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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My area is already crowded in terms of roads and schools with single family homes.  There would have to be some massive infastructure projects to accomodate adding multifamily dwellings to large areas of the county.[/quote]

There would be fewer cars on the road if more people were able to live closer to things they can currently only reach by car.

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I’m so tired of the NIMBY’s pushing everyone out to Clarksburg and Frederick.[/quote]
Have you been pushed out to either Clarksburg or Frederick? [b]The DMV is a huge area that provides lots of housing choices for everyone [i]who has lots of money[/i]. [/b][/quote]

Fixed that for you.
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That is just factually untrue, both for rental housing and ownership. For example, this is a perfectly nice starter home for $371k that is half a mile to two Metro stations, the same distance to groceries and other amenities and only 1.5 miles to the DC border.
https://www.redfin.com/MD/Hyattsville/3300-Lancer-Pl-20782/home/10952561[/quote]

Is this a joke?  Hyattsville is not in MoCo but sure someone that is going to live in Montgomery County is going to be in Hyattsville instead.  Heck, they should just move out to Winchester VA while they're at it!  You basically proved the point of the theread, thanks![/quote]
It is telling that you specifically choose to exclude some neighborhoods from the DMV at your choice.[b] That house meets every single criteria that people should want.[/b] In fact, YIMBYs should be upset that there is SFH in this "walkshed".

It seems to be true that YIMBYs really just want to live around white people.[/quote]

Except for the "is in Montgomery County" one. Location, location, location.[/quote]
Exactly. When it comes to real estate, the old saying is that you have three choices: location, price and quality - pick two.

These folks think that they can have it all and it is utterly ridiculous.

But beyond that, I find it fascinating how different attitudes are now from when I first moved to this area in 1999. Back then, basically white people did not live east of 16th street and Logan Circle was dangerous and 14th street was a hotbed of prostitution. People, mainly gay, that first starting moving to these neighborhoods considered themselves "urban pioneers". They then proceeded to buy cheapy and invest in their neighborhoods and then more people came and invested and then the city invested (adding the Columbia Heights metro stop) and so on until these neighborhoods are what they are today. I guess people are not interested in taking risks and building value anymore. Typically instead, they feel entitled and deserve to live where they want. It's such a bizarre mindset, I have trouble wrapping my head around it.[/quote]

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