Can you tell me about Frederick Maryland + your opinion on this home inside?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:House is super cute. Just wondering how much the upgrades will be? I have driven there many times to look at cute new construction. No kids, OP? Then maybe but take a train, 270 is a murder, absolute murder. Even the country roads are congested a ton during the rush hours.
I know this is out of the left, but would you consider something like Washington Grove, MD? Technically Gaithersburg? Shady Grove is really close, and there are old houses and new construcion townhomes.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/200-Washington-Grove-Ln-Gaithersburg-MD-20877/37215360_zpid/

The price is too high and Washington Grove has an open air drug market on the other end of the street... so NO.

Really? I didn't know that.

[Anonymous]

What about renting in Arlington? Good schools, good commute to Foggy Bottom. You could also look for sales of affordable/subsidized condos and townhomes, which come up from time to time (assuming your income is 75% or less than median).

[Anonymous]

Clarksburg.

[Anonymous]

OP, if the original house in your post is all you can afford, you may want to estimate what the fuel and other auto expenses are, before you consider that commute. That commute is brutal, and, IMO, unrealistic. I know two people whom do it, and, they look horrible. I cannot imagine the health impact alone.

[Anonymous]

Don't move to Frederick. I have many relatives living there. It's still very redneck.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This one feeds into BCC schools, I think.
https://www.redfin.com/MD/Silver-Spring/2208-Washington-Ave-20910/unit-W-202/home/170618812

Schools might not be as well regarded here, but it is in Downcounty Consortium, so there’s a choice of high schools
https://www.redfin.com/MD/Silver-Spring/2920-Weisman-Rd-20902/home/11031073

I love the Frederick house, but there’s nothing like it at that price with a sane commute into DC.

Not everybody wants to live in a condo or a sh*t shack.

Rethinking working in DC is the best option.

Exactly. The house OP listed shows her style very clearly. Nothing posted has matched that or come close.

I can't imagine the amount of privilege you must have to believe that finding a new job is a better or easier solution than compromising on the style/amount of upgrades desired in a house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:House is super cute. Just wondering how much the upgrades will be? I have driven there many times to look at cute new construction. No kids, OP? Then maybe but take a train, 270 is a murder, absolute murder. Even the country roads are congested a ton during the rush hours.
I know this is out of the left, but would you consider something like Washington Grove, MD? Technically Gaithersburg? Shady Grove is really close, and there are old houses and new construction townhomes.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/200-Washington-Grove-Ln-Gaithersburg-MD-20877/37215360_zpid/

The price is too high and Washington Grove has an open air drug market on the other end of the street... so NO.

Really? I didn't know that.

Link for this claim? I've never seen any open air drug market.

I drive past that house often, and it's on a main road, but still a very cute house. Just need to get red porch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This one feeds into BCC schools, I think.
https://www.redfin.com/MD/Silver-Spring/2208-Washington-Ave-20910/unit-W-202/home/170618812

Schools might not be as well regarded here, but it is in Downcounty Consortium, so there’s a choice of high schools
https://www.redfin.com/MD/Silver-Spring/2920-Weisman-Rd-20902/home/11031073

I love the Frederick house, but there’s nothing like it at that price with a sane commute into DC.

Not everybody wants to live in a condo or a sh*t shack.

Rethinking working in DC is the best option.

dp I wish DCUM would retire the term "shitshack" Not everyone considers a smaller home one and we should be lucky we even have homes.

[Anonymous]

OP - from a parent's perspective choose the home in the best school district. If that's a condo, or a fixer-upper, so be it. TRUST me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This one feeds into BCC schools, I think.
https://www.redfin.com/MD/Silver-Spring/2208-Washington-Ave-20910/unit-W-202/home/170618812

Schools might not be as well regarded here, but it is in Downcounty Consortium, so there’s a choice of high schools
https://www.redfin.com/MD/Silver-Spring/2920-Weisman-Rd-20902/home/11031073

I love the Frederick house, but there’s nothing like it at that price with a sane commute into DC.

Not everybody wants to live in a condo or a sh*t shack.

Rethinking working in DC is the best option.

dp I wish DCUM would retire the term "shitshack" Not everyone considers a smaller home one and we should be lucky we even have homes.

Why? It accurately describes those over priced, tiny, crappy homes. Not all small homes are crappy, but I drive past plenty in Spring Valley.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This one feeds into BCC schools, I think.
https://www.redfin.com/MD/Silver-Spring/2208-Washington-Ave-20910/unit-W-202/home/170618812

Schools might not be as well regarded here, but it is in Downcounty Consortium, so there’s a choice of high schools
https://www.redfin.com/MD/Silver-Spring/2920-Weisman-Rd-20902/home/11031073

I love the Frederick house, but there’s nothing like it at that price with a sane commute into DC.

Not everybody wants to live in a condo or a sh*t shack.

Rethinking working in DC is the best option.

Exactly. The house OP listed shows her style very clearly. Nothing posted has matched that or come close.

I can't imagine the amount of privilege you must have to believe that finding a new job is a better or easier solution than compromising on the style/amount of upgrades desired in a house.

So it’s better to settle for a home you don’t love just to say you have a 5 min commute and live in NW? Sorry, but I could never live in a fixer upper I couldn’t afford to fix just to live close in. I’m not giving up bathrooms, space and style. Work is just a place I go to make money. Home is where I live.

[Anonymous]

yall do know racist people typically raise racist children right...? i would not willingly move to frederick as a person of color.

[Anonymous]

There are a fair number of jobs out there. I see no reason to commute to DC
You could maybe work in Germantown or some western part of Baltimore, even Hagerstown

I think it is a nice town if you are looking to leave the DC area. Just remember that to leave DC you need a job in the new location