Congrats on your purchase. Alta Loma is one of the better locations in the Inland Empire is terms of value retention; sticky on the way down and bullish on the way up. If I remember correctly, the rule of thumb was to stay north of Foothill, north of Baseline if possible, and obviously west of I-15 away from Fontana. I owned two houses in Alta Loma in the late 80s before moving down to SD in the early 90s. It was there that I first tasted the RE Kool-Aid (yummy). The last house was in the Victoria tract near Baseline & Haven. Where abouts is your home? What is the area like these days? From memory, Alta Loma and the adjacent towns of Upland and Claremont were beautiful communities, particularly in winter when the smog is sparse and the views to the mountains are simply majestic. Some of the homes particularly on the northern fringes of town are simply spectacular, certainly on par with homes in SD communities like Olivenhein. On balance, it’s a great area to raise a family. I miss the 30 min drive time to ski Mt Baldy, the charm of old Claremont and the Claremont Colleges, the fairgrounds, and Vince’s Spaghetti (is it still there?).
