainier and see how that goes over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a trend, apparently, in some other cities to move into exburbs. To me that sounds great, if you get several acres, be able to plant your own garden, maybe have chickens, I would love to have a horse, love riding, but then I think the work even if you just maintain a few animals and garden would be too much. But, for fun, lets say do you ever dream about having such half rural life style? I do, but reality of it might be too much and I think I might be too lazy for it. I kind of grew up, in a bit of that situation, but it was closer to city then, now everything is so far away, but I sure helped Grandma raise chickens and pigs until I was around 8 years old and we had our own veggies and fruit and eggs. Now I wish my kids were more connected to food source and knew how important food is and where it comes from. Anyway, opinions about exburbs if anybody has any, if not, oh well, I can keep on dreaming.

This all sounds like a fate worse than death to me.

[Anonymous]

Nah. I grew up in the suburbs of Fairfax county and was bored to tears. The country also bored me. Nice to visit, but I need action.

I am a city girl at heart. After college, I have always lived a very urban lifestyle. We did move out of DC for schools, but are current neighborhood is more urban and walkable than where we lived in DC proper.

Now, on vacation, we are hiking in the mountains, enjoying National parks, etc. I just couldn't do it 365 days of the year. And, yeah, no excessive yard work. My kids did plant a garden in our yard. We've started eating the lettuce and other yummy things---but the lawn can be mowed in 15-20 min front and back.

[Anonymous]

Not at this point in my life with young children. Right now amenities and being near things (parks, splash pads, restaurants, retail, etc.) makes my life so much easier. We have a Wegmans < mile from us and can swing by multiple times per week instead of having to make a long drive and load up on groceries for the week.

But the idea of a more rural lifestyle appeals to me later on ... we toy with the idea of running a little B&B later in life once we leave our law/IT jobs. Our other fantasy is to go full on Konmari and downsize to a little condo in the city.

For right now, the exurbs wouldn't be a good fit for us, but I definitely think they can offer a nice lifestyle for the right family and stage of life.

[Anonymous]

Definition of exurb

: a region or settlement that lies outside a city and usually beyond its suburbs and that often is inhabited chiefly by well-to-do familie

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exurb

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I moved to the Laytonsville area of Montgomery county a few years ago. My husband took a telework option, so that he no longer had to be in DC on a daily basis.

We love this area, and were able to purchase more house and land. We do not have farm animals yet. We like to travel during school breaks and do not want the hassle of having to find someone to take care of the animals.

I feel like it's the best of both worlds; small town/country peace, with an urban city near by. We still go to DC for museums, events, and for happy hours with friends. We simply did not have the need to be close in on a daily basis.

I'm in Olney and love Laytonsville's country feel. I'm not loving the new HUGE houses they are building off Brink & 108.

To answer the question, I would love to live further out in a farm. Pigs, chickens, cows, the works.

OP here, I know the area you are talking about. Most likely won't be considered exurb much longer with all the development. Right now, my kids are teens so it is nicer to be closer to entertainment, but I still think I might move once they are both in college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not at this point in my life with young children. Right now amenities and being near things (parks, splash pads, restaurants, retail, etc.) makes my life so much easier. We have a Wegmans < mile from us and can swing by multiple times per week instead of having to make a long drive and load up on groceries for the week.

But the idea of a more rural lifestyle appeals to me later on ... we toy with the idea of running a little B&B later in life once we leave our law/IT jobs. Our other fantasy is to go full on Konmari and downsize to a little condo in the city.

For right now, the exurbs wouldn't be a good fit for us, but I definitely think they can offer a nice lifestyle for the right family and stage of life.

OP again, you said it much better than I did, that is how I feel as well, maybe a few years down the road, as my kids are older than yours.

[Anonymous]

This exurb definition rings true for me. OP is thinking rural.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Exurbs&defid=5723532

Master Planned Communities that lay outside the ring of city suburbs. Exurbs are where people can live in big, crappily built houses on the cheap, pretend to be rich yet shop at Walmart, while they spend 2 hours a day commuting to and from their highly mortgaged cribs. A place where a trip to the grocery store is a social event that involves a 10 mile drive.Where Daddy feels pressure to lease his teen a BMW, while he makes mom drive the 10 year old mini-van. A place where Daddy spends so much time in the car he goes ahead and installs a TV in the garage so he's more comfortable. An area where Mom never does anything except walk around the Exurb TownCenter in Her JUICY velvet leisure suit,with her 3x's too big ass and crocs. Hell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More stuff that white people like.

Why post if it is irrelevant to the topic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This exurb definition rings true for me. OP is thinking rural.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Exurbs&defid=5723532

Master Planned Communities that lay outside the ring of city suburbs. Exurbs are where people can live in big, crappily built houses on the cheap, pretend to be rich yet shop at Walmart, while they spend 2 hours a day commuting to and from their highly mortgaged cribs. A place where a trip to the grocery store is a social event that involves a 10 mile drive.Where Daddy feels pressure to lease his teen a BMW, while he makes mom drive the 10 year old mini-van. A place where Daddy spends so much time in the car he goes ahead and installs a TV in the garage so he's more comfortable. An area where Mom never does anything except walk around the Exurb TownCenter in Her JUICY velvet leisure suit,with her 3x's too big ass and crocs. Hell.

OP again, I think you are right, rural more likely if that is the true definition of Exurbs.