[quote=sdduuuude][quote=bearishgurl]They can find comparable properties to these three in Santee, Lakeside and Ramona for $350K.[/quote]
Yes, but then they’d be in Santee, Lakeside or Ramona. Scottsdale is not the “Santee” of Phoenix.[/quote]
I understand this but Scottsdale is located on the desert floor and SD East County is still considered “Mediterranean.”
My point is that it is NOT cheaper (for the type of property the OP’s friend wants to buy) within 20 miles of PHX vis a vis 20 miles from his employer in Rancho Bernardo (SD).
No one here has shown that the schools are actually “better” or “higher-scoring” in the Scottsdale area than they are in Lakeside, Santee or Ramona.
And, in the $350K price range, they would have much better luck parking their boat on SFR properties in those SD communities than the ones in Scottsdale IMHO.
If they were in a $550K+ price range, I might change my tune on this subject :=]
