You are definitely NOT crazy. I too am renting in La Jolla waiting for the prices to come down. But if I could I probably would be somewhere else. Problem is, I married a La Jolla girl who loves the beach and surfs. To her the idea of moving to a place with seasons is incomprehensible. Plus we share custody of her son with her ex, and he too is a La Jolla born surfer so moving would mean taking my stepson from his father.
But from my perspective… a 7400 sq ft home with a 5 car heated garage for under a million???? You ain’t ever gonna get near that in La Jolla!! I don’t care how far prices in San Diego crash, you will never get that kind of affordability.
Plus, as a parent in La Jolla, I often wonder how healthy this environment is for kids. I do see a lot of kids growing up, thinking that being cool, being a surfer, being good looking, being wealthy is what it is all about. I think if I had my pick, I’d rather raise kids in a boring place like Madison WI, rather than a ritzy glamorous place like La Jolla. If you need more proof of what I’m getting at, just look at the story of the bird rock bandits to make you shake your head.
XBoxBoy
ps to Rustico… this thread got hi-jacked a long time ago..
