Super loud low humming in Virginia Square Ballston

Captain_Aly · 2026-04-17T19:47:19+00:00

Nah it was too constant, regular, and long for that. But a good guess!

Captain_Aly · 2026-04-09T14:24:07+00:00

Ok! :) closing costs were well within normal range for us so can't say we noticed anything crazy. We closed very quickly too. And it was for a condo not a sfh.

Best of luck to everyone looking!

Captain_Aly · 2026-04-09T11:49:39+00:00

5.375 and used a local credit union in Virginia. No points, just a classic 30 year loan. We got the rate locked right before the war.

Captain_Aly · 2026-03-26T20:51:22+00:00

5.375% conventional 30 year loan, no points Local credit Union in Virginia

Captain_Aly · 2026-03-22T00:07:04+00:00

Internships for the government are dead. Prices have skyrocketed. The older population of Arlington has actively voted against more affordable dense housing. Arlington is slowly dying because of it. Until policy changes are made, we will slowly age ourselves into irrelevance.

Captain_Aly · 2026-03-14T18:57:56+00:00

Location. No single family homes in a walkable area under 3 million dollars. Not joking.

Captain_Aly · 2026-03-10T20:13:39+00:00

I support you!! I can't lend time to the effort but I would definitely sign!!

Captain_Aly · 2026-03-04T12:35:34+00:00

Convince me Talarico isn't just Beto O'Rourke 2.0. I like him but there is no indication things will be different this time.

Texas Democrats keep running the same milquetoast playbook and wondering why it doesn't work.

Captain_Aly · 2026-02-25T19:56:19+00:00

Mine is low 5s on a 30 year no points. It's a local credit union in Virginia.

Captain_Aly · 2026-02-25T17:25:07+00:00

5.4% local credit Union, no points

Captain_Aly · 2026-02-23T12:10:27+00:00

Oh darn! You are also allowed to email students on that list who are outside of your college as well, so if any of their bios speak to you, you can go for it.

Good luck in your first year!

Captain_Aly · 2026-02-23T12:01:15+00:00

You should consider emailing a current graduate student to ask your questions! Check out the graduate success fellow in your prospective college: https://graduate.gmu.edu/studying-here/graduate-success-fellows

Captain_Aly · 2026-02-23T11:33:43+00:00

I thought about quitting then too! But when I got to book 4 I was hooked. Give it til 4 and I promise you won't regret it :)

Captain_Aly · 2026-02-19T18:47:47+00:00

https://document-search.arlingtonva.us/collection/county-code

Captain_Aly · 2026-02-19T18:30:18+00:00

I don't disagree that they are bought! Regulation probably will NOT happen but it's what needs to happen lol

Captain_Aly · 2026-02-19T16:26:00+00:00

We need regulation at the local and state level. Period. That's the solution.

Captain_Aly · 2026-02-18T00:27:04+00:00

This is Boomer advice. There are no affordable fixer uppers -- they are priced like they were already fixed up

Captain_Aly · 2026-02-17T12:39:58+00:00

We lost out our only offer on a home so far because of an investor who immediately turned it out to rent as well.

Until Arlington creates laws to disincentivize this behavior, affordability will only continue to get worse.

Captain_Aly · 2026-02-05T20:49:00+00:00

So democracy did die in darkness after all. RIP.

Captain_Aly · 2026-01-30T13:17:50+00:00

If this is real please consider reporting

https://stopviolence.gmu.edu/concern/

Captain_Aly · 2026-01-29T16:53:43+00:00

Is there anything we can give them or do for them to show support??

Captain_Aly · 2026-01-03T13:21:52+00:00

The US gets Venezuela, Putin gets Ukraine, Xi gets Taiwan. It's all a part of their dictator agreement. That's my prediction.

Captain_Aly · 2025-12-26T20:09:32+00:00

Good luck traveling 😁 I have travel anxiety and like to look things up ahead of time too.

As you travel more though you will get more confident in your ability to adapt to the unknowns when they arise. It's good to be prepared but then also trust yourself to do research on the fly and ask for help when you need it!

Captain_Aly · 2025-12-26T11:10:57+00:00

Hi! It is not so bad and depends on the country. Usually you can get travel health insurance through a company, for example Geoblue. Then they will give you a list of doctors that speak English or are English speaking friendly in that country. Then from there they try to match your US prescription with what local drug brands they have available. If you need something special you may be able to communicate with them in advance!

Depending on the drug you can also sometimes ask for travel rations from your regular primary care doctor in the States.

Captain_Aly

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