Anonymous
Post 01/30/2020 09:38     Subject: Re:Never buy with a commute dependent on I-66
Anonymous wrote:Yawn...10 to 15 minutes by car from Reston to downtown DC during rush hour ... AT MOST.

Bullshit. You can't get from Reston to Vienna in 10-15 minutes during rush hour. It takes longer than that to go the 2-3 miles from my house to the Vienna metro.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2020 09:33     Subject: Re:Never buy with a commute dependent on I-66
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yawn...10 to 15 minutes by car from Reston to downtown DC during rush hour ... AT MOST.


In your helicopter?


Yeah there’s no way getting to dc from an exurb like Reston takes 10 to 15 mins. You can barely get to DC from Rosslyn in that short of a time. Yet alone way out in Reston.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 11:41     Subject: Never buy with a commute dependent on I-66
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Ok, so say you were soon to be relocating to NoVA and had been seriously considering Falls Church/McLean/Pimmit/Merrifield areas because you were not informed about the HOV/toll situation and didn't pay enough attention to Google Maps' directions when you checked commute times....where would you go instead if you had a daily commute to Crystal City area but not comfortably walkable to metro station. Family with multiple young kids FYI.


Why not live in Arlington? Why not pick FCC or Marrifield over Pimmit/McLean and drive on Rt50?


I'm guessing housing costs? My property tax assessment went up 11% this year over last. Thanks Amazon.


Yeah, we are trying to buy under $1m. Would love Arlington but not a lot available for 4 br in our price range.


Welcome to the area!

Balancing commute, schools, and living space while staying in budget requires trade-offs. We decided it was worth it to live in a 3 bed + den townhouse instead of having a bad commute, but only you can decide what works for you.

It’s why suburban sprawl is so crazy now. A standard basic house in Arlington is $1 million for a shitty tiny house built in 1940. But it’s all about location. Either pay $1million for a tiny shack in Arlington, or move south/west and have a nice house and a bad commute.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 11:17     Subject: Never buy with a commute dependent on I-66
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ok, so say you were soon to be relocating to NoVA and had been seriously considering Falls Church/McLean/Pimmit/Merrifield areas because you were not informed about the HOV/toll situation and didn't pay enough attention to Google Maps' directions when you checked commute times....where would you go instead if you had a daily commute to Crystal City area but not comfortably walkable to metro station. Family with multiple young kids FYI.


Why not live in Arlington? Why not pick FCC or Marrifield over Pimmit/McLean and drive on Rt50?


I'm guessing housing costs? My property tax assessment went up 11% this year over last. Thanks Amazon.


Yeah, we are trying to buy under $1m. Would love Arlington but not a lot available for 4 br in our price range.


Welcome to the area!

Balancing commute, schools, and living space while staying in budget requires trade-offs. We decided it was worth it to live in a 3 bed + den townhouse instead of having a bad commute, but only you can decide what works for you.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 11:05     Subject: Never buy with a commute dependent on I-66
Just means more cars on 50, 29, etc
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 08:53     Subject: Never buy with a commute dependent on I-66
Anonymous wrote:Y'all voted for the people who did this to you.


THANK GOD. Much better than the alternative.

It takes money to have nice things. Not everyone wants to blow up the deficit.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 08:38     Subject: Never buy with a commute dependent on I-66
Anonymous wrote:Y'all voted for the people who did this to you.


This.

Too much “we gotta turn the state blue because they’re morally righteous”

*property taxes and tolls go way up*

“Omg why is this happening!”

Also, what is the obsession with the people poking fun of ones who have a big house in the exurbs?? Insecure much?
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2020 12:40     Subject: Never buy with a commute dependent on I-66
Who goes to dc anyway
That’s for government morons
And losers
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2020 12:32     Subject: Never buy with a commute dependent on I-66
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ok, so say you were soon to be relocating to NoVA and had been seriously considering Falls Church/McLean/Pimmit/Merrifield areas because you were not informed about the HOV/toll situation and didn't pay enough attention to Google Maps' directions when you checked commute times....where would you go instead if you had a daily commute to Crystal City area but not comfortably walkable to metro station. Family with multiple young kids FYI.


Why not live in Arlington? Why not pick FCC or Marrifield over Pimmit/McLean and drive on Rt50?


I'm guessing housing costs? My property tax assessment went up 11% this year over last. Thanks Amazon.


Yeah, we are trying to buy under $1m. Would love Arlington but not a lot available for 4 br in our price range.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2020 09:36     Subject: Never buy with a commute dependent on I-66
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ok, so say you were soon to be relocating to NoVA and had been seriously considering Falls Church/McLean/Pimmit/Merrifield areas because you were not informed about the HOV/toll situation and didn't pay enough attention to Google Maps' directions when you checked commute times....where would you go instead if you had a daily commute to Crystal City area but not comfortably walkable to metro station. Family with multiple young kids FYI.


Why not live in Arlington? Why not pick FCC or Marrifield over Pimmit/McLean and drive on Rt50?


I'm guessing housing costs? My property tax assessment went up 11% this year over last. Thanks Amazon.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2020 09:09     Subject: Never buy with a commute dependent on I-66
Anonymous wrote:Ok, so say you were soon to be relocating to NoVA and had been seriously considering Falls Church/McLean/Pimmit/Merrifield areas because you were not informed about the HOV/toll situation and didn't pay enough attention to Google Maps' directions when you checked commute times....where would you go instead if you had a daily commute to Crystal City area but not comfortably walkable to metro station. Family with multiple young kids FYI.


Why not live in Arlington? Why not pick FCC or Marrifield over Pimmit/McLean and drive on Rt50?
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2020 09:04     Subject: Re:Never buy with a commute dependent on I-66
Anonymous wrote:Yawn...10 to 15 minutes by car from Reston to downtown DC during rush hour ... AT MOST.


Yawn indeed, go back to your dream
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2020 00:34     Subject: Re:Never buy with a commute dependent on I-66
Anonymous wrote:Yawn...10 to 15 minutes by car from Reston to downtown DC during rush hour ... AT MOST.


In your helicopter?
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2020 00:29     Subject: Re:Never buy with a commute dependent on I-66
Yawn...10 to 15 minutes by car from Reston to downtown DC during rush hour ... AT MOST.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2020 00:20     Subject: Never buy with a commute dependent on I-66
Y'all voted for the people who did this to you.