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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the PP, do you mind listing what street/cross streets of MV you're on? I have seen a lot of Redfin listings for MV THs and we are interested, but I'd like to know more from someone who actually lives there and not someone who's just dissing on the place because they think they're community is better than everyone else.

Our list of importance is elem school, middle school, and high school can be a give or take because we may decide to go private. 
We are looking to stay at least 5 years, as we believe that's how long it takes to build equity back into the purchase price of the home. We're looking for a community that is friendly for young children, and 1 or 2 working parent(s) because I may become a SAH for a brief period of time while DC is young. Things like tot lots and meet up group opportunities for the little one is essential. One reason we want to be in Germantown/Gaithersburg is because the closeness of 270 is attractive to DH and I for work commute. We don't want to be right in the hustle and bustle of city life, and we have a HHI of around 130. We're looking for a moderate to low priced TH under 350k unless brand new in which case we will make an exception up to 400k. [/quote]

MV PP here. I live in a single-family community; if you could bump up your price to get in a single-family community, you won't regret it. There are none that can think of that I wouldn't recommend. I just looked at the home listings, and there are several single family homes available for just under $400k.  As for townhomes, it's a little more hit or miss as far as neighborhood. There are far too many neighborhoods for me to list yes/no to, but I can say that considering what's for sale now, I'd look at the townhomes on Thomas Lea (East Village), ones in "The Reach" and "Holly Pointe" in East Village, and the homes on Duffer and Dunbridge (although I think some of these are short sales). Anything in Shadow Oak and Dorsey's Regard would be worth a look, too. The neighborhoods I'd avoid the most are McKendree, McRory, Nathan's Hill, Club Hill, and anything near Ridgeline Drive; these tend to be some of the lowest priced townhomes available.

Goshen Elementary serves East Village children; Whetstone, Stedwick and Watkins Mill ES serve the rest of MV. Whetstone is a Focus school, Stedwick is Title I, and I think WMES is Title I, also;  parents used to complain about the large class sizes at Goshen, and I'm not sure if it's become a Focus school in recent years. Regardless, the elementary schools have dedicated staff members and active PTA's. My children have received a great education and have had no issues in any of the MV schools. There are also plenty of children in MV who attend catholic schools, so finding someone to carpool, if you chose to send to private school, probably wouldn't be an issue.

There are playgrounds at many of the community centers throughout MV, and there is a nice, big playground in East Village. There are active Mom's Clubs in the area, too, which is a great way to meet other SAHM's. There are also a few preschool programs in the community.

If you have any other questions, PP, I'll try to answer them for you.

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I know this might be a long shot, but would you be willing to communicate off DCUM with me via email? I feel like there are some questions that I don't feel as comfortable posting on DCUM after some of the responses. Everyone's nice, but some are more helpful and more experience oriented than others.

You answered a great deal of questions I have been thinking about today on my home search, and to refine before going out to see more homes I have some ?s about SFH communities. Which ones do you recommend as the most family friendly? The ones I found are probably the same ones you mentioned just under the 400 mark. We truly don't want to buy too much house and risk losing out when we have to re-sell it later on down the road. We also want a move in ready property, but willing to do upgrades like flooring/kitchen if needed. We just don't want to buy a low cost SFH only to have to dump more than 50k into it to bring it up to date/up to county code. It's probably my biggest fear in looking into older neighborhoods. [/quote]

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