OP here again - Thank you all so much for all your suggestions!!! I gave them a list of the places you suggested - hopefully they find an area they like. By the way I think Capitol Hill rocks too

Anonymous wrote:Capitol Hill rocks!

crack rocks...

(If you think that fits the paramaters)

sorry couldn't resist

Anonymous wrote:Capitol Hill rocks!

I live on Capitol Hill and love it, but it is not even close to fitting the criteria that OP mentioned.

Also, the Pointers Run/Lime Kiln/Atholton pyramid in Howard County would probably fit the bill.

http://www.redfin.com/MD/Fulton/7311-Browns-Bridge-Rd-20759/home/45516413

Anonymous wrote:Is Great Falls out? I pulled up a couple properties under $1 Million there of that size.

That's Langley School District.

I'd be thinking of something like Vienna/22181 or 22182, or something like this in Oakton: http://franklymls.com/FX8057542

But you are talking about commutes that could run over an hour downtown by car during rush hour.

Is Great Falls out? I pulled up a couple properties under $1 Million there of that size.

That's Langley School District.

I know someone who is going to be selling her ginormous house near the Bay, if that is of interest to them. Probably in that price range, too.

With a 1.5 hr commute would definitely consider Poolsville or HoCo, or parts of AA county (I am not as familiar with the schools there.) Really 1.2 within 45 minutes doesn't get you that size house with highest quality schools.

Poolesville, Darnesville or Potomac. Most value can be found in Poolesville however, since he's willing to commute.

Outer suburbs of either Virginia or Montgomery county. $1.2M is a smaller suburban home in the inner suburbs.

Anonymous wrote:OP here - thanks for your replies. He's working in DC proper. Shes a stay at home mom. He's willing to do a 1 - 1.5 hour commute (with traffic of course) since before he was "commuting" from Georgia.

Living hell.

Anonymous wrote:OP here - thanks for your replies. He's working in DC proper. Shes a stay at home mom. He's willing to do a 1 - 1.5 hour commute (with traffic of course) since before he was "commuting" from Georgia.

really? in that case, they have few limitations. if they want something REALLY exurban, they could even look at crownsville, md. they'd get a really big lot, too.

http://www.redfin.com/MD/Crownsville/605-Brookstone-Dr-21032/home/10476476

OP here - thanks for your replies. He's working in DC proper. Shes a stay at home mom. He's willing to do a 1 - 1.5 hour commute (with traffic of course) since before he was "commuting" from Georgia.

North potomac that feeds into Wootton. Zip code 20878.

Anonymous wrote:Capitol Hill rocks!

Person in question prefers a suburban environment w/ 4000 square foot homes. So no, for her, it indeed would not rock.