Reply to fixer upper in an up and coming neighborhood?

Forum Index » Real Estate

Reply to "fixer upper in an up and coming neighborhood?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not the OP, but any DC recommendations?[/quote]

The problem with DC proper is the school situation. It is extremely hard to find a house at that price point in a neighborhood with good schools. However, like a poster mentioned above, Brookland has all of the other elements the OP mentioned. Some might argue with the safety factor but it really depends on your comfort level. Many families find Brookland to be safe enough and are happy with charter school options. [/quote]

Except that you really can't count on charter schools as an option, especially if they're moving mid-school year.  A few years ago, you might have been able to count on charters, but all the "good enough" ones now have waitlists hundreds of kids long, at least for the younger grades.  For $450k, I really can't think of any DC neighborhood where you can buy in-bounds for a "good enough" elementary school unless you get a fantastic deal.  I'd look at Takoma Park --it may not be DC proper, but it still is walkable and has a defined center, plus the red line metro.  Some parts of Silver Spring, too; East Silver Spring Elementary goes to TP MS and Blair HS[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics