My little sister is going there for school (Georgetown University). She will need to move to there and rent apartment. Is there good places that she can stay and still can get to school easily? My coworker told me to stay away from Northeast region of Washington DC.

For people who knows the area well, please advice.

 

Georgetown is an upscale area.....it is heavily policed, and the rif raf for the most past stays SE of there. I don't even want to know what rent for an adequate apartment is near campus. SE DC is the gutter.

 

If she's going to Gtown U, she won't be anywhere near NE.

SE DC is the hood. NE is a not quite as bad.

Gtown is in NW......best part of city, but not immune to crime. Very very very VERY expensive rents unless you want to live in a closet with 6 other people.

 

The area around the Nationals stadium in SE is nice. Near Georgetown, Dupont circle, Adams Morgan, and Cleveland Park are the best areas for the younger crowd. Her best bet probably is to find a small place in Georgetown. There's very little parking and no metro into it.

 

pics of sister?

 

renting in georgetown? Get ready to pay up the butt

 

I have worked at the University for 12 years now. Her best bet is to find a place in or near Dupont circle and catch the GU shuttle on campus. It picks up near the metro and runs every 10 min during rush hour and every 20 min there after. Anywhere near campus is very expensive and even though it is relatively safe here. They still have crime. Another option is to live somewhere near Roslan VA. Again there is a GU shuttle bus from there to campus and may be a little safer over there.

 

^^ what he said. I've worked at the Hospital on campus for 10 years. Its definitely not immune to crime.

 

You still work here Lek?

 

I used to work as a building security guard in Dupont. Definitely safer than SE, but i do recally having to call the police after one of our residents got punched in the mouth and robbed of her purse.

 

Go armed.

 

lol yes. i eat at the epi sometimes too. I don't drive the G here that often. normally drive the van.

 

there are bad areas everywhere in DC

 

True that. A friend of my sister got mugged right in front of the Ritz Carlton in Gtown in the middle of the afternoon!!!!!

A group of young thugs from the hood were running around punching and robbing women.

 

You've worked at Gtown U for 12 years and you don't know it's ROSSLYN?????

 

yea i work down in china town area and i see stuff all the time people stealing bikes and random shiz

 

lmao

 

Picky, Picky! But you know what and where I meant. I'm a Marylander. Don't do Roslyn much. LOL!

 

We should do lunch sometime. I only drive the Z once every week or two. Driving in DC is like driving through a minefield. Do you park the G in Leavy sometimes?

 

My recommendation. Rent for the first year while looking at options to buy (if possible). All the areas mentioned above are highly sought after areas (even in this market) and I recommend looking there and even adding Arlington to the list as GU shuttles run there as well. After her first year (she will have established relationships with friends and social groups) buy a condo with 2+bedrooms and rent the extra room(s) to her friends. End of school....sell condo and most likely make money on the property investment and minimizing your bleeding for "rent" while she's in school.

I have 50+ condos for sale currently in Arlington after just completing a project but they're large and expensive stating at about $675K for the 2 bedroom in Arlington off Rhodes St. You can find cheaper around honestly. Our product is more towards the high end of the market.