permabear
You have injected 4 or 5 personal biases in your search that limit things. Our point is that there are great homes out there that meet the general description of what you outlined. They just dont meet your exact specifications. When you are very specific and want a creme of the crop prime property it gets tougher. With that said, its possible.

Someone I know is about to get a prime property that meets most of what you described at a year 2000 and possibly even a 1999 price. It is happening in a place I didnt think was possible but it seems that all the stars may have been aligned.