[quote=sdrealtor]joec
that honest guy can still do that just not in SD. 30 years ago SD was a very different place highly dependent upon the military and tourism. SD today enjoys a relatively newfound notariety and highly paid job sectors that werent here 30 years ago. This is not your Grand Dad’s San Diego anymore where kids road bikes from Clairemont to Camp Pendleton or down to the airport through Tecolote Canyon.[/quote]

You’re right there. I suppose I’m guilty of generalizing based on my own experiences as well having mostly lived and grown up in the bay area/SF/Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, SD and visited places like Tokyo where housing is insane. Housing was also not as insane price-wise back then so you can invest in real estate 30 years ago and do a lot better since things weren’t as inflated as now and property taxes and melo-roos were not as common.

A regular family can probably live fine in places like Texas or Temucula here with decent schools, home lots, etc…

One thing that you do see is a lot of the children of families in San Diego or the bay area can’t really stay there. Maybe that’s how it’s supposed to be…