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[quote=Anonymous]DC is full of rent stabilized apts that are older buildings usually in second tier areas. But Adams Morgan and Columbia heights has a lot.

No pool, fitness center, parking just basic apt.

You rent a one bedroom there, get rid of cars and spend 5-10 years savings. Kinda like 100 percent of people did 30-200 years earlier.

My house I grew up in was built 1923 my parents bought it from Original owner in estate sale after Mom died of old age. They were married 1905. They both lived at home in walk up tenement apts in lower east side, cold water flats. They used wedding money and life savings to buy a 40 by 100 plot on Long Island. They then got a cold water flat apt of their owns in the slumy tenemant apt and saved every penny next 17 years till had enought to order a small 1,300 sf house of our Sears Catalog and had it assembled on the plot.  She lived there till she died a very old women in 1973.

My parents who got married 1957 lived in a dumpy apt in Bronx and saved their money from 1957 to 1973 and finaly bought this house.

When my Mom died a very old lady a 22 year old girl bought the house with Parents money. Dad said good investment she and then younger sister when graduate college can live in it. Nice cute small house. The kids today dont know the blood sweat and tears it took orginal owner and my parents to get that house. Today everyone wants it right away and complains [/quote]

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