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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think 1.2mill budget is financially struggling by any means. I do think it is a very competitive market; when we bought our home 7 years ago, $800k seemed to be the super competitive budget. We just had friends looking in the $1-1.25 mil range and they told us that in Arlington, it is tough because things go fast or in the low range they are competing with developers.

That said, I agree to the points made in walkability. I don’t consider the home suggested in 22nd walkable; i guess to Heidelberg? But Lee Hwy is not pleasant, as someone mentioned. That neighborhood is also a glut of enormous houses in tiny lots, so I would be very wary of how close you like your neighbors. We also have family visit who prefer not to drive. For it to be truly convenient/pleasant for them, you need to live 1-1.25 miles from the metro corridor or near an area like Westover/Shirlington/Penrose, or just give up walkability and have them use Uber. I do think that Arlington seems more pedestrian friendly, but I haven’t spent a lot of time walking around Mclean. Generally, Mclean seems to be more car friendly, if only because there tends to be more parking available. [/quote]

The 22nd st location could be great. Heidelberg has coffee, sandwiches, etc. There is a pharmacy. Bunch of other random shops. The new Bob & Edith’s.

AND that section of Lee Hwy is up for redevelopment. So it could be a hotspot several years down the road...

It could be , but that’s a sub 5k lot that currently is walkable to 7-11, rental works, Arlington kabob, Taco Bell, swim store... given Arlington's pattern of development, I find it unlikely that Lee Hwys redevelopment will generate a Lee heights or westover type line of shops. Most likely it will be banks/chain stores/franchised food shops under apartments. And it will be still next to a major road, likely busier if 66 switches to HOV-3. Which is fine, as long as you know what you’re gambling for if you’re buying what is essentially a shotgun house for 1.2 mill

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