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[quote=Anonymous]We bought the smallest, fixer-upper, house in our target area of Bethesda after *seriously* tightening our belts for 10 years and living in a one bedroom apartment with our two young children. To say we lived frugally is an understatement that the consumerist people of DCUM cannot even begin to fathom. That's how we were able to afford real estate in that region of MoCo. The reason we decided to move, instead of buying in a more affordable area further out with people in our income bracket, is that:
1. My spouse worked in Bethesda and was tired of commuting.
2. Our oldest had significant special needs, and we had heard the clusters in Bethesda were much better at caring for SN kids. Which turned out to be entirely true, from elementary to high school!

This was years ago, but our salaries were extremely low compared to the cost of our modest house. We could only buy because we had tightened our belts over such a long period of time that we had enough for a sizeable downpayment, which meant we could afford the mortgage on the rest.[/quote]

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