jimmyle,
Good to know you are still atleast looking in the area so I have someone to compare notes with as everyone else on this board seems to BE the top 1% of wage earners in SD and are going to buy and rent out CV to all of their soon to be former coworkers.
I dont know what you do for a living, but it is a fair bet that you work to the west in Sorrento Valley/La Jolla. I live just off Caminito Santa Fe and God bless it. I hate traffic, and MM blvd gets terrible right past all the way to the 15. I know you know this, but if the prices, conditions, quality and HOA are the same, save yourself an extra 20 minutes a day to spend with the family, enjoy the remaining ocean breeze cooling effects, and go West.
Plus, do you really want to be right next the shopping district of this side of MM? Lights, noise, extra traffic, Condo’s right next door that have 2 bedrooms and 5 people living in it. Besides, you and I both know this area is terriblely overpriced right now, 2008 will be a banner year for those who can buy, but choose not to.