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Looking for a 3-4 bedroom house for rent in Georgetown or Tenleytown. Help?

wflanagan — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:11:45 -0800

Moving to DC, looking to rent in Tenleytown or Georgetown. But, I'm having a hard time finding good "house" rental listings. Ideally, we're looking for 4 bedrooms (3 plus an office of some sort), close to metro, some kind of yard would be nice. We're looking to keep it under $4k per month. Starting in June and we're here at least 2 years. Any thoughts of where there might be some good listings (besides Craigslist), or if you know of a good one for rent that might fit, let me know. Thanks!

Affordable, boring housing in DC...yawn

ginagina — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:32:00 -0800

Where do the home-bodies call home in Washington DC? I've gone through all the DC housing threads, but they all talk about "trendy" "hip" places with good bar scenes.

My darling and I don't drink, like to stay home and cook, etc. While we wouldn't mind being in an area that catered to the hip folk, we feel like there must be a "boring" yet affordable area of DC.

We're looking for studio in the $1000 range. Would like there to be easy parking for one car.

Thanks!

The down-low on co-ops.

killdevil — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:05:00 -0800

Help my younger sister decide whether or not to buy a co-op apartment. There's some My sister is in her mid-twenties and is thinking about buying a relatively inexpensive apartment in a co-op building near Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. This would be the first place she's owned, and she's attracted to the idea foremost because she's not wildly enthusiastic about the prospect of throwing money at a rental apartment.

Neither she nor I know much about co-ops. How hard is it to sell a share in such a building relative to selling an apartment in a condominium? How well do such places hold their value relative to similar dwellings with more traditional ownership schemes?

What else should she be aware of as she contemplates the purchase? What should she know about co-ops and co-op living?

Where should we live in Washington, D.C., with two kids?

hhc5 — Sun, 21 May 2006 20:36:54 -0800

Which Washington, D.C. neighborhood is right for my interracial, liberal, priced-out-of New York, two-child family? My wife and I are about 30, and together make a good salary (about $200K/year), but between childcare for our two kids, NYC rent, student loans, paying down credit card debt from my law-school days, and the modest enjoyment of the Yuppie lifestyle (and believe me, we're more frugal than most of our friends), we're saving nothing. We're also facing the prospect of about $20,000 per year per child in private school tuition, though for now, our older kid is going to a public elementary school. Unlike most everyone we know who's bought a home in New York City, our parents are unable to help us with either a down payment or private school tuition, if we decide to go that way. Thus, at this point, homeownership and financial security seem like an unreachable dream as long as we stay in New York.

Our proposed solution: we move where housing costs are lower than in New York, where the public schools are better than in New York, but where the salaries are not much less than in New York. We're thinking about Washington D.C. This probably describes other cities, but for several reasons, we think D.C.'s the place.

My question: where do we move? Where in the D.C. area can we find good public schools, a good political and racial vibe, and decent housing (keep in mind we'd probably rent for a little while, save up some money, and then buy)?

Where should we live?

ThFullEffect — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 01:52:53 -0800

DC-FILTER: Where should a group of Southern California-native 20somethings live in the Washington DC area? So two friends of mine are considering transferring to American University in the fall and my SO will be doing some non-profit work in the DC area begining in late July. I figure it'd be fun to live on the opposite side of the US for a while. Depending on how many people go, we are looking at about $2400 to $3200/mo for a 3-4 bedroom apartment/house. None of us mind taking the metro to work/school.

Priorities:
*Lively, urban atmosphere (gotta have something to do on the weekends!)
*Safety (I like my wallet right where it is, thankyouverymuch)
*Price (it'd be nice to be able to afford food, too)
*Ability to utilize metro system (damn tired of driving everywhere)

C'mon, DC MeFites, where should we live?