From: jslauer@hotmail.com
Date: Sat Jun 09 2007 - 11:01:51 ART
Woodbridge or Lakeridge isnt bad for a middle of the road place, I would
recommend lakeridge over woodbridge however.
300k get's you a townhouse these days, for a really crappy one you can go
for the 200's. Right now is the time to buy, prices are dropping like mad in
my area. Summers are great to buy, military transfer seasons are in the
summer and military folks are trying to do whatever to offload their houses.
Finding rentals is easy too.
The commute isnt bad, I do it every day when I'm there, I use the HOV lanes
since I'm in a van pool (plenty of those around). Of course all this is
assuming that I'm actually AT home, which I rarely am these days since I've
been traveling overseas for the last 6 months.
just like any other area your mileage may vary..Many people I work with live
in fredericksburg and beyond to get more house for the money. The further
south you go from D.C. the cheaper it gets, but you have to make the drive
which really offsets the benefit. It helps to have an employer who gives you
a telecommute day (or days) and you can work out of the home office. Some
employers skew the work hours and allow the workers to come in and leave
late or work weekends. It really depends on who your work for.
Josh
CCIE 16024
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Dardinski" <pauld@marshallcomm.com>
To: "Anthony Bonilla" <anthonybonilla.ccie@gmail.com>
Cc: <smorris@ipexpert.com>; "CharlesB" <cbalik@adelphia.net>;
<ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 9:40 AM
Subject: RE: CCIE hourly rates on 1099 contracts?
> Opinions seem mixed on that point as well. David lives in McLean, which
> is probably one of the most expensive areas along with Bethesda and
> Great Falls. Overall, as people have mentioned, the tradeoff is commute.
> This area (as most major urban areas) has difficult traffic, so be
> prepared for that. As to real estate costs, well, get a realtor as it's
> pretty much all over the map. I think David mentioned his place in
> McLean was like $1.3m for a small house or something like that. However,
> there is much lower cost housing a little farther out, realistically
> $500k gets you a pretty decent place to live. If you want a McMansion or
> something like that, figure $700-800k.
>
>
>
> PD (#16842)
>
>
>
> From: Anthony Bonilla [mailto:anthonybonilla.ccie@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 11:08 PM
> To: Paul Dardinski
> Cc: smorris@ipexpert.com; CharlesB; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: OT: CCIE hourly rates on 1099 contracts?
>
>
>
> Thank you all for your quick and detailed response. It really helped me
> understand the process involved and also provided me some confidence
> that there is a high demand for CCIEs in DC area. I will definitely
> consider looking for a job there as well now, thanks to you all.
>
>
>
> If I may, I would like to get some suggestions from the folks there as
> far as a nice place to buy some real estate in where schools are good as
> well (I know that DC and its suburbs are not known to be cheap but just
> wanted to see what would be an ideal place to be in, IF one can afford
> it:-))
>
>
>
> Thanks again.
>
>
> On 6/8/07, Paul Dardinski <pauld@marshallcomm.com> wrote:
>
> Tony, unfortunately it doesn't work like a certification. You don't
> really "earn" it per-se. You have to go through the
> application/background check, etc. As Scott mentioned below, you don't
> do this independently, a company has to sponsor.
>
> PD (#16842)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Morris [mailto: smorris@ipexpert.com
> <mailto:smorris@ipexpert.com> ]
> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 9:36 PM
> To: 'Anthony Bonilla'; Paul Dardinski
> Cc: 'CharlesB'; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: CCIE hourly rates on 1099 contracts?
>
> Clearances are not easy to come by these days. With all the backlog,
> and
> the plethora of other things DHS has to do, you'll find lots of rules
> and
> requirements in place that any new clearances are hard to come by.
>
> You'll find that a company must sponsor you (you knew that), but also
> that
> they must demonstrate that they need a particular skillset for clearance
> that is not available with someone who already has a clearance in order
> to
> get a new one under way. And pay lotsa money.
>
> There are some new "site clearance" rules in place (I forget the
> designation) where a company may shoe-in their various employees under
> one
> primary person's clearance level. Not cheap either.
>
> On the flip side, you can always join the military reserves and work on
> your
> clearance from the inside. Although I'm not entirely sure this is the
> most
> intelligent time to be doing that!
>
> Didn't mean to be discouraging, and I'm sure others will have more
> details,
> but they aren't as easy as they used to be!
>
>
> Scott Morris, CCIE4 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713,
> JNCIE
> #153, CISSP, et al.
> CCSI/JNCI-M/JNCI-J
> VP - Technical Training - IPexpert, Inc.
> IPexpert Sr. Technical Instructor
>
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>
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>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Anthony Bonilla
> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 8:54 PM
> To: Paul Dardinski
> Cc: CharlesB; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: CCIE hourly rates on 1099 contracts?
>
> Paul,
>
> Just wondering if you or someone from DC area can advise as to how/when
> can
> one get security clearance. I am thinking about moving to DC but not
> sure
> how to go about this clearance thing, is it something that the potential
> employer takes care of or is the candidate expected to have this before
> applying for a position? Please let me know what is invovled with this
> clearance as well, if possible. Thanks and looking for replies
> impatiently.
>
> TIA,
>
> Tony
>
>
> On 6/6/07, Paul Dardinski <pauld@marshallcomm.com> wrote:
>>
>> It's come up before. Depends on where you are and of course
>> experience, etc. For this area (DC), security clearance is also
> another
> big factor.
>> I generally bill out at around $175/hr.
>>
>> PD (#16842)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com ] On Behalf
>> Of CharlesB
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 1:58 PM
>> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
>> Subject: CCIE hourly rates on 1099 contracts?
>>
>> Guys, sorry to disrupt your studies but I had to ask. I am looking for
>
>> contracts and I do not want to go cheap and disappoint all of you::)))
>>
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