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[quote=Anonymous]Thanks everyone - OP here.  My husband is okay with a long commute because he'll work off hours (like 6-3) and I figure with him going from the DC area north, traffic will be in his favor.

Thanks for the recommendations everyone.  I'd love to just buy now and stay in one place until our kids are out of high school, but with a budget maxing out at 600k, our options are limited.

I would rent, but I don't want to have to move again in a few years  - I'd much rather just buy now since prices are a little lower and rates are low, and then move later on if we decide we want a more expensive home.

I'll commute to UMCP every day for 5 years and then once my youngest is done with preschool or kindergarten there, I can work from home 2-3 days a week and/or keep less 9-5ish hours.

I've looked into University Park, but that's just as expensive as the other areas and I don't know much about the elementary school there - on paper it looks just okay.  I figure if I'm going to spend 500-550k, I may as well shoot for MCPS or HCPS, right?

I'll look into the areas of SS suggested as well as Olney/Brookeville.

I've heard to avoid certain areas of Laurel/Columbia.  Any suggestions on particular elementary schools or zipcodes to look?  Based on test scores - it looks like feeders to River Hill and Atholton are good, yes?[/quote]

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