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Anonymous wrote:North Arlington isn't McLean , Great Falls, Bethesda or Potomac it's screwed

Ha, you're funny. Nobody wants long commutes anymore so close in areas will continue to do well. I don't know anyone who is in their 20s or 30s and plans to live in Great Falls or Potomac.

Right cause the rich take the metro

The rich don't take metro or sit in cars for hours on end.

You mean, the truly rich, who have like helicopters? They don't care about schools and live in NW.

Those that live in Mclean AND send their kids to public school definitely are commuting to work, maybe not by metro, but they have to get there. Pretty sure the Pentagon and WH frown on private helipads in DC, so you are probably stuck driving. And driving from Mclean to Tysons or Mclean to DC is longer than Arlington to DC. (Though XYZ to Tysons is always terrible b/c Tysons is basically a parking lot at all hours).

McLean to Tysons is generally a shorter commute than either Arlington to DC or McLean to DC. McLean to DC is longer than Arlington to DC, but they are adjacent to one another, so the difference is simply incremental.

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Anonymous wrote:Gamble your child's future in preference of your own commuting comfort.

Slogging in from the great schools out in McLean or Vienna means hours away from your kids. Comme ci, comme ça.

There are more jobs outside of dc closer to McLean and Vienna.

Ah, yes, the "Tysons Corner Urban Moms' contingent, nice that you joined in, couldn't stay away from an Arlington thread, eh?

More dumb comments back and forth:

- McLean is adjacent to North Arlington. The difference in commuting time to DC is incremental, and it's an easier commute to other places with jobs.
- North Arlington is an easy commute to either DC or Tysons.
- The OP specifically asked for comment on whether spending @$1.8 million in North Arlington vs. McLean made sense financially, so presumably was interested in hearing from people who decided both in favor and against North Arlington.

If you're talking about Country Club Hills or thereabouts (sounds like it from the description?) then your home will fit right into the numerous other $1.5-3 million homes in the area. Look at the neighborhood comps to determine whether you're making a wise investment.

Who is the poster that's stupid enough to think that because wealthy people drive to their offices downtown, they want to spend 2 hours in their car every morning on the Beltway? That's the funniest thing I've heard all morning. The less wealthy people I know are the ones that buy all the way out in the far-flung suburbs because they can't afford nice homes near downtown. You are really off the mark, which makes me think you neither have money yourself, nor any wealthy friends. And of course, no common sense.

So, back to OP question somewhat, if Arlington is in a bubble, what about Mclean, Bethesda, Potomac? Are prices there still below housing bubble 1.0 peaks? Or not as crazy as the multimillion teardowns that are now selling in Arlington?

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Anonymous wrote:North Arlington isn't McLean , Great Falls, Bethesda or Potomac it's screwed

Ha, you're funny. Nobody wants long commutes anymore so close in areas will continue to do well. I don't know anyone who is in their 20s or 30s and plans to live in Great Falls or Potomac.

Right cause the rich take the metro

The rich don't take metro or sit in cars for hours on end.

You mean, the truly rich, who have like helicopters? They don't care about schools and live in NW.

Those that live in Mclean AND send their kids to public school definitely are commuting to work, maybe not by metro, but they have to get there. Pretty sure the Pentagon and WH frown on private helipads in DC, so you are probably stuck driving. And driving from Mclean to Tysons or Mclean to DC is longer than Arlington to DC. (Though XYZ to Tysons is always terrible b/c Tysons is basically a parking lot at all hours).

When you are rich you don't work far from your home.

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Anonymous wrote:North Arlington isn't McLean , Great Falls, Bethesda or Potomac it's screwed

Ha, you're funny. Nobody wants long commutes anymore so close in areas will continue to do well. I don't know anyone who is in their 20s or 30s and plans to live in Great Falls or Potomac.

Right cause the rich take the metro

The rich don't take metro or sit in cars for hours on end.

You mean, the truly rich, who have like helicopters? They don't care about schools and live in New York."

Fixed that for you.

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Anonymous wrote:Gamble your child's future in preference of your own commuting comfort.

Slogging in from the great schools out in McLean or Vienna means hours away from your kids. Comme ci, comme ça.

Huh? Like this, like that? How are the two things mentioned here similar?

Even if Mclean/Vienna schools are similar, parental involvement is a big predictor of school success. So you trading down the time you have with your kids (less parental involvement) with a longer commute for (what you perceive as) better schools.

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Anonymous wrote:North Arlington isn't McLean , Great Falls, Bethesda or Potomac it's screwed

Ha, you're funny. Nobody wants long commutes anymore so close in areas will continue to do well. I don't know anyone who is in their 20s or 30s and plans to live in Great Falls or Potomac.

Right cause the rich take the metro

The rich don't take metro or sit in cars for hours on end.

You mean, the truly rich, who have like helicopters? They don't care about schools and live in NW.

Those that live in Mclean AND send their kids to public school definitely are commuting to work, maybe not by metro, but they have to get there. Pretty sure the Pentagon and WH frown on private helipads in DC, so you are probably stuck driving. And driving from Mclean to Tysons or Mclean to DC is longer than Arlington to DC. (Though XYZ to Tysons is always terrible b/c Tysons is basically a parking lot at all hours).

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Anonymous wrote:Gamble your child's future in preference of your own commuting comfort.

Slogging in from the great schools out in McLean or Vienna means hours away from your kids. Comme ci, comme ça.

N. Arlington schools are at least as good as the schools in McLean and Vienna. Just talk to the Arlington kids who go to TJ and they'll tell you they were as prepared, or even more prepared, for TJ as their Fairfax Co. classmates.

The whites live in aps to avoid competition from the fcps Asians.

The homes in Arlington are smaller due to inherent lot size so they can't fit multi-generational large foreign families and friends in them. They tend to go to the faux mansions in the suburbs. There are also strict regulations.

Asians are smart, they know where to find the good houses.

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Anonymous wrote:Gamble your child's future in preference of your own commuting comfort.

Slogging in from the great schools out in McLean or Vienna means hours away from your kids. Comme ci, comme ça.

There are more jobs outside of dc closer to McLean and Vienna.

Ah, yes, the "Tysons Corner Urban Moms' contingent, nice that you joined in, couldn't stay away from an Arlington thread, eh?

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Anonymous wrote:Gamble your child's future in preference of your own commuting comfort.

Slogging in from the great schools out in McLean or Vienna means hours away from your kids. Comme ci, comme ça.

N. Arlington schools are at least as good as the schools in McLean and Vienna. Just talk to the Arlington kids who go to TJ and they'll tell you they were as prepared, or even more prepared, for TJ as their Fairfax Co. classmates.

The whites live in aps to avoid competition from the fcps Asians.

The homes in Arlington are smaller due to inherent lot size so they can't fit multi-generational large foreign families and friends in them. They tend to go to the faux mansions in the suburbs. There are also strict regulations.

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Anonymous wrote:North Arlington isn't McLean , Great Falls, Bethesda or Potomac it's screwed

Ha, you're funny. Nobody wants long commutes anymore so close in areas will continue to do well. I don't know anyone who is in their 20s or 30s and plans to live in Great Falls or Potomac.

Right cause the rich take the metro

The rich don't take metro or sit in cars for hours on end.

But a lot of us do live in million+ homes just a few blocks from Metro. Property is expensive close-in/city so you need to be rich to live there.

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Anonymous wrote:Gamble your child's future in preference of your own commuting comfort.

Slogging in from the great schools out in McLean or Vienna means hours away from your kids. Comme ci, comme ça.

N. Arlington schools are at least as good as the schools in McLean and Vienna. Just talk to the Arlington kids who go to TJ and they'll tell you they were as prepared, or even more prepared, for TJ as their Fairfax Co. classmates.

The whites live in aps to avoid competition from the fcps Asians.

Perhaps the two of you could just get a room and work it out? You both sound more than a little bit thirsty.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gamble your child's future in preference of your own commuting comfort.

Slogging in from the great schools out in McLean or Vienna means hours away from your kids. Comme ci, comme ça.

N. Arlington schools are at least as good as the schools in McLean and Vienna. Just talk to the Arlington kids who go to TJ and they'll tell you they were as prepared, or even more prepared, for TJ as their Fairfax Co. classmates.

The whites live in aps to avoid competition from the fcps Asians.

Grumpy from the long commute?

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Anonymous wrote:North Arlington isn't McLean , Great Falls, Bethesda or Potomac it's screwed

Ha, you're funny. Nobody wants long commutes anymore so close in areas will continue to do well. I don't know anyone who is in their 20s or 30s and plans to live in Great Falls or Potomac.

Right cause the rich take the metro

The rich don't take metro or sit in cars for hours on end.