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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are in the same boat OP. Unfortunately, my DH and I dont agree on a lot  :roll:

He doesnt care about commute, [b]my hard line is commute under 45 minutes at rush hour including daycare pickup and dropoff[/b]
He cares about schools and I think things can swing either way in the 5years plus before he enters K
I want turn key he sees "potential" -but neither of us are handy and he cant do basic tasks at home regularly so I dont see big projects getting done DIY

My biggest complaint with the market right now is that people are trying to sell houses for 50-100K more with no updates or changes from when they bought in 2015. Find another sucker because I am not paying more for a house you have worn down without improving. If you put a new roof, new appliances, updated bathroom and kitchens, etc. - maybe 50K but not 100 or 125K increase.  We are looking in PG, Howard, AA county areas.

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That seems pretty optimistic, unless you live only a couple miles from where you work, almost anywhere around here...  most people are happy with straight up max 45 mins without daycare. It gets a lot worse than that outside Arlington/MoCo.

I mean, I don't know how far out of the way your pickup/dropoff is, but assuming it's hardly at, that seems like it must add at least 10 minutes at each end? You have to park, get out, get in, wait for kid, sign in. My school dropoff couldn't be more convenient, it's right in my neighborhood, but it still adds 8 or 10 minutes.

So let's assume your dropoff isn't totally perfect, but not too bad, are we talking about a 20 minute commute max, not counting daycare? That's a pretty high bar.

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