I maybe moving to Fairfax in the next 4 weeks. Could someone suggest decent areas to move to WEST of the city. I have no desire to commute anywhere from or near DC/I95.

Here is where I will be working.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=...num=1&ct=title

I can tolerate a commute of up to 45 minutes or so.

 

chantilly/centreville/manassas/gainesville

 

Alright in the above mentioned cities. What places should I avoid neighborhood wise? I am mostly looking to buy a single family home with a garage and being young and fresh out of college I am going on the cheap side. Renting for a year or so isn't out of the question.

 

if you wanna buy a single family home, then manassas/gainesville/haymarket/bristow will be cheaper... manassas probably you wanna stay out of if your a honda driver. the other three are mainly yuppies


well i rent to buy right now. in gainesville my house is 5000sq ft and 2200 a month. my ex has a 3dr roomapt in alexandria and its 2200 a month.

 

I am definately a bit lower end than you. 1000 Sq Ft is fine for me. All I really want is a garage/maybe a bit of a yard. That and not get mugged getting the mail.

2200 a month would be eatting about 1/2 my monthly salary heh. I currently have a place in Fredericksburg, but I in no way want to commute that every day. Woodbridge maybe, but still I hate I95.

 

Live west or south of ffx.. more bang for the buck.

 

there smaller single family homes in the begannning of my neighborhood (parks at pidemont) that have a 1 car garage, not a big yard.. probably under 3k sq ft. i see them going for 1000 less. that might be up your alley

 

parks of piedmont is nice too.

 

Sounds like Manassas would do you just fine. Or event a few spots in Herndon.

TC.

 

Hey man lots of foreclosures in Centreville in the Sully Station area at great prices. If you would like I have a realitor that lives in Cville so he knows the homes around this area. Shoot me a PM if your interested in his contact info.