[quote=pemeliza] Here are some examples in Mt. Helix that blow away anything we looked at there a couple of years ago at similar price points:

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-110006266-9565_Alto_Dr_La_Mesa_CA_91941

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100073352-4825_Mount_Helix_La_Mesa_CA_91941
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The first one is by notable architect Robert Des Lauriers. Maybe Mt. Helix is where the deals are around this price (finding a bottom?). Coast and midtown seem unrealistically sticky to me, whereas many areas in the county are flirting with serious affordability.