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[quote=Anonymous]I am the OP and appreciate all of the input from everyone. I guess I should be a little more clear on our situation. I stay at home and we have two young children (3 and 3 months). Right now we live in a 2 bedroom townhome in Arlington. We love the area, love the commute for my husband (who works in DC), but overall feel that life is a little too fast, a little too crowded, and a lot too expensive. We are a one income household (around 100K a year) so our ability to live comfortably and buy bigger in this area, and even in Fairfax County, is quite limited. While Loudoun is far in both miles and lifestyle from where we live now, we think we are ready for a big change like that.

My husband would obviously have to get a job in Tysons (or more west) for this to even be a consideration because we are not doing the long commute. No amount of house is worth that in our opinion. But his prospects look good which is why we're discussing it.

I guess my fear is that we move out there and life really isn't cheaper, slower, or less crowded. Just a switch to a SFH would make things feel bigger for us (coming from 4 of us in a 2 bedroom condo!) and we could afford a SFH out there. We like the family friendliness of everything in the planned communities which we never would have liked as a childless couple but seem appealing now. The farms, wine country, more outdoor living, it just seems like a nice change from the hustle bustle of Arlington/Alexandria/DC that we are used to.

Am I totally off base in thinking this? [/quote]

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