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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks everyone--I always learn so much from this board! We currently rent a 1 bedroom in the Ross district so I guess we could keep doing that and bump up to a 2 bedroom within our building. Judging by the 6 fruitless months we've spent house searching I definitely don't want to do this again ever, but with a $500k budget it's been impossible to find a 2 bedroom, much less a 3 bedroom with decent HOA fees where we want to live (within 30 min walk to the left side of the red line since we want to be car free and both work in Bethesda--I know I know, car free with a baby is impossible anyway).[/quote]

Don't let schools dictate your housing search (not in DC)! There really is a lot of choice. You won't get stuck in a "bad" IB school. There frankly really aren't that many left, not before the testing grades really. And if you happen to get stuck with one, then there are good elementary schools that you can get into through the lottery. They may not be the "top" three buzzing in your ear but I could give you countless reasons why those really aren't better anyway. 
No, you don't need to own a car. We've got three kids and never owned a car. Can't say I've never driven one and our transportation costs certainly aren't zero; but it's really been very feasible to do without.

(I must say 500K is becoming a difficult budget to work with. Have you checked out Trinidad? And make sure you train your and your agent's eye to look past what's fixable and remediable. Houses are amazingly staged around here. So you quickly grow to see everything that's not brand spanking new as a dump, where really a bit of paint, new blinds, and decent lighting would make all the difference.)[/quote]

This is a crazy attitude. There are no guarantees of getting into a school via lottery - not to mention the fact that if you rely on the lottery you could end up with a hellish commute and school drop off situation going from one side of the town to another especially if you refuse to drive!! That extra hour in your day and stressful commute with a child can really eat up your quality of life. [/quote]

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