[quote=beatrix]In 1999, moving from suburbs of Washington, D.C., we bid on a house on this street but lost out to an all cash buyer. Bought in Kensington instead. Would have been just as happy in this sister neighborhood and much happier than in suburbs — and we lived in an extremely high quality, beautiful, not-tract-housing suburb on five acres. Definitely consider whether you want to be isolated in the suburbs without the ability to walk to restaurants, yoga studios, park, library, etc. Being at home with a baby or preschooler can be pretty isolating.
In San Diego, the private schools are certainly an option many parents choose but the public magnet schools are also not only popular but some are very high quality (Frances Birney, for example, an IB elementary…many others not too far away.) There are also excellent charter schools (Einstein, for example.) San Diego High’s School of International Studies is one of the top high schools in the country.[/quote]
Great post, beatrix and SDR. I saw that there were issues from the get go because of the previous recent escrows that did not go through. I just didn’t feel it was my place to tell apple to stand firm with her family. In my mind, when you get married, your “immediate family” is now your spouse (and any children you have) and you can’t let you original family control decisions that must be made between you and your spouse only.
apple, to get your family members off your case right now, just send them a group e-mail thanking them for trying to look at developments for you but you and your spouse refuse to pay Mello-Roos bonds. Then include these links for their perusal and research.
Even if you might later consider a property with MR bonds, it will get these people off your case about *newer* construction so you can relax and give birth. They’ll all be busy researching MR bonds and figuring out how much each listing they turn up will cost in MR.
