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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting thread op. I think what it seems to me from reading these responses and my own experience is that this definitely makes sense if you can find a suburb of baltimore that fits your walkability needs but buying within the city probably doesn’t make sense. So if it was me, I would definitely make this move to one of the closer in suburbs. But I live in Arlington and have surprisingly found it to meet all of my needs after living in Chicago and thinking I would be in the city a long time. I live in a part that is pretty bustling, can definitely walk to a coffee shop, playgrounds, a few restaurants, farmers market etc. It is certainly not the level of walkability choices in restaurants etc as I had in the city, but it meets that need for myself personally. But if you know for yourself that you truly need the city feel than maybe Baltimore isn’t the best fit for long term investment sadly. [/quote]

There is more to a city than a walk score. Baltimore had its own unique culture, civic spirit and quirky arts scene that cannot be found in Arlington. There are neighborhoods like Hampden that actively support local businesses so much that it is almost impossible for a nondescript chain store to come in and compete. There are traditions like the Miracle on 34th Street up there that are just not happening in a place full of as many transplants and chain stores like Clarendon, for example.

Comparing Arlington to Baltimore because you can walk to places is like comparing Tysons Corner to Soho because they both have upscale shopping.[/quote]

As someone who lives and likes living in DC, this is true.  Baltimore has huge issues that DC doesn't have, but it has so much more culture and sense of community than DC. It's just a much more fun/laid back place. If crime wasn't such an issue, it would be one of the best cities in the country to live in.  Pretty big issue though.[/quote]

And we have the ravens with a beautiful downtown stadium., right next to Camden yards.[/quote]

Ravens fans may be the worst part of living in Baltimore, OP, don’t let that sway you too much. [/quote]

This is the arlington poster and back to just be clear I was never trying to compare arlington to baltimore city- woof, definitely not for a second do i think they are comparable in terms of culture, history, diversity etc. In fact was never trying to compare the two at all as even remotely similar. I was only commenting on the fact that op seems hesitant to buy property in baltimore city (where said culture exists) due to the other issues that others mentioned and most from baltimore seemed to agree were a concern for property values. So was just saying if that’s a concern for op, and op wants a city life, then maybe it’s not a fit. But if op really wants the lower cost of living and in my opinion better culture/laid back nature of the baltimore area, if she were open to a suburb that has some of the walkability she is looking for then maybe she could find a fit. That’s all. I guess I’m not phrasing it very clearly but anyway, I think Baltimore is really cool and agree wholeheartedly ithas way, way more personality than arlington! Dont think you have to convince anyone there.[/quote]

No one who lives in Baltimore can promise op dc style appreciation in the short term.  I’m not even sure dc can promise continued appreciation at the same rate.  Are people really going to pay much more than 1.25 million for 2000 square feet or less?

Baltimore real estate prices tripled in Northern Baltimore and close in suburbs over the past 25 years, but it has taken awhile to get back to 2008 highs.  Baltimore certainly has more room for appreciation compared to dc.  The Baltimore suburbs are not appreciating faster than the city, so no reason for op to move to the suburbs unless she wants the certainty of a good high school (the best public high schools in the city all require an application process) or to pay less in property tax.[/quote]

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