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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, try not to get caught up in this notion of having to live close in. The fact is that people who live as far out as Rockville are happy with their commutes. Instead of committing financial suicide, look at more reasonably priced houses further out. BTW, we have a HHI of 445 K and we are NOT looking at anything over 950,000.[/quote]

I totally DISAGREE. There are exceptions, of course, but study after study shows that a longer commute decreases quality of life. People also underestimate how much time they spend commuting in an effort to convince themselves that it really isn't so bad. However, if you add up a "mere" extra 20 minutes of commuting per day (10 minutes one way, and 10 back), 5 days/week, that's over 80 HOURS of commuting annually. Can you imagine what you would do with basically two entire work weeks? I'd rather spend that time with my family than in a car.[/quote]

First of all, work and its location could move, so after you put so much into the commute dream then some executive decision could change things. 
Also, housing comfort changes stress levels too. We lived in a ONE bathroom house in Tenley when I grew up so that parents could be close to work. The fights that broke out tore our family down. When my sister was a teen and spent a long time in the shower, my father would almost kick the door in so that he would not be late for work. It was not until two older sibs went to college did we move to Bethesda into a FOUR bathroom house. Away went the stress, family life changed for the better. It was not just the bathroom, it was a general sense that everyone needed more space. [/quote]

I grew up shairng a bathroom with my parents and sister. we all survived. So while more than one bathroom is nice, it isn't a necessity. Although these days people tend to think that living in anything with one bathroom is living in poverty. [/quote]

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