[quote=sdrealtor]Great suggestion on Liberty Station. Its kinda urban and kinda suburban. She should be able to get a nice place (3BR 1500 sq ft townhome) in her price range if she is patient. For a traveler, I dont know that one could have better access to the airport. Its clean, safe and walkable to all shopping one needs on a daily basis. There’s a Wine Steals for a quick night out or a glass of wine on the way home if you have time.
She should scope out a rental there and see if it makes sense for her. Plenty of time to buy as prices arent going any where soon nor are rates.[/quote]
Good advice about scoping out a rental in LS and proximity to the Lindbergh Field.
frossty, this doesn’t affect a tenant but you should be aware that every property in Liberty Station belongs to a homeowner’s association. There are several HOA’s there. I would surmise that townhome HOA dues there would be +/-$300 month.
In addition, Liberty Station was developed 18 years ago on the former Naval Training Center land (formerly SD Navy “boot camp”) which the Navy deeded to the City of SD. It was developed in stages by the Corky McMillin Co under a “land swap” agreement with the City and is now built out and “self-contained.” It is directly on the rising path of the jet runway of Lindbergh Field (SD Airport). When a jet takes off (every 15-20 mins, on avg) the noise at LS is deafening for up to 30 seconds. The worst noise is in the SFR/office area adjacent to the “Rock Church” near the Nimitz entrance. This is just down the street from High Tech High. In the past, the City imposed a “moratorium” on the Port District on jet takeoffs/landings of approx 10:20 p.m. (for the U.S. Mail jet). Not sure if it is this early anymore.
I agree that you should rent first in SD County and get a feel for all the areas you are interested in purchasing in. You can’t tell very much from viewing properties online.
