1500 a month wont go too far if you live by yourself. if you can find a roomate it will be cheaper and easier to find a place

 

alexandria. you can get into del ray or near o/t easily for $1500. we have a 3 br house for 1700, walk to metro and all the cool stuff, easy commute to mclean

 

Whatever you do, don't rent at Archstone of Monument park.....

I had some major problems with them, so bad I will never again live in a Archstone, or even Charles E. Smith property (they own archstone). A lot of it had to do with the property itself, but I was also extreme dissatisfied with their customer service as well.

If you are looking to rent, I would look on craigslist and look at private adds. We are currently renting a condo from a private onwer. We are much happier with arangement and quality of place. We also got a lot more for our money then renting from a corp. apartment company in the ballston/arlington area.

 

thanks for the suggestions guys, keep em' comin!

 

if you're in McLean I'd suggest the Dunn Loring area, its near the metro, close to 495, 66 and Gallows (as mentioned, very easy to get to McLean).