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[quote=Anonymous]With 800 K to spend, I'd buy in the Brent or Maury Districts, period, and plan to go charter (Basis, Latin or another that comes along) for MS.  If the family budget is a little tight, you can always get a place with an English basement rental (or just a basement and work with a contractor to create a rental) and pay half your mortgage renting to young Congressional  staffer types.  Loads of Hill middle-class families do just that.

Buying in the Brent District, after selling in the Ludlow-Taylor District, has given us great peace of mind for a baby and a toddler.   Now that we know we'll have a good ES for both kids from at least K to 4th (and maybe pres3 and 4 and 5th) we can relax and enjoy life on the Hill.

Meanwhile, back in the LT District, former neighbors face serious lottery stress.  Most seem to strike out for pres3 and wind up at LT ready to jump at the first acceptable out, if they ever get one.  Same with parents in the Miner and Payne Districts.   Peabody is great, but Watkins is big, crazy and has many low-income kids who struggle to test proficient on the DC-CAS tests (3rd grade+).  We had our real doubts about the Cluster above K.  Brent works for us and we enjoy meeting our children's future classmates in Marion/Turtle Park.  Good luck.

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