[quote=PKMAN]This thread is meant for perspective buyers to learn more about Sky Ranch and Santee. Most of us have biased opinion (myself included) since we’re not in the house hunting game and are happy where we are. We should really look from the perspective buyers’ point of view.

Sunny88, you’re currently living in MM and were looking to buy a home so perhaps we can get some insights from you:

– where did you initially look?
– did you know much about Santee before you started house hunting?
– initially, how high was Santee’s communities on your shopping list?
– if you didn’t know much about Santee previously, what do you think of it now?
– in your personal opinion, do you feel that Santee is on par, more or less desirable than MM?
– if you’re back in the house hunting game, would Santee still be on your list, assuming there are qualified selections here?[/quote]

We have been looking for a few years in different areas of SD county incl. Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley and La Jolla. We initially did not look in the East County as it did not appeal to us due to lack of nice neighborhoods and heat in the summer. About 3 years ago we came across the new developments in Santee (Canopy Park and Skyranch). We liked the townhomes at Canopy Park and were considering to make an offer. However, the market started to deteriorate and we could not sell our condo in MM at the price we wanted.
We did not know much about Santee initially but were positively surprised after going there a few times. MM is definitely more convenient but it is not as nice as Santee as most building are older and crime rate has gone up lately.