Mom who moved her family from a house in D.C. to an apartment in Belgium: ‘I feel more at ease living here in Europe’

Key Facts

• Courtesy of Jessica van Dop DeJesus We sold our D.C. home for $899,000 in 2021 — a 67.7% increase compared to what we’d paid for it.
• Federico Campanale We offered 547,500 euro, or $586,767, for the apartment in Brussels, leveraging the cash we had from the sale of our D.C. home to put down a 10% down payment of $58,677 and securing a 20-year mortgage with a 3.59% interest rate.
• Federico Campanale Next to the dining room is our living room, where I made a “fitness nook” with my stationary bike and weights so I can work out while watching TV.
• Our bathroom is big for European standards with a shower and tub, and we plan to renovate it in 2025.

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