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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is us too, OP. We have about 250k set aside, a 350k HHI, one car paid off, two kids in public, no debt, but we can’t find a 1800 sq ft 3br WOTP anywhere. I don’t need detached. I don’t need off street parking. There is simply no inventory in this range. We were striving to get something in the 950-1.1 range years back but now those crummy small houses are more like 1.3 and there are almost never any on the market. [/quote]

Look a bit north in 20814. On Zillow I found a handful of houses meeting your criteria. [/quote]
Thanks for the tip, but we live in DC and don’t want to leave. It would require an additional car (and our old one would surely die soon with commuting), hours more spent commuting each day, and more. I prioritize a walkable lifestyle for my mental health and I know it’s a luxury, but I don’t believe that a walkable lifestyle should be a luxury for anybody. I would just really love a small 3br home somewhere in our community. It’s crazy that we are rich but still can’t afford that. [/quote]

I don't get it.  You can afford a house but not in that area so stop complaining already.  Life is about choices.[/quote]
Yes. So we choose to stay here. I'm not complaining. But it's kind of crazy that we can make so much money and not afford to buy a home. Those of you saying we don't make a lot of money have lived in DC too long and lost all perspective.[/quote]

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