Where to buy a vacation home within 2.5 hours of DC

[Anonymous]

This is relatively near our cabin. Wardensville and Capon Bridge are cute towns. Hampshire and Hardy Counties are great. Lots of DC people have cabins in the area. There are a few good restaurants plus markets that sell local farm goods.
https://redf.in/08HjVv

[Anonymous]

Wow, this was cool…sold.
https://redf.in/xDZyVU

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Anonymous wrote:Who in their right mind would want a second home so close to DC?

And a nice property below 600K?

Ha ha ha.

I used to have a vacation home 8 miles from my primary home. When I lived on Long Island I was 8 miles from beach. But the nice beach had a private resident only beach and was resident only parking all summer whole town and they sold no passes to public. It was very convenient.

My place there was a condo walking distance to beach with two parking spots. On busy weekends with family parties or kids having plans we still would go. I recall we drive over at lunch time, pull in to my spot, we go to the beach a few hours, come back to condo change watch TV then maybe grab pizza the place next door, we bring our dog leave him in unit. And then just go home.

If you ever been a place like Rehoboth living 8 miles from beach can be brutal in the summer with traffic and parking. I recall one 4th of July there was a huge show and traffic was unbearable. I drove over with wife and kids after dinner, we parked car. Had some drinks, walked over to show. Afterward traffic unbearable we just walked back.

Best part I have family over or friends and no one had to stay over. They drive over I had two parking spots as a resident I can park in street my car with sticker. We do beach and they go home. Years ago I had a beach house in Hamptons and if you invite someone it is a whole weekend. I rather have them come for day. So would they, Closer is better for a second home.

Also if something goes wrong I am over there in 15 minutes. I had a winter tennant from September 15 to May 15 every year that covered cost of owning unit.

[Anonymous]

Rehoboth

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Anonymous wrote:Who in their right mind would want a second home so close to DC?

And a nice property below 600K?

Ha ha ha.

Ignorance ^^

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Davis, WV

+1. We have a cabin in Canaan Valley and the views are beautiful. There are plenty of shops and restaurants in Davis and Thomas, skiing in the winter, hiking and mountain biking. There is the Blackwater River and other you're not far from other rivers and only about 30ish minutes from Oakland/Deep Creek Lake area.

There are lots of people from the DC area with houses out in Davis/Canaan Valley. Most of them tend to be more outdoorsy, laid back people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are starting to look for a second home, and here are our requirements:

--600K or less
--nice views of nature. The piece of property is more important to us than the home in some ways. We want a nice piece of land with pretty views and access to nice walks, hikes, etc.
--within 2.5 hours of DC and even better if it's 2 hours

Secondary desires that are not critical:
--potential rental market (we would consider renting out for the summer, but this isn't critical)
--proximity to a town (not critical; being in nature is more important than proximity to a town, but it'd be wonderful to have a cute town center nearby).
--proximity to a lake, river or swimming hole within 30 minutes

Northern Neck

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Anonymous wrote:https://redf.in/4mYEb9

Buy that. It’s rare to find something so inexpensive east of the national park especially with direct access to the trails.

It fits all of your top priorities plus it’s close to Sperryville and Little Washington.

Told you that you should have bought that. It is already under contract.