Do anything you can to stay out of the Mid Atlantic. Traffic is he!!, the wheeling su(ks, and the prices for houses (got $750K?) is way to high and the crime level is beyond comprehension. I lived there for 15 yrs, just got back to DC/Baltimoron area from San Diego (awesome dude) and would rather live in western Kansas (wheeling is the same as Md & Va) with the option to drive to Colorado for a weekend of fun.
John
John