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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We live in DC because it’s cheaper than Manhattan and SF.  We aren’t young but chose DC for the exact same reason that young people chose to live elsewhere - cost of living.  Comparably DC is a bargain compared to NYC and SF.

We used to live in Manhattan but figured out it is cheaper to fly out of Reagan once a month and stay at a five star hotel for a week every month than to buy a nice apt/coop in Manhattan.[/quote]

I compare DC to NYC all the time. It's 1/5th the cost to buy a absolutely gorgeous new build condo here than doing so in Manhattan with park views. I get the views, the restaurants (not as good as NYC but far better quality than where I was from and DC opens tons of NYC-started restaurants every week - Magnolias is in Union Station now, the parks and greenery, and a relatively cheaper housing situation. Also less people.

Ideal for me. [/quote]

DC also has very low property taxes.  Amazingly low.  In DC, we live in a rowhouse, a comparable brownstone in Manhattan will be 10 mil +. [/quote]

DC is a slam dunk to me.  My lifestyle is pretty much the same as it would be in NY.  Still walk or take the metro to work.  Live in a historic community.  Can taxi/Uber our.  Benefit is that I own my own home here.  In NY if I owned it would be a 2 bedroom if that.   I’m building wealth here and doing the same thing I’d do in NY.  [/quote]

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