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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These suggestions are suboptimal for your $. [b]Somerset is a glorified HoA.[/b] People are keen until they realize that, much of AU is tiny lots or toxic lots etc

Park money where it’s safe: Woodley, Cleveland maybe Forest Hllls[/quote]

Can you say more about this? We are also looking for a walkable, family-friendly neighborhood and have been “keen,” as you said, on Somerset. Our budget is closer to 2.2, so not as many options as OP, but we haven’t liked what we’ve seen in NWDC, even though that was originally our first choice. The houses are old and small with no closet or storage spaces. Often a 2.5 m house has no garage or attic or lower level rec space to speak of, and they frequently have laundry facilities in a tiny unfinished basement. And the lots are even smaller: tiny little patios with no space to run or play. It just seems a lot to pay for such little return just to be 10 minutes closer to work than you would be in close-in Bethesda or Chevy Chase. I may be way off the mark and I’m obviously expecting too much for our budget but I’m confused why people pay so much more to get so much less in NWDC —especially in areas that aren’t even very walkable and with no metro access. I get the taxes are lower, but the urban problems are higher. I’d love to have my mind changed. [/quote]

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