Thanks BobS. I know I would like Santaluz. I have a co-worker up here who lived there a few years and loved it and I have been sold on it for a while now.
I just need to help my wife see the light and so need more amunition.
Of course, any negative information/experiences is also solicitied as long as it is reliable. Every community has its pros and cons, that is for sure. My own biggest concern is appreciation risk. With so many developers still putting up new homes in SL and with so many distressed owners, it just won’t appreciate like Fairbanks Ranch would, with many owners there many years and drowing in equity so fewer distressed owners and lots of fixer uppers with few new builds ripe for improvement and appreciation after the market recovers. That is why I am more agressive on price in SL than RSF, to account for that, among other things.
Nonetheless, I love the theme, homes, and entire community quite a bit and it is likely that even if we buy in Fairbanks Ranch, we will join the SL clubs.
As for renting. Very possible we would rent in SL, but not RSF.
