LCO at the bottom was a good deal, we did the same thing. The Encinitas/SW Carlsbad tracts are just convenient reference points for me since we lived in 2 of them and moved here at the bottom of the last bubble so remember those dynamics and properties decently well.

We moved west of 5 but east of the 101, about 400 square feet smaller, and 10 years older. It took us about 18 months of searching to find what felt “right”, and some remodeling thereafter. Hang in there! You’ve got a good spot.