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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We live in what's lovingly referred to by others as an Arlington sh*tshack. That was 6 years ago.  Now we'd be priced out of the Arlington sfh market.  It's about housing prices. [/quote]And availability of telework.[/quote]

DP. DH and I both telework nearly full time (like twice a year I go into an office in DC and he sporadically goes out to Reston). We chose a SFH in Arlington because we wanted to be walkable to metro, parks, restaurants, etc. and have good neighborhood public schools so our kids would have friends nearby (I don’t like the idea of schlepping to play dates and sports all over town b/c their private school friends live 30 min away or they’re all divided up into the AP centers). It’s a very idyllic childhood with kids biking around, walking to school, etc.

But we bought in 2018 and would be totally unable to afford our neighborhood now. We plan to hang onto this property for a long time so we can hand it down to our kids and they can hopefully rent it out or use it for down payment money if they want to stay in Arlington.

Bottom line is that even many people teleworking want to live near amenities. I like popping out for coffee or to the gym on foot during lunch.[/quote]

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