A village cottage in Western Loudoun or a small farm in Fauquier, Rappahannock, or Clarke. Especially if you’re close to the toll road, you can be in Tyson’s pretty directly.

Anonymous wrote:It depends on what you want style wise but you could save the money on the purchase price and go with something built in the early 2000s. Something like this: https://redf.in/HksMIx
You’d then have cash to do upgrades if you felt the desire. Not quite a townhouse, but not an all out SFH either.

No upgrades will fix those long climb to the front door.

I'm in Arlington and highly recommend it for empty nesters. We are close to everything and walkable to many things. Being able to walk--good sidewalks everywhere, pedestrian friendly streets, stuff to walk to--is really important to me. It's a great location for visiting family and friends--close to metro, restaurants, etc., but also I can easily zip people into the city for sightseeing on a Saturday morning, drop them off and be back at home in less than 30 minutes.

I also like that we have a lot that is big enough for a garden, the dog to run around it, kids to toss a ball, but also small enough that neighbors are close by--we have terrific, friendly neighbors that we socialize with. My DH loves sitting out on the front porch with his coffee and chatting with neighbors who are out and about on the weekend. Just tons of people walking dogs, pushing strollers--it's really nice. And our backyard is quiet when we want that. It's great.

Anonymous wrote:Spouse needs to be in Tysons and occasionally Arlington/DC for events/meetings. Our boring 90's colonial needs a ton of updates and we are discussing just starting over with new construction or something renovated by the previous owner. We still want 4 bedrooms for college kids/guests and a 2 car attached garage.

Where would you move in this situation?

Sounds like getting the right house is more important than being in the right location. I would just cast a wide net that’s a reasonable distance from those locations and see what comes up.

Anonymous wrote:It depends on what you want style wise but you could save the money on the purchase price and go with something built in the early 2000s. Something like this: https://redf.in/HksMIx
You’d then have cash to do upgrades if you felt the desire. Not quite a townhouse, but not an all out SFH either.

Those front steps look to be the opposite of aging-in-place friendly!

I'm in Arlington near the hospital and Ballston, and we had always planned to move after the kids left, but it is so convenient. All our doctors are at the hospital, recent surgeries are so much easier on the caregiving spouse, so now we think we'll stay.

It depends on what you want style wise but you could save the money on the purchase price and go with something built in the early 2000s. Something like this: https://redf.in/HksMIx
You’d then have cash to do upgrades if you felt the desire. Not quite a townhouse, but not an all out SFH either.

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Anonymous wrote:Personally? Reston or Great Falls.

This. Maybe Alexandria so you don’t pay a premium for the school district.

Alexandria to Tysons is not a fun commute, especially when Reston is right there.

Anywhere to Tyson's is horrible during the holiday season. My coworker used to stay in a hotel to avoid getting in and out of Tyson's.

I’m sure that’s the reason