La Mesa is absolutely boomer heaven! My bouts of vertigo won’t let me live on those narrow roads up high on Mt Helix, but LM village and the location of ltsdd’s listing on the other side of the mtn (bordering Rancho SD) are just perfect. I’ve driven all thru that area many times and I really like it!
I would have to get used to A/C, though. When I stayed in relatives’ homes in “flyover country” in the summer, I found that I don’t care for the smell of A/C inside a home. Some systems are better than others.
ltsdd, are you considering buying a home in La Mesa?