nybuyer – SDR hear as opposed to sdr… I grew up in the south bay as well… a little up the road from you in venice/marina del rey. For sure the climate out in the Crosby and in the Covenant in general is hotter then the south bay of L.A. While it is not way inland you would be surprised at the difference if you spend some time out there. It is a surprising difference from say Fairbanks Ranch which literally is only a few miles closer to the coast. Strange but true.
Olivenhain has alot of very nice stuff but I didn’t mention it because there is not as much housing stock out there is as new as what you seem to be looking at. Definitely the homes are not as old as say Fairbanks Ranch AND there are a few custom homes built in 2004 and newer on the MLS but not at the 1M mark either. Anyways it is nice out there though and if you want horse property you can get some places out there that are zoned for that. So yeah as sdr said you should keep an eye out for something there as well.
Taking your upbringing into account AND your penchant for golf I was thinking Aviara may appeal to you as well. Some of the places in La Costa as well. Alot of development there that you may want to consider looking at. Aviara is much much closer to the coast. Anyways an example would be like the listing on Bulrush, it is 3780 sf but it is only a 3/3.5 home (with an optional room) at 1.289M. The MR is 590 (A YEAR) and the other fees are 800 a year with an HOA of 80 a month and you get a gold course view as well.
Don’t know if this would appeal to you but certainly worth a bit of your time to keep an eye on… not this home perhaps but the area.
SD Realtor
ps – and yeah if you can hold out another year or better yet 2 years you will be that much better for it.
