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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm very confused about the discussion of MPDU homes.

1) How do people know which homes are MPDU? 
2) How do people know that there are even MPDU homes in this neighborhood?  I looked at the MPDU website and didn't see Mt. Prospect listed anywhere.  
3) The idea that an MPDU home is $200K didn't sync with what I saw online (looked like there was a scale of prices, based upon neighborhood, size, etc.).  Is this true?
4) And finally, I get the feeling that people are against living next door to neighbors who purchased their homes via MPDU.  As someone very seriously considering Mt Prospect (and I would be paying every cent of the $1.5+M), I'm also concerned about living in a community that is welcoming to those who play by the rules to be there.  So, when I see what looks like concern from others, it makes me wonder why, and if this community will be welcoming to everyone.  As a person of color, I also fear being "singled out" or the victim of other people's assumptions about how I live in the community.  I say all this as someone who is a Partner at a major firm, and as I mentioned, will be paying every cent of build and cost of this home, and no where close to qualifying for MPDU. But, I worry about being singled out, or people's assumptions, or even people's negative feelings towards those who maybe did get their home because of MPDU.

Appreciate other's perspectives as I consider Mt. Prospect. [/quote]

I don’t know much about MPDU, but what I do know is that any new construction That happens in Montgomery county, 20% of the community has to be reserved for MPDU’s. This is present in many neighborhoods with SFH’s and in those neighborhoods the MPDU are usually the townhouses or condos. I am not sure what the MPDU’s at mt. Prospect will be?[/quote]

I think the snobbery exhibited here unfortunately speaks to how far too many people think about folks who buy through such programs/initiatives. It makes me very angry. [/quote]

Snobbery exhibited? Really, the previous post was just stating FACTS about MPDU’s in Montgomery county. You seem to be a special snowflake that can’t handle facts that are presented in plain English. Let me guess Trump fan?[/quote]

...What? I was disparagingly referring to the snobbery exhibited by the PP who couldn’t imagine buying a “full-priced” home next to one zoned for lower income families. I’m so confused. Do you think Trump fans are the ones who care about building more inclusive housing policies? Because if so, you’re the true snowflake. Genuinely, wtf. [/quote]

I just realized you must have focused on my post’s reference to snobbery without realizing that I shared the poster’s concerns about how MPDU units were being discussed. Dear lord. I’m as progressive as they come and have sympathy for the anger on the left some have, justified longstanding and entrenched terrible public policies, but your response felt more like looking for an excuse to attack than actually responding to what had been raised. [/quote]

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