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[quote=Anonymous]Are you looking to rent or buy? I'm guessing rent based on how you said your budget is 6-8k per month. With making schools the priority I would cross DC off the list (unless you are willing to go private, but you mention schools in your post so I'll assume you want public) and look at NoVA or MD. I only know about NoVA so I'll leave MD to others. Your budget is large, but that won't change the fact that inventory is low. Old Town Alexandria is very historic, but good luck finding a big yard and I don't think the schools are great. I love Hollin Hills for gorgeous mid-century homes, but they never come on the market and I think the schools aren't great there. Finding a historic property is generally going to be tough and most NoVA neighborhoods are full of new development. I'm in Falls Church and can think of some incredible historic homes, but they are sprinkled in with the McMansions and crumbling ramblers and finding one to rent would be tough to impossible. Schools are wonderful, though. If you don't cross DC off the list, I will say that I love Capitol Hill. But when I lived there someone broke into my home while I was sleeping, so ... I'm a little gun shy about that area. Oh, and my car was stolen too. But my car was stolen in Rossyln, as well. So whatever. I think there are some elementary schools there that people like, but I don't know much about it. Georgetown has been mentioned and I love it there (I work at Georgetown), would even live there if I had a bigger budget than I do, but like PP said, finding a big yard there might be tough if not impossible. Really, with your budget, I'd suggest you find a good real estate agent who works with folks looking to rent and tell them what you want/need. Because it's going to be difficult to figure this out, especially with inventory being what it is, but a real estate agent is going to know a lot more about what all is available and how to get it than we do. [/quote]
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