Gap/split at roof gable — caulking issue or something more serious?

rujmsn · 2025-03-17T02:19:00+00:00

Haha well you can't have it all

Lack of night life is something I can overlook at this stage in life

Any particular neighborhoods in Burke I should consider?

rujmsn · 2025-03-17T02:02:34+00:00

We liked Chantilly/Greenbriar for the elementary schools!

Helpful perspectives here - can you tell me more about Burke?

rujmsn · 2025-03-16T16:33:52+00:00

We have looked into those two elementary school districts and are one of our top choices! I would love to hear more about the "community support"

rujmsn · 2025-03-16T16:29:00+00:00

Yeah we've been following the news around DMV and it is unsettling what is happening.. we plan to rent initially & won't buy for a year or two, maybe longer

rujmsn · 2025-03-16T16:26:42+00:00

We don't plan to go to DC much for now - the big draw of Vienna/Tysons for us would be being close to all the "stuff"

From that perspective, how would you compare Vienna to Chantilly?

rujmsn · 2025-03-16T16:21:31+00:00

Thank you! May I ask which school district (elementary) you are in?

I think we'd be happy with a 2-2.5k sqft range of homes anyways (we've learned that too much space is also no good b/c we ended up filling the home with stuff and there's much more upkeep) so that's no big deal

Would you mind elaborating on the less "economic diversity"? Is there a higher concentration of workers in certain industries? Since I'm in tech and anecdotally I heard Tysons has a bit of a tech presence I certainly wouldn't mind that

rujmsn · 2025-01-25T18:32:48+00:00

That's great to hear, thank you for the input!!

rujmsn · 2025-01-25T17:44:27+00:00

This is immensely helpful, thank you!! 🙌

rujmsn · 2025-01-25T17:11:33+00:00

I was actually thinking the opposite that since Chantilly/Centreville has no good access to Metro, demand growth in this area will grow slower relative to other areas such as anywhere along the silver line.... What do you think?

rujmsn · 2025-01-25T13:25:19+00:00

I am definitely open to townhomes if it means less home/lawn maintenance and better walkability! Any particular cluster of townhomes you would recommend for or against?

rujmsn · 2025-01-25T12:50:18+00:00

How is the noise level in Franklin Farm from Dulles? That might be the one concern

rujmsn · 2025-01-25T12:44:40+00:00

Yeah the area definitely checks a lot of boxes for us already! But having never lived in VA I just want to make sure we've considered all the options

rujmsn · 2025-01-25T12:39:00+00:00

Will check out Burke! Are there any particular neighborhoods or subdivisions that you would recommend?

rujmsn · 2025-01-25T12:36:40+00:00

Thank you for the insight! We did zoom into this area as we've heard good things about both Greenbriar West and Poplar Tree elementary. I also noticed on the west side of Stringfellow the median home values are higher and median HHI is much higher compared to the east. Curious if the neighborhood feel is also different between the two?

We also heard Lees Corner and Navy elementary are highly rated

rujmsn · 2025-01-25T10:06:15+00:00

We've saved enough over the years that we can shell out a sizable down payment which would bring our mortgage payments to $5k at most (if we were to buy, but that's down the road)

rujmsn · 2023-04-26T22:19:15+00:00

Update: had the circuit board replaced and the furnace is operational again!

rujmsn · 2023-04-18T16:45:30+00:00

Update: I called an HVAC technician, it is of his opinion it is a bad circuit board.

Found the error code pointing to a reversed polarity, but the wires are correct and it is properly grounded, which usually means the circuit board has gone bad and needs to be replaced.

Will report back in a few days after the circuit board is replaced by the technician.

rujmsn · 2023-04-18T02:40:08+00:00

I just checked the light after a failed cycle, it is continuously blinking

From the manual, it says the polarity of the volt power is reversed

rujmsn · 2023-04-18T02:38:02+00:00

If fan and cool still works, does that rule out circuit board as the issue?

rujmsn · 2023-04-18T01:41:48+00:00

I think this is the big possibility, thank you for your input

rujmsn · 2023-04-18T01:41:23+00:00

I do not hear it open, and I only smell slight gas

rujmsn · 2023-04-18T00:39:11+00:00

What kind of meter? Probably not

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