Thinking of moving IB for Oyster-Adams

Gee, thanks for the good vibes! There's also DC Bilingual, Marie Reed, Stokes. Even being able to afford a private school (not without a good deal of effort), the options for bilingual education are limited.

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02/19/2015 09:41

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With those as your back-ups, you'll need to go all the way to plan Z.

Gee, thanks for the good vibes! There's also DC Bilingual, Marie Reed, Stokes. Even being able to afford a private school (not without a good deal of effort), the options for bilingual education are limited.

I would not count on any of those either. I applied to all 3 and didn't come close to getting off any of the waitlist. (Was OOB for Marie Reed.) If you are not IB for a dual language school and you want to get in, the only one that I got off of was Bruce-Monroe, and I would recommend checking that out. Otherwise, I don't think there are any "safety" schools for dual language.

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02/19/2015 11:36

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Anonymous wrote:Doing the Pre-K lottery this year, and also applying to WIS in case we draw the short straw. If we get into Oyster and WIS, I'm considering putting the additional $3K a month that WIS would cost towards a higher mortgage, and moving somewhat close to Oyster (not necessarily in-boundary) to be able to manage the commute. Where should we look at for something with 3 bedrooms for less than $1.5M? Woodley Park is out of the question, there doesn't seem to be anything for less than 4 or 5 million there.

Not sure how you are looking, but there are plenty of nice townhouses under $1.5m in Woodley Park. Perhaps now the market is slow...just setup an alert via Redfin, or contact a local agent.

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02/19/2015 12:44

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Anonymous wrote:Doing the Pre-K lottery this year, and also applying to WIS in case we draw the short straw. If we get into Oyster and WIS, I'm considering putting the additional $3K a month that WIS would cost towards a higher mortgage, and moving somewhat close to Oyster (not necessarily in-boundary) to be able to manage the commute. Where should we look at for something with 3 bedrooms for less than $1.5M? Woodley Park is out of the question, there doesn't seem to be anything for less than 4 or 5 million there.

Not sure how you are looking, but there are plenty of nice townhouses under $1.5m in Woodley Park. Perhaps now the market is slow...just setup an alert via Redfin, or contact a local agent.

Yes, you can find a rowhouse in WP for about $1.1M and up. The lower the price (closer to $1.1M), the more work/renovating you'll have to do on it though. However, be forewarned that there isn't much inventory (even when the market is slow), and IB rowhouses move VERY fast (a week or less). It took us about 2 years to find a suitable house. If you want a detached house that's IB for Oyster, then yes, you will spend $2M and up. Good luck!

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02/19/2015 20:33

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Anonymous wrote:Doing the Pre-K lottery this year, and also applying to WIS in case we draw the short straw. If we get into Oyster and WIS, I'm considering putting the additional $3K a month that WIS would cost towards a higher mortgage, and moving somewhat close to Oyster (not necessarily in-boundary) to be able to manage the commute. Where should we look at for something with 3 bedrooms for less than $1.5M? Woodley Park is out of the question, there doesn't seem to be anything for less than 4 or 5 million there.

Not sure how you are looking, but there are plenty of nice townhouses under $1.5m in Woodley Park. Perhaps now the market is slow...just setup an alert via Redfin, or contact a local agent.

Yes, you can find a rowhouse in WP for about $1.1M and up. The lower the price (closer to $1.1M), the more work/renovating you'll have to do on it though. However, be forewarned that there isn't much inventory (even when the market is slow), and IB rowhouses move VERY fast (a week or less). It took us about 2 years to find a suitable house. If you want a detached house that's IB for Oyster, then yes, you will spend $2M and up. Good luck!

You are right that good inventory gets sold very quickly, and there's not that much to start with. OP, if you are going ahead with your plan, I suggest you monitor things closely to see what becomes available.