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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My family is pretty poor by DCUM standards, we are immigrants, first generation, second generation.   My parents still live in a rent controlled old one bedr apartment they rented back in the early 80s in an area of the city that used to be a bit sketchy, but now super expensive and polished.   My extended family have various incomes, most of them are low middle class to solid middle class and most have blue collar jobs, service jobs and some have professional jobs, but not high paying by DC standards.  They all make ends meet, some live in modest homes outside of beltway, some live in Silver Spring, some in Arlington (there are lots to Arlington beyond the Lyon Village and the likes), or other moderately priced and not too far out places in NOVA.  Young kids that have failed to get college diplomas or are not doing well in finding a job live with parents in general and have some jobs to supplement their income.   Some get married and move out affording to buy a place on consolidated income, some buy in not the most glamorous parts where yuppies probably would never consider.  There are many affordable neighborhoods where you can get a house for 400-500K and even less if you go to PG and not the trendiest parts of DC/NOVA/MD.  [b]Just because there are lots of lower income, middle class, blue collar and immigrant families, these areas tend to scare off white yuppies as undesirable, but they are safe, family friendly areas, and schools are not terrible, these places provide good quality of life.  Y[/b]es, if you are a yuppie with a high expectation to live in an upper middle class suburb or trendy city areas you may think there is no way for anyone to make a living here.   You also have to remember, that many people have lived in this area for a long time and they have bought their homes before the prices went through the roof.  Some members of my family have been here since the 80s, their homes, no matter how crappy, have appreciated a lot, or they became protected tenants if they used to rent. My cousin, who is in police, bought a nice townhouse for under 300K in 2001, which now would cost about 600K easily,  their income is definitely under 100K with both of them working.  [/quote]

Which areas are these?[/quote]

PP here.  South Arlington, Annandale, Silver spring areas, Columbia Heights, Woodbridge, H-street corridor (one of my young cousins bought there for 200K a few years ago).  These are the areas most of my extended family live in.  Some bought long ago, some were renting and have rent controlled units, younger families bought recently in areas that are not obviously fashionable like So Arlington, Annandale and outside Reston, also some live in apartments and townhomes in the suburbs, which is cheaper than SFH.  [/quote]

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