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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, if you use the word mcmansion, don't bother looking in Mclean.  They don't care to hear your crap.  Its not old folks any more, and the young couples are not having it.  To where do you wish to walk? Mclean is not all that walkable.  People buy in Mclean to be "close in" to the city, not to have an attitude.  You sound hell bent on wanting an attitude, which tells me Arlington is more for you, really.  "I'm earthy crunchy and you are not, so you suck"....."just look at my facial expression - look! look! look!...."

How much are you looking to spend?  Can you afford Mclean or are you looking for the smallest house in the best neighborhood?  If that is the case, I guarantee your "house" is already being rented out by some 85 year old looking to leave the house to her grandchildren.  Widow was onto you long ago.

If you do end up in Mclean, there are some gorgeous new homes that are not that awful word you insist on using, as do those who can not afford them do not generally wish to announce it.  Is that really what you want?  For the world to know how bitter you are?  I have friends in gorgeous new Mclean houses that were nicely done, not some piecemeal ass ugly add on that has been added onto (rather horribly) again and again.  At that point, put a match to it and get it over with, really.

Anyone will tell you in the D.C. area that their school is the best, apples and apples.  But really, showing your envy?  Not cool.  Not cool at all.   [/quote]

I don't understand the anger here.  Mcmansion is not anything I have invented, it is widely used by many posters on this thread, why direct your anger at me?  Personally, I have nothing against them and to be honest, I don't really know another term to call new construction homes that are somewhat large for the lots they are built on.  Will you be happy if I call them Mansions?  sorry, I cannot, unless it is something located on 2 acres of land with the housekeeper's quarters onsite and a dramatic driveway.   I am sorry that you apparently live in one and for some reason feel bitter and offended when someone calls similar homes Mcmansions.  All that matters is that you are happy living there, why care what other people think?

Also, please don't attribute my searches for a home with the good value - good deal to some sort of envy.  Yes, we cannot afford the entry level Mcmansion for over a mil, but I do feel very blessed that at least we can afford a home for 800K.  A LOT of people cannot afford homes in such a price range and we, who can, should be thanking God every day that we have the means to do so instead of being resentful and bitter about what other people think of our homes and how they compare to the Mansions - homes for the elite.

I have worked with RE agent and have looked at a few homes and have found areas that mainly consist of homes in my price range and yes, they are uglier older homes, they are mainly split levels or ramblers, but this proves that not everyone living there cares about building a brand new home and these are new families with little kids, not old folks on their way out.

I am looking to purchase our first home and I am looking for a good deal of value so that I don't have to be upside down on my mortgage should the recession get a stronger grip of this area.  I don't see why my questions offended you and why on earth you think I am some crunchy granola type, I am definitely not, not that I have anything against them.    I also don't understand why wanting to be able to walk to a few places from you home somehow is considered attitude.  Seriously?  There are people in Mclean that walk to downtown and I've seen pedestrians on the sidewalks.  One of the sellers told us she walks to the grocery store on regular basis and also takes walks in the nearby parks on daily basis.  Why, is this weird to you?  Is this some sort of violation of the "code of life in Mclean"??  Why should you care if I want to walk, I certainly don't care and don't judge you if you want to get into your car to drive 0.5 miles to get a cup of coffee.

Honestly, if you just wanted to make a point that all Mclean areas are equally good and the schools are equally spectacular then just say it without all the unnecessary BS.  I will get the point.

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