[quote=bearishgurl]earlyretirement, I am gathering from your posts that you are not currently living in SD County.

Can I just ask, if you will be working primarily from your home, why only TWO zip codes on your list? There are MANY zip codes in SD County that have fairly new construction homes with 3500 – 5000 sq feet ranging in price from $600K to $1M. Many of these properties have quite LARGE lots that DON’T suffer from arterial street or highway noise.

Some of these zip codes have homes with NO Mello Roos and NO HOA or LOW Mello Roos and SEVERAL arteries in and out of their respective areas.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with your choices – to each his own – but I’m curious as to how a potential buyer from out-of-county/out-of-state with whom location is really no object becomes fixated on TWO zip codes instead of branching their search out just a bit.[/quote]

Sure…good question…. mainly school district and the style and look of the houses. We really love the look of many modern homes in Santaluz. Prices are MUCH lower in 4S and it’s still a great school district but the area doesn’t seem as high end and I’ve heard there is potential for it to get a bit run down in a few years…..

You’re right that we don’t yet live in the area….just vacation there every year in La Jolla.

Definitely I’m up for suggestions…what other zip codes would you suggest for modern homes that are mostly build after 2002 that are in the Poway or San Dieguito school district? The best options to me seemed like 92130 and 92127 but definitely I’m open to suggestions.