Someone posted up about newish homes over in San Jacinto being listed at $90/SqFt. You’ve been watching the trends unfold in your area, so you’ve already seen a lot of price movement. You know that at most we’re only in the 4th inning of this thing and you know that what’s going on in Hemet/San Jacinto and French Valley is coming your way.
This has nothing to do with an anti-Temecula bias, either. Under different circumstances I might choose to move there myself.
I agree with renting well (loved the storage/mailbox ideas). Even if you can afford it I’m sure you have better things to do with the $100,000 or $200,000 that you stand to lose if you buy in the next 6 months.