Anonymous
10/14/2011 21:28
Subject: s/o How old are you? What kind of house do you live in?
30 BOUGHT TH LAST YEAR FOR 163K. 2 kids
Grew up in 6000sqft home on 5acres. Awful experience. Even if I had the money I'd never get anything like that.
Grew up in 6000sqft home on 5acres. Awful experience. Even if I had the money I'd never get anything like that.
Anonymous
10/14/2011 21:16
Subject: Re:s/o How old are you? What kind of house do you live in?
Live in NWDC - near Foxhall Road. Bought 5 bedroom, older, classic [1920s], home for $1.35 mil, about 5 years ago, in mid-30s. I truly love our house, its our 2nd and I am happy to live here forever. We sold 1st house in DC for more than twice what we paid for it in 1999. Hate to say this, I really do, but there are tons of families around us who live in 2 to 4 million $ homes and are in their lates 20s and early 30s. Many have some sort of inheritance or family money, others have high-paying jobs as lawyers/lobbists/CEOs/money managers, some have both. Its depressing if you compared yourself and your "things" to others. Don't start down that road - no good will come of it.
Anonymous
10/14/2011 21:03
Subject: s/o How old are you? What kind of house do you live in?
36 and 39. Own and live in an 850k semi detached near FrHeights but also own 320k weekend place and 500k condo with 200k equity which is rented out and we break even on. We like to buy houses 
Anonymous
10/14/2011 21:00
Subject: Re:s/o How old are you? What kind of house do you live in?
We bought our first home, a single family home, in San Diego when I was 23 and DH was 28. San Diego is a fairly comparable housing market to the DC area.
We moved to Northern VA when I was 31 and DH was 36 and bought a single family home in the suburbs. That's where we live now (at age 36 and 41).
We moved to Northern VA when I was 31 and DH was 36 and bought a single family home in the suburbs. That's where we live now (at age 36 and 41).
Anonymous
10/14/2011 20:48
Subject: s/o How old are you? What kind of house do you live in?
bought a million dollar colonial in NW DC at 32 and 35. BUT we came from a much cheaper area and lived very frugally for years---saved up a $450K down payment.
Anonymous
10/14/2011 20:32
Subject: Re:s/o How old are you? What kind of house do you live in?
26 and 33 own a condo in Alexandria, under water, so renting SFH in VA.
Anonymous
10/14/2011 20:24
Subject: Re:s/o How old are you? What kind of house do you live in?
Both 36. Rowhouse on Capitol Hill we bought when we were 28. Love living in the city with short commutes. Could easily afford a much bigger house in NW or suburbs but have decided to stay where we are and buy a weekend house on the shore instead.
Anonymous
10/14/2011 20:08
Subject: Re:s/o How old are you? What kind of house do you live in?
30 and 31. Rent TH in Arlington.
Anonymous
10/14/2011 19:32
Subject: s/o How old are you? What kind of house do you live in?
44 and 42. 6-bed colonial near Friendship Hts. in CCDC. Bought a decade ago.
Anonymous
10/14/2011 19:27
Subject: s/o How old are you? What kind of house do you live in?
31, SFH in downtown Bethesda. A bit of family money, but mostly DH's good investments.
Anonymous
10/14/2011 19:21
Subject: s/o How old are you? What kind of house do you live in?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:44 and 45. Live in a 4,000 square foot 50's split foyer house in upper NW.
4000sq in the District? Kind of obscene.
It's a 50s' split, not a McMansion.
Did you read????
Anonymous
10/14/2011 19:19
Subject: s/o How old are you? What kind of house do you live in?
35 and 36, sfh in close-in ss. We owned a Th. first out further in Moco but wanted a cute cape cod in a better neighborhood. We are very happy here and plan on staying, but hope to own a small vacation home eventually. We have friends who have bought 700,000 homes in their early 30's but they have family $ and/or connections for great jobs in family companies
Anonymous
10/14/2011 19:18
Subject: s/o How old are you? What kind of house do you live in?
Bought a townhouse in Clarendon in 2002 at 27. Sold it at the top of the market and sat on the gain until the market came down a lot. At 35 live in a SFH new construction in Arlington.
Anonymous
10/14/2011 19:16
Subject: s/o How old are you? What kind of house do you live in?
35 and 40. We also rent in Arlington.
Anonymous
10/14/2011 19:15
Subject: Re:s/o How old are you? What kind of house do you live in?
45, live in nw dc, single mom, bought small townhouse 8 years ago with a basement apt.