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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Title says it all.  My wife and I are looking to purchase our first home.  Need at least 3/2 with 1500+ sq ft.  Limited budget due to student loans.  Don't want to go above 36% monthly debt outlay.  I will be commuting daily to Foggy Bottom.  Wife commutes 3 days a week to Gaithersburg.

Where would you live?  Would love listing recommendations if feeling generous. :). Challenge for me....wife would really prefer something less than 15 years old or something that has been renovated.

Thanks![/quote]

Select whatever works along I-270 between Urbana and Rockville.

You get the new in Urbana, and if you can make MARC work and your wife can put up with the Urbana-Gaithersburg commute, you're golden.

Sample: http://franklymls.com/FR7980340

But hell, if you're going to be out in Urbana, why not consider Frederick proper

Sample: http://franklymls.com/FR7989926

WARNING: Do not do that unless you -- and your wife -- are committed to the commute. It is doable but you have to be prepared.

Rockville, hopefully they've put in central A/C since the house was built in the 1950s, like this.

Sample: http://franklymls.com/MC7981111

The schools in Gaithersburg and Germantown aren't quite as high scoring. However this is just the trend not the absolute rule. But to me -- Frederick you have the walkability, history, and charm; Urbana has great schools and new stuff, and Rockville has the Metro. Gaitherburg/Germantown don't offer any of that.

Just in your shoes, I'd exhaust those three areas -- you may well rule out Frederick and Urbana 100% due to the commute -- before poking around Gaithersburg/Germantown.

I use franklymls.com for my real estate looks. [/quote]

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