Thanks for the comment. So is Camino de Arriba the highest part of Cielo? We are looking at 2 houses on that road I think this weekend. The first time we went, we looked at houses much lower, near the club house. Their views were magnificant and they were easier to get to from the gate on Del Dios. The second time we saw a house higher up, I forget the street that was considerably more effort to get to. I think Amanacer or something. It belonged to a San Diego Charger. Not so much nicer from the earlier houses there to justify the extra hill climb and the view was more expansive I grant you, but again, it was quite a hike to get there from the gate. If I have to climb more, I want a much nicer house to merit the extra effort.
Interestingly, up here, the higher you go up into the mountains, the lower the home values, view or not (generally). We had looked in a town called Woodside up here (very expensive and high end up here like RSF is down there). We found a gated community in the mountains and found a great 4,300sf home on 5 acres for a mere $2.3 million AND with a great bay view!
Turns out the house was not so custom as there was an almost identical one (same exact model really down the sf) in LAH for twice the price and only on 1 acre and Woodside is not a lower price area from LAH. The difference? 10 min of tight windy road from the gate! When it rains up here in the mountains it RAINS. I could not imagine doing that climb in the rain, in the dark of winter. Definately not for me. It sold right quick though at that price, climb or no climb.
