[quote=UCGal] If you don’t have kids and /or don’t plan to sell in the future, the school issue is a non-issue.[/quote]

I always thought school district is non-issue as far as selling the house. Because if the school district is not good, you get to buy the house for cheap also.

This can only be an issue if schools that had good reputation when you bought, suddenly became worse when you sold.

Thus if you don’t have kids to send to school, it might be actually better to buy in not so good school district. You pay less and hold a lottery ticket if somehow the schools change for better in future.

If you buy in a good school district (but not use its schools), you are in exactly opposite situation.