Cost?

Its a really great regional airport. The only complication other than food availability is if your flight gets in super late it could be problematic. Once I picked up a friend. Flight was supposed to come in at 10:20 pm. Delays leaving the prior airport and they got in at 2 am. They got locked in. All of the picker uppers arrived to the exit gates shut and locked. Airport was empty. Several of us ran around until we found a janitor who had to make a call to TSA. The plane of very weary travellers had to stand at the gate waiting for them. They had to call the baggage handlers back in from home to unload the plane. After so many delays it was salt in the wound

We had 11% last year and 6% this year. Has there been any new developments near you? It does appear they were all targeted adjustments

This is more for her than you but myBirth RVA is a fantastic coop that can connect her with a lot of providers, doulas, midwives, prep classes, post partum, lactation consultants etc.

Thank you! Do you have kids in elementary or middle school and if so do you like the schools?

Good to know. Thank you for confirming

But with the exception of a few choice mega cities, you literally cannot get around (school, work. Doctor appointments, grocery shopping) without a car at all. Numerous visitors to the US have attempted walking to scoff "those lazy Americans" and about a block and a half in turn around and give up because its a fatal mistake. Quite literally. Pedestrians are not safe at all woth how our entire infrastructure is built. You would have to etch a sketch end the entire system and start over. And where will everyone live for those 20 or so odd year ls when there is nowhere to live or be when everything is tore up?

Geez thanks for all the downvotes when I am just trying to help you further the cause by explaining what the hell you mean. With an overabundance of acronyms a good portion of the population doesn't know every corner of the internet.

Can you spell it out. Not everyone is up to speed. Will help if you edit

The shop at The Jefferson also has RVA themed "things" that make my 85 yr old grandmother happy

To be fair people get way too hungup on the winter. Everyone entirely ignores the most amazing summers ever. 70s, sunny, slightly breezy for like 2 straight months. Its summer nirvana. The humidity is null compared to the bullshit we deal with in RVA. In WI and MN you can actually spend all day, all summer long, outside and not be at risk of heat exhaustion. So much more to do when you aren't hiding from the sun like that level in Mario.

And winter is cold, yeah. We have heaters in buildings and cars for that. Its not like Richmonders spend a lot of time outside in winter. You only deal with the biting cold between the door of a building and door of your car. You have proper winter sports too if you dress right. Ice skating (also have indoor), snowshoe, cross country ski, ice fishing, snow mobile

Springfield vet clinic in West end. Bonus - if you have a cat Dr Scottish specializes in geriatric feline medicine. His wife also owns Journeys End. Both are fantastic people

From the decks or from the long term lot?

I agree with all of this. Even down to the ways they draw folks in. Its not just a place to shop. Its a destination woth its things like the train for kids, and the summer shows series, etc. If you are super bored, you could just walk around and people watch /window shop while having a coffee and pastry and kill an hour or two. A traditional mall doesn't have that feel. In particular the difference between open air and trapped inside brown/pink tiled walls

Um, likely they do but not in the way you and I would want them to...

Maymont nature center. Children's museum. In a mall in chesterfield you can rent the train for your party. Pump it up (indoor bkunce houses). Chuck e cheese is still around. Bowling. One of the art places - like paint your own pottery. SCOR.

Same here, also not RSV. Kids are over it now but we are now in thick of it. Took a walk today and got worse so now I wonder if I actually have allergies? I don't know

I keep eyeing Massanutten for our 2 littles. Especially in summer. Just a civilized cabin situation

Ups / FedEx also tend to do holiday hiring for the increase in demand. Its super early shift loading trucks but if you have an able body it pays semi decent and leaves time for another job during the day. If you have to take a pay cut to get out or reduced hours it would be one way to supplement income

Yeah the plan is for our next house to be home for 20+ years barring a major life change

Knowing you don't have a crystal ball, just going by gut instinct. Do you think come spring, if rates are still higher, buying new constriction will be the best decision price / investment wise

I watch listing for fun. We won't be ready to seriously look to buy until sometime next year.

I am not seeing sellers dropping list prices on new listing yet. I assume they are still in the denial stage of grief for the market change.

Are you also seeing a lack in dropped listing prices? Talking sub $600k listings

FYI from a former lender - assumptions have to be built into the note when the loan was first taken. Most people don't think then about having assumability so its not very common. A buyer would also only be able to assume remaining balance. So that means a higher down payment to cover the difference

From a lenders perspective they rate debt to income on gross