Bearishgirl, with all due respect, you really have no idea what my wants and needs are. To say that I didn’t give an area that you think is nice is absurd, considering how well I know this area. It’s not like I’m a noob when it comes to San Diego.

A 2000 sf house in South Park or Burlingame would have to be doubled in size to suit our needs. How much would that cost? Assuming I would even get permits. The Toll house is 4600 sf for Christ’s sake. In case you’re wondering why I need so much space, my wife is from here, she’s Laotian and has a huge family that is just dying to make chez Navydoc the family meeting place. I doubt we will ever be alone on a weekend. And yes, I love this type of activity and a large house affords me an opportunity to get away. Over this past Christmas we flew my wife’s family in and had 20 people staying over the whole holiday, and we loved it. Can’t wait for that all the time.

The final straw in our decision for Stonebridge is Poway Unified. I realize you can find good schools in SDUSD, but you have to admit it’s much more work. My 4 year old daughter will start kindergarten next year, and I’m much happier with PUSD.

As ocrenter said above, there are no other properties in the price range that offer as much as Stonebridge regarding lot and house size in San Diego right now. Believe me, I’ve looked.