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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I moved to DC after graduation in 2010, I knew almost no one who had grown up in the DMV and had parents nearby to live with. Everyone had moved there from somewhere else.  We also weren’t making 100k salaries, think less than half that.  Somehow we all managed by living in group houses and not having cars (why a car in DC?)

The key for me and DH was not having student loans more than anything else and getting on the property ladder early, way before kids.[/quote]

Come on. When I moved to DC in the early 2000s, I have a 1 bedroom, garden style apt. in Arlington with off street parking for $600/mos. I then moved to a group home, a SFH, with 3 roommates. Had my own bathroom, bedroom, laundry in the house, parking, and a yard and I paid $300/mos. Also in Arlington.

You cannot find these prices now.

Similarly, your last point about student loans is a big one. YOu were very lucky not to have those. And to be able to buy property early on. [/quote]

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