@ocr – That’s a nice house in Vista well worth consideration. Anything comparable closer to the city?
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given the price range we pretty much have to rule out anything coastal, Poway, and RSF.
given age of home we pretty much rule out anything south of the 52 (at least north county is concerned).
given avoidance of children, we pretty much rule out the entire 56 corridor from the ocean to route 67. SEH and most of east side of Carlsbad is out as well.
that leaves Vista and south Escondido. would definitely say Vista over south Escondido. Vista’s distance to the ocean is similar to Scripps, so the summer heat is actually very mild.