[quote=KristopherSD]This is just mind-blowing to me that with $450k for a home and an additional $70k for remodel, with a overall total of $520k, I’m still not guaranteed a decent place. $520k won’t even get me into the city by your account, and will land me a smaller home in outlying areas. How can this unreality possibly continue? With my income I am supposedly in the top 15% of income earners in the US, yet somehow I feel poor when it comes to purchasing a home anywhere near San Diego. Unbelievable.[/quote]The problem you will face in the well-established areas in SD County (where the fixers with “good bones” are located) is that a very large portion of sales go to all-cash buyers.
Salary level … or lack thereof … has nothing to do with it.
