Just was out there today as I moved my horse to a stable in the wine country. Heard from the barn people there that lots of racing related barns have shut down in the area. Also one of the local guys that’s more toward Hemet said that water costs are starting to be troublesome and the local water company is doing away with some subsidy that you’d get to give city water to your animals….water costs keep going up and on a big property that is not a good thing. Just something to consider.

From a personal note, we were also looking in wine country, but found our horse property in Temecula within the city boundaries. Personally didn’t like the idea of being too far from everything, especially the freeway for commuting. We just bought and although I think we might see a bit more price adjustment down, I don’t think it’s that much more. If you see something that you love, that’s almost all that you want and in a certain range you set, I would go for it! Best wishes.