[quote=bearishgurl]Paramount, I seem to remember that not long ago, YOU were tired of commuting and wanted very much to move closer to your job in SD County. Desirability of areas of So. Riverside County are all contingent upon the daily commute a resident has to make. If the commute is virtually non-existent, say … by bike, as in scaredy cat’s situation, it is totally worth it to live up there. If the daily commute is to another county, God help the homeowner who chooses to move there.
As far as the proposed quarry, I don’t see it as an asset. However, its detriment will affect residents of Temecula (and their property values) in varying degrees. If it will be close to the freeway, the air particles it produces could affect daily commuters who are frequently stopped/slowed down in its vicinity.
The quality of a neighborhood has nothing to do with its age, average sf of house, style of average house, building materials used or “average income” of its homeowners. But it has EVERYTHING to do with an area’s location, the FINANCIAL STABILITY of its property owners and, in some cases, longevity of the average period of homeownership and average amount of outstanding residential property encumbrance.
And I’ve probably lived here as long or longer than you :=)[/quote]
Prior to ‘buying’ my current house in Temecula nearly 10 years ago, I first looked in San Diego. The value proposition just wasn’t there compared to Temecula.
Over the last 6 months I looked hard in San Diego, including rentals. Given my budget and our target areas we were looking at a 1200-1400 sq ft condo/townhome – it just wasn’t going to work.
So after careful analysis, we decided to ‘buy’ a larger home in Temecula. So now I ‘own’ 2 houses in Temecula.
The commute? There’s no denying it gets old. On the other hand the improvements on 15 are a game changer.
I timed it out: From SEH it would take me 30-35 minutes to get to work. From Temecula to work is 40-50 minutes. The difference just wasn’t that great.
Financially, Temecula residents have weathered fairly well largely because of Camp Pendleton.
That’s not to say there hasn’t been lot’s of churn and burn.
