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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure this has been mentioned yet: Considering your family configuration, and to keep you sane, I recommend you prioritize finding housing that works for your family, considering such aspects as affordability, access to transportation, grocery shopping, and leisure. That is going to be the most critical piece to your sanity. Unless you somehow have an unusual amount of disposable income (I suspect not if you plan on putting 4 children through college and retire comfortably), then let the school(s) fall into place. There are so many different paths to success in DC public & charter schools that driving yourself nuts over this going into your relocation is bananas. So is paying a huge premium for it. Not to mention, you may find your four children actually do need different options and before long they may be at different schools anyway, probably taking themselves there on public transit.

Here is why I'm saying this: What good is it for you to have it all lined up school-wise from Janey, to Deal, to Wilson, i[b]f the six of you will drive each other to the brink of destruction in a crammed apartment for the next ten years? [/b]Might you not prefer living sanely and happily, with room and income to spare in, say, Brookland, Hyattsville, Takoma Park, or Hillcrest? From any of these places, you have good to excellent options. Not to mention, by the time your babies hit middle and high school, the world (and most certainly DCPS) will be a different place.[/quote]

Their budget is $1.25 million. They will not be living in a crammed apartment even if they choose to live in an area that feeds Wilson. And houses of the size they want/need in the other parts of the city you mention are equally expensive. [/quote]

DP.  No, they won't need to be in an apartment.  But their budget won't get them a big home in a lot of the areas mentioned, such as AU Park and Tenley.  It may be enough, but that depends on what they need and prioritize.  And these areas absolutely are more expensive than the areas PP mentioned for a comparable size and quality of house.[/quote]

DP. Yeah, I don't know what the PP meant by prices being comparable between AU Park and Hillcrest or even Brookland. But aside from that, all of these areas will have serious disadvantages with regard to quality of life (schools, commute, infrastructure, safety), which is why they are less expensive. Not to mention that OP would not find nearly the same concentration of international families to connect with. For 1.25M, she can get a pretty nice house in AU Park.[/quote]

Even if the housing is smaller than ideal, I’d go with NW and a clear answer on schools.  Education first.  And what is the point of having a big house if you spend your days in sub-par schools and a rough commute.  After all, she won’t have the options Chantwan had...[/quote]

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