qwerty007—Thanks for the links. Yes, it is a bit too far out for me, too, but I guess you go where the good jobs are. (For my husband, at least!) Given the choice, I would prefer to live down in Coronado, but that’s both definitely too far from work, and too spendy.
SVKodai—Thanks for your assessment. I agree: great town, but wildly over-priced for sure. It does seem to be a stable population and therefore “somewhat” exempt from the pressure to drop prices, much to my disappointment. We have been doing some looking in Upland, LaVerne, and Rancho Cucamonga as well, and have concluded that we are ultimately likely to be able to get far more for our money there, while still having proximity to the benefits of the area. Those communities are also far better located than Temecula is. As a steely-eyed pragmatist, I don’t know that I’m willing to spend 450k for a fixer-upper in a marginal neighborhood in Claremont, just to be in Claremont. Nor am I willing to be house-poor for something nicer.
Living on a sailboat, huh? Sounds cool! I looked into buying a houseboat in Seattle once upon a time, but ultimately decided it wasn’t for me.
jpinpb—Thank you for your thoughts as well. I would NEVER live in Onterrible! lol. The work situation for my husband is excellent, so we’ll just have to find the nicest area in our price range that is not in Ontario (or Pomona either!) Thankfully there are no allergies or asthma in our family, so although the air quality is a bummer, we can deal with it. After living in the San Joaquin Valley for 4 years, we are far more acquainted with poor air quality than I’d like to be. And yes, of course we will rent first. In addition to not wanting to be a knife catcher, living in 10 towns in 14 years has taught me a few things. As far as the traffic (ugh), on the bright side there is a metrolink station.
