I looked at some rental houses in 4S ranch in late December. One house was real nice, but when I step outside, I feel like my neighbors are looking down on me. From the master bedroom, I can see into their yard, just a few feet away. I didn’t understand why anybody would ever buy a house so close to the next…I would never ever do it.
The second house had 4 bedrooms also, but each room was so tiny, that I felt claustrophobic. The backyard faced a busy street, and had one of those glass noise reducing fences, so you really have no privacy in your own yard.
Why would anyone buy a house like these? I didn’t even want to rent it.
I saw some construction just west of 4S ranch. Is that the area you all are talking about? I was told the builder was rushing to finish the houses before interest rates got too high.
I think the matchbox-size lots will be harder to sell in the downturn. The buyers of these homes were short-sighted, and I still can’t figure out why anyone would buy them. It’s a crazy way to live. Have you ever driven on the freeway, and seen communities of squished-together homes, separated by large fields? It seems so wrong to build like that. Why didn’t the builder buy those vacant fields, and spread the houses out a little bit? The are west of Rancho Penasquitos is like that too. Is that Carmel Valley? Big expensive homes on mobile home sized lots. Those small lots don’t do justice to the size of the home.
Does anyone else think the teeny lots are insane? How can you get a real tan when you have to keep all your clothes on all the time, in case the neighbor happens to look out his window? It’s crazy…
