I understand your point. And certainly, buying a property for rental income versus a primary residence are completely different things. However, since we always sent our kids to parochial or private schools, the only factors we ever really looked for in a potential home were safety, convenience, and a reasonably maintained neighborhood. Today I live in one of those ridiculous neighborhoods where homes sell before they're really even on the market. We would never buy here today.
Dear old and tired,
Well, you know that we homeschool, so the schools weren't an issue for us. But I guess they are for something like 80% or so of folks with kids.
"Today I live in one of those ridiculous neighborhoods where homes sell before they're really even on the market. We would never buy here today."
Me, too. I couldn't even afford my house, now. My income hasn't gone up 70% in the last four years.
But increasingly, in the Washington area, most of the neighborhoods are becoming ridiculous.
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