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I have the possibility of a contract assignment with The Nuclear Regulatory Commission which is located in Rockville, Maryland on the northwest corner of the DC metro (on the northwest-most Metro line). In fact, the street address is
11555 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852-2738
This is near something called "White Flint Mall".
This assignment would be tricky because it is in a high cost of housing area and also I have no idea about Maryland state taxes (usually non-residents ARE taxed by states in which you do more than nominal amounts of work). I have been burned badly on some assignments where the costs were higher than anticipated (like Atlanta!), and where I didn't know in advance things like traffic issues to avoid, etc.
If any of you guys are anywhere near that Rockville area, could you possibly provide some guidance on:
- Best places to look for an extended stay type hotel, keeping in mind cost of the hotels in that area, safety of the area for both me and the SSR, distance & access to the above agency address, traffic conditions
- Particular locations to avoid for whatever reasons
- Maryland state income taxes - high? low?
- Any OTHER tax issues (for example, discovered on a prior near miss that VA insists on local auto registration after a elatively short period of time in state, and the fee is HIGH because based on value of the vehicle)
I've visited the DC area before a few times, and turned down a job in VA a couple of years ago, but have never actually worked in the DC area, so feel like a novice in even looking at this possible situation. I remember that the reason I turned down the permanent job offer in VA was the incredibly high cost of housing I saw there when I went out for a day with a local realtor. I kept thinking "What would I do if the job disappeared and I was stuck with a mortgage on a $450,000 home!!
Any helpful guidance would be greatly appreciated!
Jim G
11555 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852-2738
This is near something called "White Flint Mall".
This assignment would be tricky because it is in a high cost of housing area and also I have no idea about Maryland state taxes (usually non-residents ARE taxed by states in which you do more than nominal amounts of work). I have been burned badly on some assignments where the costs were higher than anticipated (like Atlanta!), and where I didn't know in advance things like traffic issues to avoid, etc.
If any of you guys are anywhere near that Rockville area, could you possibly provide some guidance on:
- Best places to look for an extended stay type hotel, keeping in mind cost of the hotels in that area, safety of the area for both me and the SSR, distance & access to the above agency address, traffic conditions
- Particular locations to avoid for whatever reasons
- Maryland state income taxes - high? low?
- Any OTHER tax issues (for example, discovered on a prior near miss that VA insists on local auto registration after a elatively short period of time in state, and the fee is HIGH because based on value of the vehicle)
I've visited the DC area before a few times, and turned down a job in VA a couple of years ago, but have never actually worked in the DC area, so feel like a novice in even looking at this possible situation. I remember that the reason I turned down the permanent job offer in VA was the incredibly high cost of housing I saw there when I went out for a day with a local realtor. I kept thinking "What would I do if the job disappeared and I was stuck with a mortgage on a $450,000 home!!
Any helpful guidance would be greatly appreciated!
Jim G