We didn’t look at homes in Mirasol but we did in Santa Monica last year. There were some beautiful homes on large 1/2 acre lots. The only thing I didn’t like were all the power lines around Santa Monica. I’m not sure if that is the case with Mirasol as well.
Onthesideline — Just out of curiosity, why are you against gated communities? Some of them are really great and it’s not like your kids would be spoiled or anything for the mere fact you live in a gated community.
I don’t think it’s the same thing as sending them to private schools. I was just curious on that one.
We looked at homes in 4S Ranch and we really didn’t see the attraction there. Much of the houses there looked to be of inferior quality to other areas.
Carmel Valley we felt was definitely not worth it, especially in areas like Pacific Highland Ranch which had mostly million dollar homes on postage size lots where all your neighbors could see into.
Even Collins Ranch with bigger homes on bigger lots didn’t seem too special to me either.[/quote]
I think both Santa Monica and Marisol have homes adjacent to power lines.
Agree with you about the gated community status. typically it is seen as a premium. although it does increase the cost of the HOA.
