[quote=bearishgurl]ER, it’s just that your ardor for SantaLuz is a bit “over the top” at times. As you can surmise, kids actually really and truly “grow up” in ALL areas of the county. They really and truly have a safe clean environment and parents with actual REAL MONEY, even wealthy parents. Their public schools really and truly are FINE. Yes, even if they don’t attend schools within the (now heavily indebted) PUSD.
No, the typical buyer in SD does not have race cars, horses or yachts. But there are many more of these types of buyers shopping in the over $1M range, which is the price range you would seek if you decided to sell your residence. Buyers everywhere are at all “stations in life.” They don’t necessarily have babies, toddlers or school-age children living with them. As you must know, some buyers have never had children and don’t want any. The nuclear family with children is but a fraction of RE buyers (don’t really know the exact percentage but would guess that it declines in each successive higher-priced tier and is also smaller for older areas).
There are many, many properties in the county of SD which are on 1/2 to 1-1/2 AC comparably valued to your residence which serve various types of buyers’ needs better than yours (vehicle pkg, workshop, citrus grove, ocean view, historical, proximity to SD, etc).
There’s nothing wrong with where you live but it is not the be all and end all for EVERYONE. It is the right place for those buyers who seek a tightly controlled environment. And there’s nothing wrong with that, either :)[/quote]
BG,
But when I speak of this “area” I’m not just speaking about Santaluz. There are many fine neighborhoods in the area. I’m not just speaking of where I live particularly. There are some gorgeous, gorgeous communities out here.
Sure, no one said that kids can’t successfully grow up in other areas. They can and do. It just seems like sometimes you have an almost hatred for this area. Or at the very least, stern disdain for the area.
Again, I don’t think the “horses, race cars and yachts” should even be discussed at all as it really has no bearing on anything. I know tons and tons of people in the area. Some very successful people and none of them have horses or yachts. Yes, several do have expensive cars.
Sure, I understand people are at all stations of life. Totally true and I agree with you. I’m not saying everyone is popping out babies and having kids. But the point I was making is increasingly more and more families with younger kids are moving out to my area. At a very fast pace. Even in the short few years I’ve been here I can see it every day with the profile people buying here and moving to the area.
I’m quite involved here where I live as well at the school where my kids go to school so I come into contact with families almost every week so I can get a unique perspective on the people buying here.
Sure, there are other places you can buy 1/2 to 1 acre lots but again the true reality is most buyers don’t want nor need that kind of space.
Sure, I never said where I live is the end all by all. Just not the “far flung lizard land” that you sometimes seem to portray this area as. Which couldn’t be further from the truth or reality.
