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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Every time I hear someone talking about how they "can't afford anything" in DC it makes me wonder if they've only looked on U Street, in Tenleytown, Cleveland Park, etc. Sure there are lots of houses for sale in DC in that range, but there are houses in nice parts of NE (not talking about H Street) for under $300k, and friends have bought in Shaw for under $450k. It's not nothing, and yeah, you're still taking the charter school gamble but houses in the burbs aren't going for much less. If you really want to live in the city, you probably can. If you just want to live in the super hip area, then good luck.[/quote]
What nice parts of NE?

I own a condo near H St and wouldn't dream of raising my son there.

What property did your friends buy in Shaw for 450K?

I don't think anyone argues that if you really want to live in the city, you can; it's just that the way you will live without a huge budget (cramped place, marginal neighborhood, school anxiety) is not appealing. [/quote]

Totally agree- two Feds here and our budget was $450k.  We kept an eye on DC but nothing (SFH or rowhouse) ever came up in our price range in a neighborhood we were comfortable with that still offered "city" living (several years too late for Brookland, we were priced out).  Although in reality, the schools would likely have been too much of a risk for me.  Bought in Silver Spring.[/quote]

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