I would highly recommend renting for a year, especially with this crazy market you may actually get a house for lower price AND lower interest in the next year.

Imho, I would live in city and not the burbs. Churchill is NOT the burbs, it is city....maybe it was the burbs version of the 1800s HA!

I love churchill and would recommend it...we almost bought there. Rent first and see before biting bullet blind. Forest hill is great too, just less "RVA city walkable" type but it has many positives.

I love RVA and know a lot about the different areas (in my humble opinion) and I love talking and showing people around when I have time. Feel free to message me with any questions or whatever. I've been here for most of my life, lived in city city for over a decade and owned property in a few different neighborhoods + am actively involved in many things city. I'm really really cool.

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Edit: i am NOT a realtor trying to befriend you to get client lol... i make no money off you except for the soft touch encouraging words to donate to the doggos at RACC :)