Before I could even think about buying in Escondido KNOWING that I was going to commute downtown everday I would have to see what the drive on I-15 was going to be like
Buying an “affordable house” does not make sense to me if it means I will then be spending 3-4 hours of my life EVERYDAY sitting in traffic on the freeway
If you aren’t familiar with the traffic on I-15 perhaps you could stay in a motel in Escondido for a week and see how the commute is