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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]why is everyone entitled to a new home? [/quote]

exactly.

I have 2 college degrees and was making just shy of $50K when I left my full time job.  My husband makes just shy of 6 figures right now, but more than $85K.  On a combined income in the low 6 figures, we wouldn't even TRY to buy a $550K home.  We bought a 40-year old SFH in the 22033 zip (Fairfax/Chantilly) that needed work for $450K.  We luckily were still up on the TH we bought when we made $85K combined, and had that money for a down payment and some renovations.

Not everyone is entitled to a brand new gigantic home.  You have to make choices and trade offs.  If we made the same income and worked downtown, we would have had to make further tradeoffs.

I do have to laugh at the people who complain their house is ONLY 2000 sf.  Our 4 BR SFH is 2200 and feels HUGE to us.  We almost bought one in the same neighborhood that was one room smaller and just less than 2000 and was plenty of space for a family of 4.[/quote]

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