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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Petworth/Park View is good for this, with two dual-language schools, short commute to several others, plenty of young families, and an easy commute downtown. We just sold our Petworth house to a young couple for $740K, to give you an idea of prices; our agent told us we only got that much because demand is high while inventory is low, and it could change in either direction soon. [/quote]

So weird you say other people are out of touch... when you think this is normal? You could buy in Shepherd Park for that, and have much better school options. [/quote]

You just confirmed how out of touch you are. There is absolutely nothing livable in Shepherd Park for under $800K. I can think of one house across the street from the school that's on the market for something in the low $700s, but it needs probably $150K worth of work.

I think the OP should rent for awhile and decide for herself what will work for her family. There's nothing affordable for purchase in the neighborhoods that most in this forum consider acceptable. [/quote]

This one across from Shepherd Elem. looks reasonably nice and listed for 775K.  However, agree these are rare--which may explain why it's under contract after 5 days on the market.

https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/1406-Jonquil-St-NW-20012/home/10019619[/quote]

Tiny with no yard, but it's priced for a bidding war and I'd be surprised if it went for less than $825K. Also, they may as well move to the suburbs because they'll both need cars.  Nearest transportation is the Georgia Avenue bus line half a mile away, and it would take about an hour to get down to Federal Triangle. [/quote]

I live on that block and commute near white house. The 16th Street bus line is under 2 blocks away. It takes me 30-40 minutes to commute down 16th (less time than my co-workers that bus from Cleveland Park and Petworth), hope to cut down even more if/when they make bus only line on 16th as anticpated. Also, some parts of SP are 5-7 blocks from red line metro (either Takoma or SS). There are a lot of rumors that SP is very isolated and it could be just lack of knowledge, but to say closest bus line half mile away is inacurate. [/quote]

I stand corrected.  WMATA's trip planner showed Silver Spring Metro to be 18 minute walk and the nearest bus line on Georgia Avenue.  I guess their unreliability goes beyond their people movers.

But for that distance from downtown, they could find something more affordable in Silver Spring or Takoma Park.

And don't take my comments on that house as not appreciating Shepherd Park as a desirable neighborhood - we looked there for quite some time before finding something more to our liking in 16th Street Heights.  It's just that access to Deal is not the end all/be all and it really is somewhat removed from the city for newcomers.  Not to mention expensive.  And unless mom and both kids are all headed to the same place every morning, their commute issues won't end with husband's trip to Federal Triangle.[/quote]

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