[quote=Scarlett]Clairemont -I think many are just too old – more than 20 years old, no matter how well patched and updated.[/quote]

HAHAHA 20 years ? That’s spankin’ new ! Our house is now 61 years old !

Of course, we have, over 12 years, remodelled the whole thing so it is far from “outdated” cosmetically.

Really, the biggest “real” issue in the area, other than decor, are the sewer lines. The pipes are just old cast iron and if you disrupt the dirt aruond them, they crack. This is only a $2K-to-$5K issue, though, to re-route them. Not a big deal.

Bedrooms are small,but so are kids.

They are framed with real fir timber, not hemlock. Wood stregthens as it ages so 60 year old fir is some seriously stout stuff. I just like old houses. I think it is because they put smaller houses on bigger lots back then.

That’s what I like the best here – my neighbor’s house is 24 feet from my house. 12′ from the lot line on either side ! It’s a small house, but I don’t feel cramped because of the outdoor space.

Some of the areas above Costco were built on landfill, so you have to be careful there.

You’ll kiss alot of frogs shopping in Clairemont, but there’s princes in there somewhere.