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$350K - a nice 3BR condo? Where?

My wife and I sold our 624 sq. ft. one bedroom apartment for $340 last year. My neighbor (who is in D.C., not Virginia - so there is a difference) just sold her 800 sq. ft. one bedroom for a whopping $525!

Ashburn should be a little cheaper. It's really quite nice out there. You'll be very close to Horse Country (Virginia raises more horses within its borders than every state in the union, save two - KY and TX), which is gorgeous country. In addition, there are some really nice golf courses, crime is virtually non-existent, and UVA is a short commute for your kids when they get to be college age.

Welcome home, my friend. I've spent my whole life here, and don't see myself leaving the area any time soon.

Thanks for the wishes everyone! This job will likely mean less traveling for me, so my jet-setting days might be over soon.

Hi Adrien, that was my point: it is hard to find a nice large condo for $350K in DC area, let alone a dettached house!! However, Ashburn is two hours away from DC with no traffic. As such, Peter can find a good deal for a house out there, as long as he does not need to come over to DC for work every day. House prices in N. Virginia suburbs close to DC are so high now. The newly built one-bedroom condos around where I live are sold for upper 400K nowdays!!

Congratulations and best wishes. I'd be interested to hear a story or two on adjusting to live from the Bay Area to the South.

jr

I think you just wanted to move closer to Axiom for the snowmobiling get together this winter! That looks like a beautiful place to live and work - congratulations on the new position!

Two years ago Ian and I had the floors sanded and refinished in our house - we had to move EVERYTHING out. It was a very good exercise in getting rid of clutter!

Congratulations.
Packing, moving and unpacking is real work. Try to schedule some fun time for the whole family to make it a little easier.

Congratulations Peter - that's fantastic! New responsibilities, new challenges, new location, and new pay!! Pretty exciting. I took the "virtual tour" of the facility - what a beautiful place to go to work at.

I can't beleive the housing prices!!!! Holy crap!!! Ashburn only has a population of 50,000 and there is nothing decent under $350K?!?! Man oh man I've got to stop complaining about the real estate here.

Here in SW Ontario, I live in an area called the "Tri-Cities", which has a population of 415,000. (We are about 60 miles from the GTA Greater Toronto Area - Pop 5.7Million). Here, you can buy a really nice, fully detached 3bdrm house (1200 to 1500sqr ft) for $190,000 to $250,000. Jump up to a 4bdrm 2500sqr and you'll pay $325,000 to $390,000. And everyone complains how crazy the prices are!

Did somebody say snowmobiling????

I grew up in New England where my brothers have now become snowmobile addicts. We grew up on dirt bikes and quads but never really got into the snowmobiling thing. But now since I have moved away to southern California (11 years) they have taken the sport up and just love it.

So where and when is this snowmobiling fest??

By the way. . . .congrats Pmbuko .. . I hope that Virginia treats you well. I can certainly relate to the whole housing cost thing as the cost of houses in my area has gotten completely out of control. A half a million dollars for a crappy condo is just plain ridiculous. (of course I may be saying in a year or two that I only wish that I could find a nice little condo under 3/4 of a million .. . but such is life.

Oh man, snowmobiling is FUN! On the open lakes you can be running at incredible speed (even a slow driver like me gets up to 75 mph!) and that's a gas. But the best part is the trails. Up here you get to see some beautiful lakes and stunning woodland vistas that you would have no way of getting to on foot in the summer. I wasn't sure I'd like the sport but I became a devotee in one trip flat.

peter, congrats on becoming an adopted Virginian! i'm sure you'll love it. oh yeah, Old Dominion Brewing Company is in Ashburn; make sure to try the Oak Barrel Stout, it's delish!