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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you both work from home, WTH are you moving to the DC area?!

I live in Arlington and enjoy it (most of the time), but if both of our jobs became permanently remote, I'd be out of here in a heartbeat and move someplace cheaper. [/quote]

OP here. We were looking at many different urban areas, and this seems to be the best one where you can get a house with a yard just a short drive from world-class arts & culture. We also looked at a couple big southern cities, but the weather there was a bit offputting, I like the idea of 4 seasons and not having to be indoors all summer. [/quote]

Honestly, and I don't want you to take this the wrong way, you should reconsider the DC area. The cost of living here is tremendously high in every way, not just housing. Summer camps, VA car taxes, parking, home improvement projects, literally everything costs more than most of the rest of the country. A lot of folks live here because this is where their job is.

Do you have family nearby that is drawing you to DC? You talk about world class arts and culture, but how often are you actually going to go to museums, lectures, fancy restaurants, etc? What other cities were you considering?[/quote]

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