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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pimmit Hills was the wrong side of the tracks when I grew up in Vienna & went to public school there. Think Pony Boy Curtis from the Outsiders. ;)

It was in the late 80s yes, but it continues to be not a great neighborhood in an area which is growing and on an upward trajectory.

Maybe in time it will get there, but for now, not a standout. [/quote]

I think judging a neighborhood based on your experience 31 years ago is kind of unfair. I think you still have some prejudiced based on what you experienced in 1980. A lot has changed since then. [/quote]

I'm not the "Pony Boy Curtis" poster and must be too young for that reference.  But, I posted earlier to the effect that I also grew up in the DC area, in what everyone then (and now) called a good area, and in the 1990's it was thought that Pimmit Hills was a seedy area.

And now, as part of a younger couple who bought in the last few years (just a tad before the housing peak actually) I feel lucky to have any kind of close-in, decent-priced housing option around here, as modest as it is.

I don't live in Pimmit Hills, but in a somewhat similar way, we have a relatively modest, former "handyman special" in a generally ritzy area.  It has been a GREAT decision in terms of quality of life (commute) and housing appreciation.  We bought somewhat in the early-mid 2000s.  We have "done" a lot better than contemporaries who bought new houses in Loudon, or who bought "fun" in Dc but had to move again due to the schools.

I'd be the first to tell you that this area has gotten SO much more expensive than it was when my parents bought.  I think Pimmit Hills will be considered a good area in years to come.  People are smart to have a good commute and mortgage that isn't presenting them from saving for the future and a rainy day.  The neighbors will continue to get better.[/quote]

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