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[quote=Anonymous]We moved out of DC a little over 5 years ago and it has mostly worked well for us. We are not Feds, but have careers where we can find jobs in any city.

Pros: We sold our house and got a much bigger house with a yard and plenty of room for the kids for a lower price. Work truly is 9-5 and we have friends and neighbors who I still have no idea what they do for work, i.e., it's not the focus like it was in DC.

Cons: It takes time to make friends b/cs it seems as though everyone already knows everyone and has lived there for a long time. It took us a few years to feel like we fit in. There is not as much to do and things close at 8:00 - 9:00 at night so you can't run to the store at 10:30 for ice cream or go out for a late dinner/drinks after the kids are settled in for the night.

One thing I would do differently is that I wish we had kept our house so that we had the option to come back if the move wasn't as great as we had hoped. Not to mention our house has gone up a few hundred thousand since we left, ugh!

Is keeping the house an option for you? Perhaps pulling out equity now that you could use for a downpayment in a different location and then putting in renters to pay your mortgage? Good luck with your decision![/quote]

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