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Anonymous wrote:This has to be the same OP who complained they can’t ever take a vacation or fix up their because they have put all their money in savings and retirement and refuse to spend it.

OP here. Not us, but it sounds like us. Cheap/thrifty. Can't spend $$ unless we truly need to.

and by the way - I never said DC proper. Or any specific place. Where we are looking is around Centreville/Chantilly. that is where the parochial schools are where we are sending our kids.

We live in Herndon and there are houses available for $800,00 with yards, maybe not 1/2 an acre. There are properties available out this way that would suit your needs. You are being too picky.

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Anonymous wrote:This has to be the same OP who complained they can’t ever take a vacation or fix up their because they have put all their money in savings and retirement and refuse to spend it.

OP here. Not us, but it sounds like us. Cheap/thrifty. Can't spend $$ unless we truly need to.

and by the way - I never said DC proper. Or any specific place. Where we are looking is around Centreville/Chantilly. that is where the parochial schools are where we are sending our kids.

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Anonymous wrote:This has to be the same OP who complained they can’t ever take a vacation or fix up their because they have put all their money in savings and retirement and refuse to spend it.

OP here. Not us, but it sounds like us. Cheap/thrifty. Can't spend $$ unless we truly need to.

and by the way - I never said DC proper. Or any specific place. Where we are looking is around Centreville/Chantilly. that is where the parochial schools are where we are sending our kids.

You should be able to find plenty of cheaper homes in that range. What on earth are you talking about? You can get a decent size lot out there easily for the range you want. You must not be looking very hard. You made it sound like you want that in dc or inside the beltway

+1 if you meant rural VA you should have said so.

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Anonymous wrote:This has to be the same OP who complained they can’t ever take a vacation or fix up their because they have put all their money in savings and retirement and refuse to spend it.

OP here. Not us, but it sounds like us. Cheap/thrifty. Can't spend $$ unless we truly need to.

and by the way - I never said DC proper. Or any specific place. Where we are looking is around Centreville/Chantilly. that is where the parochial schools are where we are sending our kids.

You should be able to find plenty of cheaper homes in that range. What on earth are you talking about? You can get a decent size lot out there easily for the range you want. You must not be looking very hard. You made it sound like you want that in dc or inside the beltway

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Anonymous wrote:This is ridiculous, there are very nice houses listed for 1.25M that will go for less than 1.35M, you absolutely can afford that.

But OP wants 1/2 acre

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Anonymous wrote:This has to be the same OP who complained they can’t ever take a vacation or fix up their because they have put all their money in savings and retirement and refuse to spend it.

OP here. Not us, but it sounds like us. Cheap/thrifty. Can't spend $$ unless we truly need to.

and by the way - I never said DC proper. Or any specific place. Where we are looking is around Centreville/Chantilly. that is where the parochial schools are where we are sending our kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Op here. We want half acre. We are on postage stamp now and hate it. We want newer build so we don't have to replace appliances, roof, windows, electric.

And for those accusing troll. We want to spend max $720. For our salary, etc. it is upsetting we can't get what we want.

We spent $400K for a great house on a nice lot in PG. Our neighborhood is amazing with block parties and a great elementary school in walking distance. We go to community events at our library (in walking distance) and we go out to eat with neighbors at one of our awesome restaurants, also in walking distance. We thought we would stay here just through elementary school, but we like it so much we are in for the long haul. Look outside the areas you are considering.

In every one of the innumerable threads on this topic, someone suggests PG County as an affordable, convenient option. No one has yet to explain why that doesn’t “count” other than they are snobs about what neighborhood they want to live in.

it doesn't count because the schools are not well rated, you'd need to pay for private which isn't the middle class lifestyle

You can say they same thing about DC schools.

Wrong! Thousands of DCUM types send their kids to DC public and charter schools.

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Anonymous wrote:ok, well I want gas to cost $1.34 a gallon and an ice cream cone should be 99 cents. But the market doesn't owe you--or me--anything. You are not entitled to the house of your dreams at whatever price you want it to be.

You are still in a better position than 99+% of people in the world. You can choose to be happy about that (and maybe even help others who are less fortunate than you) or you can choose to be bitter. It seems sad to spend your extremely lucky and comfortable life being disgusted and deflated, but that's a choice you can make.

OP here. You are absolutely right. We can choose to buy an expensive home, but we are choosing not to - because we want to be financially stable and be able to afford any house on one salary. we both grew up very poor and don't want our family to have to worry about where the next meal is coming from.

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Anonymous wrote:This has to be the same OP who complained they can’t ever take a vacation or fix up their because they have put all their money in savings and retirement and refuse to spend it.

OP here. Not us, but it sounds like us. Cheap/thrifty. Can't spend $$ unless we truly need to.

and by the way - I never said DC proper. Or any specific place. Where we are looking is around Centreville/Chantilly. that is where the parochial schools are where we are sending our kids.

Well, it’s fine to value savings over spending. But don’t complain about how you “can’t afford jack” because you CAN; you just don’t want to spend the money. Or that what you mean by “jack” is a newer house on a half-acre, which is unattainable for most of us. So there’s no point to your thread except trolling for attention. I knew when you said Alabama you were a troll, because I’ve lived in Alabama, and it is a complete shitshow in almost every respect.

have you been to Huntsville or Madison? serious question. that's where we are looking. yes, we can both work anywhere. the property taxes are very cheap, the schools are great and there are a lot of jobs

Huntsville is slightly better but schools are still terrible by DC area standards, you would be in the absolute heart of the Bible
Belt, so you need to be Christian or find your friend list extremely limited, and it’s terrible if you are POC. Healthcare is awful, especially for women.

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Anonymous wrote:This has to be the same OP who complained they can’t ever take a vacation or fix up their because they have put all their money in savings and retirement and refuse to spend it.

OP here. Not us, but it sounds like us. Cheap/thrifty. Can't spend $$ unless we truly need to.

and by the way - I never said DC proper. Or any specific place. Where we are looking is around Centreville/Chantilly. that is where the parochial schools are where we are sending our kids.

I make 75k single income and managed to buy a small TH in that area so it’s hysterical to me that you think you “can’t afford jack.”. You can afford plenty of options, but as with all real estate purchases, you have to balance location, size, features and cost and decide which is the priority and which can be sacrificed to some degree. You can’t get exactly what you want just because you want it.