[quote=rshanbhag]Hi,
Just read this and hope you were able to make a decision on your new home choice. We purchased a home in Marston and will be closing next month. We relocated here from Atlanta last september and started looking in areas like La Jolla to Carmel Valley to Solana beach and landed up in Del Sur to see the Sentinels one weekend. We were almost set on buying that when we chanced upon Marston. We did look at the Lakes too, loved their floorplan but as someone mentioned we wanted park/pools, etc for our kids who were 2 and 4 at the time. So, we picked Marston for the beautiful indoor/outdoor view-feel as you mentioned and for the kids. We were at a stage in life when we wanted a community feel…and always saw families with little kids in the park, etc. If it was a different time in our life, we would probably buy in some other area… So, I guess, my two cents would be that if you are looking for a long stay at a home, look for what would really matter to you – prestige, gated, community, etc…
Regarding admission to Design39 school, if you bought in Marston, you are guaranteed a seat this year in that school. My son who will start kindergarten in August got in as it belongs to CFD 15. I was also told by the teachers that my daughter shouldn’t have a problem getting in next year as they would be opening up more seats for our CFD. There were lotteries for other CFD’s like 6 which I think belong to 4s Ranch area as I believe there were like 200 seats and 800+ applications. Btw, we are from India.[/quote]
rshanbhag,
Thank you for your insight and it is great to hear that you son got in. Del Sur’s main appeal is that it is in CFD 15. Now like you said your daughter shouldn’t have a problem getting in b/c more seats will open up, but our concern is our first one is arriving this year and hopefully another one soon after that. So, by the time our son is ready for kindergarten we are looking at 5 years from now then 6 or more for our second. The fact alone that only the first year are they willing to guarantee spots for Del Sur residents says they realize as time progress it will get harder and harder for later entering children. Now, it is just a question of whether or not it will be as competitive as say 4S or the other CFD. Who knows…maybe not but it will still end up being more a numbers game and not a sure thing.
That said, I do love Marston. Did you buy in the power line side or non? If you did buy on the power line side does it bother you? WE are not concern but are worry about resale and more of the “general” negative perception most people and agents have against them. If you got the non power line side, was it b/c of your concerns with them or you just happened to like the lot or that they were the ones available during that release?
Thanks for sharing. It seems we are on the same boat but just a few months behind in regards to home buying and a few years behind in regards to school age.
