09-17-2016, 11:20 AM
I personally think friends and family are the reasons people don't seek a change when they really want to. It kept us on the east coast when we were miserable. Moving away from a life isn't easy, but there are always other people out there and it teaches you a lot about yourself. I never saw my friends living in Ashburn and my family and I aren't particularly close, so YMMV.
Also, we sold our house in Ashburn for 28% less than what we paid. I agree that area is highly insulated and it wasn't nearly as bad as elsewhere, but it definitely tanked. You bought right around the bottom, I think.
My recommendation for nova is live somewhere you don't have to drive. Pay a premium and get a small space. I took me moving to Seattle to learn that lesson.
Also, we sold our house in Ashburn for 28% less than what we paid. I agree that area is highly insulated and it wasn't nearly as bad as elsewhere, but it definitely tanked. You bought right around the bottom, I think.
My recommendation for nova is live somewhere you don't have to drive. Pay a premium and get a small space. I took me moving to Seattle to learn that lesson.
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"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth