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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PH is so controversial. I want to love it because it's close to WFC metro  but I'm hesitating buying there. My spouse is opposed to PH due to what he associates it with when he was growing up in the late 80s early 90s nearby in a more affluent area. In his mind PH=My name is Earl residents (to exaggerate a tad). I'm the one trying to sell PH for its location and value, but no use. So you'll get people like me, then others still set in their old views. If there are enough people like my spouse, PH will need another 20- 30 years for some perceptions to change.[/quote]
I live in PH.  It is definitely not for everyone. I always tell people that if you have a million dollar budget, PH is not for you because you have lots of options. If you really prefer to live in a place of uniform affluence or aesthetics (and there is nothing wrong with that), PH is not for you.  So it's completely legit to prefer something else.

I can tell you what led us to buy there. We both work in DC and will do so for the foreseeable future.  When we were looking for a house in 2010, we really, REALLY looked in Arlington, but couldn't find anything at all.  My DH would not agree to a condo or a townhouse.  I was all set to go to Vienna or Dunn Loring but DH refused to go beyond WFC station, that was his cutoff. Then we discovered PH. At first I turned my nose at it because it was "ghetto."  Then I kind of got into how much commuting time we would save if we lived there and not in Vienna. Gradually we came to a point where we refused to look anywhere else. It still took six months to find a suitable house, but three years later, I am REALLY happy with my location, amenities and commute.  Thank you, DH. [/quote]

Another PHer who couldn't agree more. We initially started looking in the Arlington area but couldn't find the type of space we were looking for with the budget we had, then we shifted our search to the Woodson area because we really liked the neighborhoods, but it was further from the Metro and other amenities than we would have liked. It definitely isn't for everyone, but Pimmit Hills offered us everything that we were looking for.[/quote]

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