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[quote=Anonymous]Some people live in tiny TH's way out in the 'burbs because THAT is all they can afford.  It isn't an either/or situation.

I think a post of mine yesterday was misconstrued as me thinking people were stupid for spending so much money to live in a house close in.  I don't think it's stupid.  It costs that much for a reason, and people will pay it.  There ARE other choices for what to do with a budget approaching $1 M like that, but only the homeowner can decide which of those choices works for them.  No one thinks you're dumb for making the choice you do (well, OK, maybe SOME do, but it isn't me personally).

We had a sub-$500K budget and non-DC commutes.  There was absolutely no reason for us to buy closer in, but even with close to half a mil to spend, the money only goes so far.  We got a 40 year old house that needed updating on the edge of Fairfax.  Yes, we have a 4 BR colonial and a yard, because we were tired of being squeezed into the 2 BR TH we had lived in not far from our current location for so long.  We wanted a backyard where we could have a playscape for our kid and a dog and maybe a small garden.  We were NOT asking for a gargantuan house, just a house with a yard.

If people choose downtown condo, good for them.  If they buy a $1M older home in Arlington, good for them.  And if they choose to buy in Stafford County, VA and commute to downtown, hey, good for them.  We are all different, right?

This us vs. them mentality is ridiculous.[/quote]

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