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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Am I the only one who caught that it says "Manners" in the subdivision name?

All I can think is "Thank goodness I don't need to live in Arlington" ;)

My house (about the same size and half the price) was being used as a 5 BR when we saw it - because they had turned the den/family room into a bedroom for one of their 4 adult children who had been living at home.

Yeah, I don't see how these prices are sustainable, really.  [b]But someone will pay it ..[/b].[/quote]

What is the alternative for this area?  An older brick colonial in that price range and similar or slightly more sq.ft would cost over a million easily.  New construction starts at 1.5 mil.  Ramblers are not bad, at least most living sleeping places are on one floor, less stairs and some people prefer it this way. [/quote]

I wasn't saying there was an alternative.  If you insist on Arlington, this is Arlington prices.  Not a shocker, really.  As I said, glad I don't need to live in Arlington - I'm 20 miles out in a neighborhood in Fairfax that cost half as much.  Neither of us work downtown.  Neither of us make big bucks.  We're fine where we are - glad we didn't have to pay 2X the price to live closer in with similar schools.

Paying these prices is a choice, though - there are others.  You just may not like them.[/quote]

In this case, you can contribute nothing to the discussion, you are not in position to understand.  People who must be close to DC and who can afford to pay this much have choices and can either choose short commute, or a bigger, newer subdivision house in distant burbs.  for you, there is no need to choose, you don't need to be close to DC, you choose from different areas altogether.   It's like me going to Manhattan and being shocked at prices there, if I don't need to be there, what's the point. [/quote]

whoa, whoa - I lived in Arlington at one point in my life and worked downtown, too.  I'm not allowed to have an opinion at all just because I no longer live there and can't afford a near $1M house?  That's some elitist bullshit if I ever heard it.

We all have to make choices based on commute, price range and other needs/preferences.

Oh, poor you with your large budget and "limited choices" because you just MUST live in one of the most expensive close-in burbs.  Even you said people with that budget might choose larger, newer subdivisions in the burbs.  There you go - choices.[/quote]

Yes, I absolutely demand to be living in one of the most desirable inner burbs for the price I am willing to pay, because I want to be close to the city, and I don't care about having extra 3000 sq.ft of  space, what's it to you?  To me location/schools is the most important criteria and places like this tend to hold their value better in downturn as has been demonstrated already during the recession.  Prices in already expensive desirable areas in NWDC and inner burbs didn't go down as much as in more distant subdivisions, and have shot up higher during this recent uptick in the market, it's a fact.   It is what's important to me, not an elitist and not rich, just value certain locations.[/quote]

You know, I wasn't trying to start a fight with you until you basically said my opinion didn't count for anything.  I think the price is high, but it doesn't seem incredibly out of line for Arlington.  As I said, I lived in Arlington for several years.  We moved 10 years ago because we couldn't afford to own even a 2 BR condo at the time.  We didn't move for 3000 sf - our current house is about the same size as this listing.

Did the more distant burbs crash harder?  Yes.  No one is arguing this.  But prices are going up all around.  Even my neighborhood is seeing bidding wars and escalation clauses.

We live where we live because it is what we could afford with what we needed/wanted in a location that works best for where WE work.  You make the EXACT same decisions.  But to act like you're the only one who makes decisions based on commute/quality of life and that the rest of us are just space-hungry and don't give a crap about these things is ludicrous.  Stop acting so high and mighty - be happy you have a large budget (no matter how little space that gets you in YOUR desired location) giving you an even greater choice that a vast majority of folks can never have and stop whining.[/quote]

You seem to be bringing up prices in other areas that are not relevant to discussion, this particular listing is in a particular area, and pricing of this house is discussed in relation to what is in that particular area.  It makes no sense to compare apples to oranges like you do.  In your case given your work location, you got the best of both worlds, a short commute and inexpensive housing, good for you and you seem to be pretty smug about it too in your very first post almost mocking those paying crazy Arl prices.[/quote]

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