The extended family that is Del Ray

It’s tough to tell which Gayle Reuter loves more, her house or the community it is in. Luckily, she’ll never have to choose.

Reuter, a single mom, was renting a home in the Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood when the owner put it up for sale. She longed to buy it, but first wanted to complete a three-month course for first-time homebuyers. That’s when her Del Ray neighbors stepped in.