Room fr an RV off to the side as well. The location is within a 3-5 min drive to a Sprinters station, OP can take the Sprinter line down to Oside and take the Coaster down to downtown and not have to worry about parking.[/quote]
I know the OP stated he wasn’t interested in South County but there are always several listings for the exact-type property he is looking for in “McMillin’s Bonita Highlands” (91902). No MR and HOA is $340 annually per unit (to maintain the horse trails). There are 667 units all SFR. Avg lot size is about 15K and avg distance between houses is 35 ft. SF ranges from 1850 to 2750 (avg abt 2300). This development is well-built with copper plumbing, heavy int/ext doors and closet/patio doors and built-in appls with downdraft venting in the kitchens. One one-story model has two fireplaces and another one-story model has a 2-way FP. 85% of the models have interior laundry rooms and at least 65% have complete RV access (CC&R’s prevent RV’s from being parked in a driveway more than 72 hrs to load/unload and satellite dishes higher than fence height [6 ft]). Lots with trail access have max limit of two horses. 99% of the original cedar shake roofs have been replaced as have 85% of the “alum slider” windows. The distance to dtn SD is 16-18 mi and it is situated 4-5 miles east of the bay. This area is FULL of boomers and beyond as in the last 12 years or so, the vast majority of local families with young children have instead flocked to the newer (small-lot, MR-encumbered) areas to the south and southeast (91913/91914/91915), primarily to obtain new construction with developer-assisted financing. In any case, all three public schools serving this area are the very best in their districts. See:
cabal, if you don’t want MR in SD County but want something built from 1987 fowards, you will have to find a custom area or infill area (or custom infill area) where homes were built on long-zoned land and/or perhaps on land which was purchased by the developer long, long ago and were engaged in the permitting process before approx May 1987. You can’t have it both ways.
Bonita Highlands is 32-40 years old, with the newest phase closest to dtn SD (16 mi). All phases have approximately half one-story and half two-story models.
All the BS on this site spewed about South County merely stems from ignorance. There is PLENTY of (legitimate) money down here. You have to see for yourself what a great value some of the areas in South County have become in recent years!
Actually, ALL of 91902 is full of retirees but most of the lots there might be more work than you want (unless you want to have horses). Most of older (western) 91910 is also FULL of retirees and larger than avg lots and is VERY conveniently located to bus/trolley and extremely walkable. Keep in mind that just because an area is “old” doesn’t mean most of the homeowners there haven’t spent big bucks over the years to modernize their homes.
