Wow. I had no idea about Tom Metzger. That’s a wild story.

I work from home, so commuting time is ZERO. OK, maybe 15 seconds to stumble from bed to my desk in the morning.

My husband, however, works in Temecula. He does work with someone from Fallbrook, and that person touts the cooler weather (supposedly 10 degrees cooler in summer?) and lack of cookie-cutter/homogeneity as real assets. I think he could always drive the back roads thru De Luz if he had to.

I also like being even a little closer to San Diego. Even if it is only 18 miles.

I was more concerned about the overall “culture” of the place. From my few forays into town, I thought it had a “Mayberry USA” kinda feel. I was attracted to the community’s involvement in arts, and overall “community” feel.

I’m pretty worried about the GLUT of tract homes for sale in Temecula, which may leave some communities with a high percentage of rental homes. My biggest fear is that we’ll buy our “Dream” home and will be surrounded by renters who dont take care of the homes. I’m already seeing that in some areas of Redhawk (where we rent now).