...Well, we found a house. Woodbridge, VA. I was hoping to live a little further out, but my wife made demands that we live close to her best friend, who's also in Woodbridge, as well as closer to civilization. I feel we got a fair deal on our home, considering the prices out here. We got the price down 15k, plus they paid 3% in closing. The house was already vacant, and on the market 127 days. It had been reduced twice already, so it's somewhere around 45k off the original asking price. Two story, 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, finished basement with rec room, storage, and a nice sized "bonus room" (basically a big bedroom, but not zoned as a bedroom. Makes a perfect office for her).
It's very close to a couple grocery stores, less than 15 minutes from numerous resturants and shopping. My commute should be around 30-45 minutes depending on time of day. About 5-10 minutes from I95 (not my route to work, though).
Overall, we got what we wanted. I think we looked at something like 20ish homes. 5 or so more we pulled up in front of and never went inside for various reasons.
I get the impression we're going to like this area alot more. I think it suits us better than Utah.
So....who's near Woodbridge, and will work for pizza and beer? Four months and counting.....
