Should We Stay or Should We Go? The Overlook at Lansdowne

We moved here nine years ago from Milwaukee. We gave up a lot, but gained a lot too. That's the subject of this blog... There are so many great things about living here, but also so many irritating things that make you want to leave. And that is the fork in the road that we find ourselves. So over the past couple of months we have been exploring various options to see if alternate places are more appealing than what we have now. I hate vertical dwellings and high rises, so that rules a lot of things out. We have no interest in single family dwellings and really prefer condo living. You always take a gamble with neighbors, but that is the case wherever you live. Last week I found a very unique and interesting spot that had only seven units in the building, and the unit we wanted to see was almost like a single family home - the best of both worlds. So we took a ride to Lansdowne near Leesburg, Virginia and were completely captivated by the floor plan and the place. We were so excited about it that we asked that they hold it for us for a few days. Then we came back home, took a walk around the neighborhood, and decided the timing was just not right. The next day we took our friend out to see it to hear another opinion, and asked our son what he thought. His response was "why?" As much as we love the idea of having a new, clean, chic, place that had a lot of the amenities everyone wants, we decided - at this time - to stay put. Our attention is now focused on making our two little units as pleasant as possible. So the next time we hear of any building issues or irritations, we will both be cursing ourselves for this decision. We will keep our fingers crossed.