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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is the 15 min the difference between Arlington & Falls Church? Or Fairfax & Manassas? If the former - I'd do it. If the latter, no way.

Is the 15 min the difference between a house that doesn't really meet your family's needs and one that does? Or the smaller house has enough "zones" or space for your family, just the bigger house would be more comfortable? If the former, then yes. If the latter, than no.

Is your commute already 1 hr - then I wouldn't add on 15 min. If it’s going from ½ hr to 45 min, I’d do it.

If the closer in neighborhood means always fighting for parking, or parking far away vs. the no parking issues at the farther out neighborhood – I’d take no parking issues.
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+1.  You have to really think thru what it means in how you live your life.  For example, we don't have family visiting all the time, we don't host a ton, our in-laws don't live with us etc, so there is a certain point where a bigger house is just more places to put stuff and so everyone can be in his/her zone and not interact.  If we hosted our family more, loved to entertain, or had a situation where being able to offer room and board (like au pair) was part of being able to cost effectively get child care, a bigger house is worth the commute.

As other people mentioned, it depends on the current commute.  Also, how likely is it that your commute could change, i.e. Burke commute-DC 10 years ago versus today or you get a new job (perhaps not by choice) or the hours to your job shift (not by choice)?  I've changed jobs 4 times since living in this house and fortunately it was a good location for many job opportunities.  My commute before wasn't bad (30minutes without traffic, up 45 with traffic and no accidents). Having a commute 15 minutes shorter makes a huge difference. It's ends up being more like a 45 minute difference a day when you factor in the buffer time. If I'm going 15 minutes more down the road, I have to buffer an extra 5-10 on top of that each way for hitting every light, minor accident etc, so I'm not late.[/quote]

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