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[quote=Anonymous]OP Here --

Just went out to the area and it was really helpful to see the place. It's beautiful! Our budget has increased to $1.7 now that we have talked with Loan officers, etc.

Will definitely work from home for the first few years and DH will be doing the same. It's possible I will stop working and DH will continue the job for as long as he wants, so that means the commute issue will likely not be a problem. DH will have to travel once a month to the East Coast but can fly on weekends/ off hours to avoid traffic.

So these are my questions - anything you can share will be helpful --

1.) Danville downtown is so great - lots of variety, bars and restaurants were (surprisingly) hopping on Saturday night. LOVED it. It seems like even in our budget, we won't get something walkable to downtown. (We need an extra room for an office at home, so we're looking for a 5-bedroom.) So we will have to drive into downtown (but not too far - like 10 min) to eat out, etc. Lots of parks/open space and it reminded me of Orange County with the wide streets and parks everywhere. But - it seems so far away from the Bay Area. We have lots of friends in Oakland and Berkeley - will people visit us? The drive on 680 to Walnut Creek seems long and I can't imagine it with traffic!

2.) Orinda had really eccentric homes, with uneven floors (because homes are built on hills, or additions settled more than the original house, etc). Houses were way more charming but smaller and hard to imagine three children running around in the small yards. Schools seemed older and it also seems like everyone has to drive everywhere, even to drop off kids at school. And, there is not a lot of variety of places to eat and only one grocery store! But - the distance to Oakland/Berkeley was attractive for dinners out or inviting friends over.

So - this is my take away, if we lived in Danville, life would be *easy* - drive to many grocery stores, lots of parks, eat in town, etc. But we wouldn't be close to many of the things that attract us to the Bay Area - our friends, San Francisco, Berkeley, etc.

If we lived in Orinda or Moraga, we'd be driving all the time to another town to grocery shop, eat out, but we are closer in to the Bay Area. Maybe the small house isn't an issue because we would be out all the time?

Finally, are schools in Danville equal to schools in Orinda? They both get good ratings, but what's the word on the street?

If you're still reading this, thank you! Any thoughts, reactions?[/quote]

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