[quote=lepetitangel]Ic.
I think it depends on how desperate the sellers are. Unless they can find people who’re willing to pay for their asking price.
I was looking at San Raphael community and it was built by the same builder as Sausalito.
What do you guys think of San Raphael vs. Sausalito?
HOA + mello roos for the two are roughly the same, and San Raphael seems to have slightly lower price/sqft.
Any thought?[/quote]

Well, i believe the owner has another home I believe (rental/attached). So it wouldn’t surprise me if it’s either the sausalito home or the rental.
If it were me, I’d ditch the rental before the primary (unless I was relocating out of the area or was unemployed with no safeguard). But nevertheless I don’t think the owner is in dire shape (yet).

i think San Rafael is better community. It’s gated, and it also includes a community pool. However, i don’t think this is an apples to apples comparison, since I think the homes are on different tiers. I don’t think there are homes there in the $600-660k range. Also, I don’t think the HOA’s are the same. I recall the HOA’s for San Rafael being closer to $250/month. Also, If you’re planning on stretching, then that I think opens the door up for other communities.

I doubt you would get low $600k right now…Pardee is selling attached homes at the end of CCHighland for $600k… (Frankly, I think that’s a lot. But that’s just me…)