I wouldn’t say we are “seriously” considering it, but it’s not a joke either. My wife really liked the one model and it was quite a surprise to find nice new house 2500+ sq ft that was actually in our price range in San Diego. I’m betting the commute will probably kill the deal as I look into it, but I suggest going down there and taking a look at that community and surrounding areas on the east 905. They are off and secluded from the border town stuff by a mile or so.
I grew up in working class areas and am comfortable in them, hell I’m always wondering why people call MM a ghetto. I mean there aren’t Mercedes and BMWs in every driveway but I don’t feel it’s that bad.
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If you’re not married to the idea of a small yard and a driveway, you might want to check out Standard Pacific’s townhomes in Santee (Canopy Park at Riverwalk). They’re located in a very nice section of Santee (much closer to most of San Diego), and are extremely large for townhomes (1861-2226 sq ft, 3-4 BRs, with the largest going for 402K last I checked). No yard, and no driveway, but a really nice development in a low crime area with no Mello Roos and reasonable HOA (~110/mo right now). Build quality has been excellent as well – they are true townhomes (not condos) with double walls and soundproofed airspaces on shared walls, copper and cast iron plumbing, and very solid subflooring.
There’s a few Piggs that have bought in that development (we’re currently in escrow on ours, waiting for our building phase to complete sometime in early July).
