relocating to maryland SILVER SPRING area, (Fairland, White Oak: rent, school, to live in)

[aangelicafaith]

Do you live in an apartment complex? Maybe I am just reading too much, they can't possibly be as bad as people say!

[aangelicafaith]

Wow, I see the difference in pricing - thanks for the tip

[aangelicafaith]

Wow, I definitely see the difference in pricing - thanks for the tip!

[Zimar]

I live Lenox Park across the street from the metro- it's a nice, albeit overpriced complex, and I have never really had any problems that I can think of. I am a petite woman and I frequently have to go back home at night, and I've never felt unsafe. At the same time, this is a large metro area and you have to use some common sense.

[Samoi137]

Originally Posted by aangelicafaith

Wow, I see the difference in pricing - thanks for the tip

What are you referring to? Difference between apartments and townhouses? Between partments and houses? Not always. There are some expensive apartments, and inexpensive homes or townhomes. Location and size and quality vary, obviously. The townhouse I owned, for example, rented out for about the same as some larger apartments, but it was not large (2 bedrooms, though 1 bedroom was small, and no fenced yard/porch area, just open common areas, mainly grass; if you pay more you may get a small porch/yard of your own). Property management companies deal with rentals, usually not sales.

[aangelicafaith]

I think I would like something more suburban if that is possible to still be close to work? I didn't realize what a wide range Silver Spring had! This might make my search a little harder

[aangelicafaith]

Does anybody have the name of a realtor who can help me find a rental?

[goldenage1]

Originally Posted by aangelicafaith

Does anybody have the name of a realtor who can help me find a rental?

I sent you a direct message, as we are not supposed to promote specific realtors here. I know this firm handles many rentals in a professional manner.

[goldenage1]

Originally Posted by Samoi137

Commuting a nightmare? Well, it depends from where to where. If you lived near, say, the Glenmont Metro station (there are apartments near there), you could take a quick Metro rail ride to the Silver Spring Metro station and walk from there. The bus system is not bad. And if you're not driving miles and miles, the commute need not be bad.

True, but there is a trade-off. The OP has a 5-year-old child. The schools near the Glenmont Metro are going to have a large number of low-income or non-English-speaking kids. If I were the mother of that kid, I would rather have her in a class where she is not lost in the shuffle. I stick with my recommendations of the Layhill and further out areas like Olney.

BTW, here is the county's School Assignment locator for the current year: http://gis.mcpsmd.org/gis/PublicLocator.asp It will help after locating an apartment.

[Smiley32699]

I agree; look at Olney.