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[quote=Anonymous]It might be helpful to figure out what you can compromise on and what are non-negotiables. For example: Is a fixer-upper OK? Are you OK with moving again for middle school? Can transit or walkability be convenient for just where you need to go every day (work, grocery stores) or absolutely everything even if you don't go every day (birthday parties, music lessons)?

Also, even if you move WOTP, you can pick your block strategically to be close to transit. There are houses near the Tenleytown station that sometimes list for your budget. Not fancy by any means, but - compromises. Also, WOTP is going to have a more suburban feel, even if convenient to transit. We considered buying in Tenleytown once, and while transit wasn't a problem (it's really quite well served by metro and bus, the H buses and the 96 get you to Mt. P and CH), "living all the way out there" felt like a separate minus.  (No knock on those who live out there, obviously - it's personal - and we understood at the time that was a compromise, for us.) So consider whether it's the lack of transit options that worries you, or the suburban feel - two separate issues.

I think the advice of doing the PK3 lottery first, and listing schools close to where you might want to move, is a good one.[/quote]

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