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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would not spend that amount of time in a car, nor would I sink my money into Baltimore real estate.  They are another riot away from further depressed prices.  Why not rent closer to work? That whole area is inexpensive.[/quote]

OP, do not listen to people like this. Baltimore has plenty of nice neighborhoods, many of which have appreciated in price since Freddie Gray.

Here's a home that is right across from Riverside Park and within waling distance to the $1B+ Port Covington development, which will house the new Under Armour Headquarters. This would be a reasonable commute to Fort Meade:

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Baltimore/1741-Covington-St-21230/home/11020476

This will take some sweat equity, but it would be worth it once Port Covington comes around. Here's a home that sold two blocks away to give you a frame of reference about what stuff sells for when it's fixed up:

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Baltimore/1532-Covington-St-21230/home/11885715

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The Rah Rah Baltimore booster has found you.  The commute to Fort Meade is reasonable only if you want an hour plus commute.[/quote]

This is ridiculous. Stop. Google Maps does not agree with you, nor does anyone who's actually done that commute. The commute time from Capitol Hill to North Baltimore around 6 pm is 1:30 to 1:45. There is no way it takes 1 hour to do a reverse commute from the edge of South Baltimore to Fort Meade. [/quote]

Who said anything about Capitol Hill?  OP is commuting to Ft Meade which is significantly closer to Baltimore than Capitol Hill.  And you don't have to deal with the traffic that builds up south of MD-32, south of I-495 or in-bound on any of the routes (NY Ave, Benning Rd, PA Ave).

Like another poster, I would recommend the OP look at the Federal Hill area.  I know two single guys in the same age range who bought in that area for a commute to NASA, just down the road from Ft Meade and they said that commute was good most days, but bad occasionally.  The Federal Hill properties are much better bang for the buck and appreciation than anywhere in West Baltimore.[/quote]

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