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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH and I will be retiring in the next few years and want to move back to the DC area (left in 2001) to be closer to grandkids who are now 4 and 2.  We want a smaller (&lt;2,000 sq ft) home but with new and high end finishes.  Think professional remodels on Houzz.com.  We want to be within .5 mile of locally owned shops and restaurants and easy access into DC.  We garden extensively and want at least some yard (maybe not more than a 10,000 sq ft lot) so that rules out a condo, row house on Capitol Hill or townhouse.

Grandkids are in Fair Oaks area and while we will not be babysitting on a daily basis as they will probably be in school FT once we move there, we will do Sunday family dinners, weekend date night and take care of sick kids.

No split levels or center hall colonials....

Budget &lt;$1.5M

How difficult is it to find such a house or will we have to tear down and build from the ground up or remodel extensively?[/quote]

If you are not familiar with the area, the drive time between fair oaks and DC is very long.

You will need to balance proximity to your kids vs how much you want to be in DC.

Areas that have town centers or local shops starting from closest to Fair Oaks to DC

Fairfax Towne Center
Town of Vienna 
Tysons Silver Line Development Areas
City of Falls Church
North Arlington Areas
I would not recommend anywhere outside of those because it will severely impact travel times.

Although Old Town / Del Ray Alexandria would be great for you the travel time would be extreme.[/quote]

I forgot one area

Fairfax Towne Center
Town of Vienna 
Tysons Silver Line Development Areas
[b]Mosaic District[/b]
City of Falls Church
North Arlington Areas[/quote]

Are there SFHs with room to garden in Mosaic District?

Agree to also look in Town of Vienna and Falls Church City. [/quote]

This.  Vienna or FCC seem like the best bet.  Arlington also has what you're looking for, but it's a pretty young, urban professional demographic ... far fewer retirees and a generally faster pace of life.

Disregard the Pimmit Hills comment.  You will not find an attractive small home there.  It is all large new builds or tiny original low income housing.[/quote]

Actually the house being proposed on Cherri is a small new build.[/quote]

Since when are all the original house owners "low income".

People who pay 4-500k are not considered "low income"[/quote]

The original homes were built as low(er) income housing.  That the market has soared in DC and even formerly low-income areas are now expensive (relatively) is irrelevant.  "Original low income housing" is completely apt - that is most decidedly what those houses are.  Sorry to offend you with reality.[/quote]

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