Comments on: We’re Moving http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/about-me/moving/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:42:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 2millionhttp://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/about-me/moving/#comment-59628 2million Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:28:21 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/?p=4031#comment-59628 Sun - holy cow! Big change for you - good luck with all the changes!! Sun – holy cow! Big change for you – good luck with all the changes!!

]]> By: Michellehttp://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/about-me/moving/#comment-59522 Michelle Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:13:21 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/?p=4031#comment-59522 My only concern in what you wrote is your wife's company's inability to commit to what the job situation will be in the NoVA office...I would definitely recommend renting someplace relatively convenient (15-20 minute commute at most) from that office location at first. NOVA traffic is just horrible...and you need to get used to the routes & gridlock patterns before you commit to living somewhere else farther away. When I moved there, I rented an apartment just 7 miles from my office, but I didn't realize that it would take 35 minutes to traverse those few miles due to other commuters' getting to 66...I couldn't even ride my bike due to the dangerous road! Good luck and keep all your options open! My only concern in what you wrote is your wife’s company’s inability to commit to what the job situation will be in the NoVA office…I would definitely recommend renting someplace relatively convenient (15-20 minute commute at most) from that office location at first. NOVA traffic is just horrible…and you need to get used to the routes & gridlock patterns before you commit to living somewhere else farther away. When I moved there, I rented an apartment just 7 miles from my office, but I didn’t realize that it would take 35 minutes to traverse those few miles due to other commuters’ getting to 66…I couldn’t even ride my bike due to the dangerous road! Good luck and keep all your options open!

]]> By: Moneymonkhttp://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/about-me/moving/#comment-59313 Moneymonk Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:11:16 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/?p=4031#comment-59313 Lower cost of living, smart move Lower cost of living, smart move

]]> By: Bobhttp://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/about-me/moving/#comment-58942 Bob Fri, 29 May 2009 17:35:54 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/?p=4031#comment-58942 Sun, Good luck with the move. I agree property tax in NJ is really high. However I am not sure the schools in the DC metro are better unless you are talking about places like Bethesda,MD. Sun, Good luck with the move. I agree property tax in NJ is really high. However I am not sure the schools in the DC metro are better unless you are talking about places like Bethesda,MD.

]]> By: Sunhttp://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/about-me/moving/#comment-58933 Sun Fri, 29 May 2009 14:57:19 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/?p=4031#comment-58933 @Erica We definitely plan to rent first for 6 months to one year to see where the market is going and use the time to know the area a little bit more before we can decide where to settle. Prices have come down quite a bit recently, but it may still have room to go even lower. We are going to take a wait-and-see approach before jumping into the market.Our townhouse is relatively cheap, but the price of 4-br single family houses in this area are in the $400K and $500K range, not too much lower than those in VA (of course it depends on the location). But property tax in NJ is much higher (we currently pay nearly $6,000 a year). We have prepared to move to a bigger house anyway, so house may not necessarily be a bigger burden for us when we move to VA.I heard daycare in that area is much more expensive, could be twice as much as what we are paying for our two children now in NJ. So in general I feel the cost of living will go up, but not to the level that we can't afford, as long as we have jobs :)@STLPlace I will need a lot of luck for sure ;) @Erica We definitely plan to rent first for 6 months to one year to see where the market is going and use the time to know the area a little bit more before we can decide where to settle. Prices have come down quite a bit recently, but it may still have room to go even lower. We are going to take a wait-and-see approach before jumping into the market.

Our townhouse is relatively cheap, but the price of 4-br single family houses in this area are in the $400K and $500K range, not too much lower than those in VA (of course it depends on the location). But property tax in NJ is much higher (we currently pay nearly $6,000 a year). We have prepared to move to a bigger house anyway, so house may not necessarily be a bigger burden for us when we move to VA.

I heard daycare in that area is much more expensive, could be twice as much as what we are paying for our two children now in NJ. So in general I feel the cost of living will go up, but not to the level that we can’t afford, as long as we have jobs :)

@STLPlace I will need a lot of luck for sure ;)

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