Working in DC-where should girls live?

snowball
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:35:38 +0000

Yet another update: Daughter finally made her move from the temporary apartment to something more permanent. She loves the Glover Park area; great for dog walking and tons of young people. She focused her search to just Glover Park and found a great place, a smallish condo building with several rentals. She has meet many people with dogs in her building and several young couples with small children; she hopes to grab a few evenings of babysitting as she has nannied for years. Her landlord is not charging her anything for the dog, whereas most apartment complexes want a $500 non refundable deposit and and extra $50 a month rent for pets.

My husband and I drove her dog and car to her a few weeks ago and she is able to park on the street. There is also a space in the complex that the landlord charges for that we have rented that for the first month, just to give her time to check out how easy the street parking will be to find. Some people say it isn’t a problem, others say it is. She will take the bus to work, so only use the car in the evenings and weekends. She has friends in Maryland and Virginia, so it is nice to be able to go visit on the weekend. Having a car also allows her to come home and visit with the dog, saving tons of money on airfare and dog boarding. My husband really wanted her to have the car and he treated her to the parking spot; he would like for her to rent it every month, but my daughter says that is a waste of money when she can park nearly free on the street.

I didn’t get to really tour the area of Glover Park, but what I saw was a nice neighborhood. We made many visits to the ACE Hardware as we helped the girls set things up and it was nice to have stores, restaurants, groceries within walking distance. I think my daughter will be happy here, unless she gets tired of the bus vs the metro. One nice thing is the bus is much cheaper than the metro and she likes to save money!!