[quote=Want_to_Retire]…RV access is available for houses with bigger lots. I just bought a 3/2 – 1987 house as a rental – it has access for an RV because it’s on a corner lot. Most of the other houses at my price range didn’t.
….It’s above my own target market, but I would guess a 2500 sfr in a decent neighborhood, with pool, fairly new, good shape with a reasonably updated kitchen will rent for $1800 to $2400 depending on the neighborhood.
The area is about 8 miles east of I17 and 10 mies north of I10. It’s by the 51 and 101 FWYs. The 51 is the greatest as highways go – gets you south to central Phoenix in 10 minutes, and Tempe/Sky Harbor in 20. It’s also surprisingly quick to drive cross valley to the I17 on surface streets, about 15 minutes, lights and all.
…Going 15 miles north and west I would say a 2500 sf house, newer, pool sized lot, a nice neighborhood will go for mid $200,000 to low $300,000.[/quote]
Want_to_Retire, thank you again for your post. This 2500 sf house *newer* house with pool for <=$350K seems to be about 18 miles northwest of town. Does the mid $200K to low $300K area you mentioned here have lots with RV pkg/access? Is this part of PHX or a suburb/exurb of PHX?
Not knowing about fwys other than the interstates and not having any navigation, I have "escaped" a stalled I-10 on the west side on several occasions and drove 14-20 mi north and then a few miles east to catch I-17 to meet my "late check in" in ABQ 🙂 Unlike SD, the surface streets in PHX seemed to be flat and straight and lead to an expected destination without a map 🙂
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However, I still maintain that these FTB's can find a decent house in SD County with boat/RV pkg/access off the SR-52/SR-67 in Santee, Lakeside or even Ramona (and decent schools as well) for $350K (for example) and still make it to RB in 30 minutes.
Acc to mapquest and using this address for a "work location":
http://www.lbarealty.com/properties/san-diego/rancho-bernardo/san-diego/west-bernardo-business-park
Santee is 23 miles and 26 mins away, Lakeside is 20 miles and 30 mins away and Ramona is 20 miles and 32 mins away.
They could even find a suitable property in Esco for $350K with about the same length of drive to work!
"david" stated here that he was considering leaving SD County even though his spouse had a good job just because he couldn't find a house in or near RB for $350K! Uhh, what exactly was he expecting to find there??
And even if he COULD find a house in RB for ~$350K, most CC&R’s in 92127-28 strictly forbid a homeowner to park a boat in front of their fence line (front corner of house).
He could very well find the same restrictions in place in both the newer and established neighborhoods in PHX.
And WHY is “david” renting only 1000 sf for $2000 month and complaining here that his rent is causing them to live “paycheck to paycheck??” And is he paying for monthly boat storage in addition to that?
There are MUCH better deals than this ALL OVER this county. If he doesn’t like what he can buy for $350K, he might be shocked to learn that he can likely rent a 1400-1800 sf house with boat pkg/access in any of the above three towns/cities for $1400 – $1900 mo! His spouse can keep her job and he doesn’t have to move to AZ :=]
Dude could stay here and surf on wknds but he’s shopping (and renting) in the wrong place, IMO :=0
david, I’m just wondering if you and/or your spouse are native San Diegans ….
