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[quote=Anonymous]There should be another option for you: what about looking longer in your neighborhood until something you like but is more reasonably priced turns up? Maybe something that needs work?

We looked for more than a year because I absolutely wanted to live in downtown Bethesda, in a house. Since nearly all of them were out of our price range, we finally hit on the one and only smallish fixer-upper that nobody would buy and got it cheap, renovated it carefully and now we love it.

Definitely do not spend your hard-earned money on a 1.2 house if your heart and that of your family is not in it 100%. The utility costs will be astronomic if it is not built well (and for that money, most builders build large but not well). The cleaning will be significant, even if outsourced.

Personally, I find split levels inelegant and tasteless on the outside but rather convenient on the inside. If thoughtfully renovated and decorated inside, you could save your money and stay put. Simple.

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