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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bought a house in a "bad" school boundary 5 years ago.  Cheap house lets me work a dream job, instead of law firm job.   Kids just started an excellent charter school.  And, if we had not gotten into the charter, I would have happily sent them to PK and K at the local school (might have happily gone further than that, too...).

DH and I can commute to work by bike in under 20 minutes.

Don't buy more house than you can afford or more commute than you  can live with.  DC schools are getting better and in 3-5 years will be better still.
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This is Op - thanks for this!  You are describing my ideal life :)  [/quote]

Hi OP - just a warning that you might be hearing only what you want to hear.  It works out for some but not others, and that is generally due to the luck of the draw.  Some folks say chances are getting better, some say worse, and it's hard to know what the real numbers will be.  If you want to take a chance, just make sure you can "take it back" and that you are comfortable selling your house at a loss in a few years if it comes to it.  There are a lot of people out there stuck in a house for years with very poor school options for their kids.  PK is one thing, 3rd grade is another . . .

BTW, I'm not personally bitter - my kid got into a great charter and middle school looks good for us, so we finally feel relaxed now, but my neighbor across the street is ready to pull her hair out because her kid had bad luck in all of the decent lotteries.[/quote]

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