Thanks jpinpb, My Dad owned a duplex in Clairemont back in the 70’s & I swear it was a nice place back then. I think there are still some decent areas of Clairemont & it seems like it’s close to everything.

C-bad is pretty far North from most things – like dduuuude (did I get the right # of “u”s?) pointed out the commute can really suck if you drive south. When we first moved back in ’05, I took a contract job at Leap Wireless (Sorrento Valley) & that commute almost drove me to move back to Spokane immediately after getting there! The traffic had gotten exponentially worse since the we first moved from SD in ’97. But there is just as strong a business/job hub in Palomar Airport area as in Sorrento Valley, so it was easy to find a new job just minutes from my La Costa rental.

SDrealtor, thanks for looking up to see that this property is technically SM schools. I don’t know much about the San Marcos schools, but I’m guessing they are inferior to the schools my kids went to (Encinitas Elementary School District) – La Costa Heights was great – also in 92009 zip. But honestly, I hadn’t even gotten to the point of looking up schools because I couldn’t find anything under $400k. Even this unit San Marcos school or not was selling for that ridiculous price range just a year ago.

CBad, I actually forwarded this listing to my brother who pays unbelievably high rent for SD downtown condo. I think his rent would almost cover a mortgage on this thing. He was surprised, but he works at PWC downtown so that would be a lousy commute.

Thanks for the comments everyone. Even if I do see a $250k listing, I won’t be moving back any time soon. I’m really enjoying the slower pace up here in Eastern WA. Maybe things will be back in line in 10 years & the kids are out of the house. We might move back then. In the meantime, it’s fun to watch the SoCal market – never a dull moment!