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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Am I the only one who caught that it says "Manners" in the subdivision name?

All I can think is "Thank goodness I don't need to live in Arlington" ;)

My house (about the same size and half the price) was being used as a 5 BR when we saw it - because they had turned the den/family room into a bedroom for one of their 4 adult children who had been living at home.

Yeah, I don't see how these prices are sustainable, really.  [b]But someone will pay it ..[/b].[/quote]

What is the alternative for this area?  An older brick colonial in that price range and similar or slightly more sq.ft would cost over a million easily.  New construction starts at 1.5 mil.  Ramblers are not bad, at least most living sleeping places are on one floor, less stairs and some people prefer it this way. [/quote]

I wasn't saying there was an alternative.  If you insist on Arlington, this is Arlington prices.  Not a shocker, really.  As I said, glad I don't need to live in Arlington - I'm 20 miles out in a neighborhood in Fairfax that cost half as much.  Neither of us work downtown.  Neither of us make big bucks.  We're fine where we are - glad we didn't have to pay 2X the price to live closer in with similar schools.

Paying these prices is a choice, though - there are others.  You just may not like them.[/quote]

In this case, you can contribute nothing to the discussion, you are not in position to understand.  People who must be close to DC and who can afford to pay this much have choices and can either choose short commute, or a bigger, newer subdivision house in distant burbs.  for you, there is no need to choose, you don't need to be close to DC, you choose from different areas altogether.   It's like me going to Manhattan and being shocked at prices there, if I don't need to be there, what's the point. [/quote]

whoa, whoa - I lived in Arlington at one point in my life and worked downtown, too.  I'm not allowed to have an opinion at all just because I no longer live there and can't afford a near $1M house?  That's some elitist bullshit if I ever heard it.

We all have to make choices based on commute, price range and other needs/preferences.

Oh, poor you with your large budget and "limited choices" because you just MUST live in one of the most expensive close-in burbs.  Even you said people with that budget might choose larger, newer subdivisions in the burbs.  There you go - choices.[/quote]

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