Advice on 5bdrms in Carmel Country Highlands

[yellowS2K]

Thanks BG and Eugene for the info on schools. We’re definitely not limiting ourselves to particular schools based on ratings as we know there’s more to a school than it’s rating. Diversity of the student body is a consideration for us and might actually weigh in favor of a school like Spreckels over the CV schools. We’ve focused on the one area in CV with the three schools because we’ve read/heard they are good (coworker has kids in or have gone through Sage), but also because of the commute factor. So seems like SV and UC may offer a similar combination of good schools and commute.

To everyone that has posted, thanks so much! I know there are strong and varied opinions expressed here. I read many threads in this forum before deciding to post here, so I was ready for that and value it. It’s nice to see people advocating the communities they live in. We want to know what drew people to one community and what keeps them there, or what drove them away from another community.

[yellowS2K]

[quote=bearishgurl]…I just posted links to 5 br’s that had great views (the smallest home/link has small secondary bedrooms but a great view thru Rose Cyn). You mentioned sitting 40 hours a week at home in front of a computer and that is what I do. Fortunately, I have a large private backyard and garden to look at all day! …[/quote]

I did check out the photos of the views from the one on Condon – it does look nice! The Radcliffe listing also claims to have views (photos don’t show it off that well though). I do want to position my desk so that I can look up from my screen and see something other than the wall of my neighbor’s house.

My homework is to check these out as well as SV, and also to test drive the commute my wife would have at realistic times (I think I once got stuck at rush hour trying to get up Genesee to the Governor intersection and it was awful – but I think there might be alternates).

[yellowS2K]

[quote=bearishgurl]…I just posted links to 5 br’s that had great views (the smallest home/link has small secondary bedrooms but a great view thru Rose Cyn). You mentioned sitting 40 hours a week at home in front of a computer and that is what I do. Fortunately, I have a large private backyard and garden to look at all day! …[/quote]

I did check out the photos of the views from the one on Condon – it does look nice! The Radcliffe listing also claims to have views (photos don’t show it off that well though). I do want to position my desk so that I can look up from my screen and see something other than the wall of my neighbor’s house.

My homework is to check these out as well as SV, and also to test drive the commute my wife would have at realistic times (I think I once got stuck at rush hour trying to get up Genesee to the Governor intersection and it was awful – but I think there might be alternates).

[yellowS2K]

[quote=bearishgurl]…I just posted links to 5 br’s that had great views (the smallest home/link has small secondary bedrooms but a great view thru Rose Cyn). You mentioned sitting 40 hours a week at home in front of a computer and that is what I do. Fortunately, I have a large private backyard and garden to look at all day! …[/quote]

I did check out the photos of the views from the one on Condon – it does look nice! The Radcliffe listing also claims to have views (photos don’t show it off that well though). I do want to position my desk so that I can look up from my screen and see something other than the wall of my neighbor’s house.

My homework is to check these out as well as SV, and also to test drive the commute my wife would have at realistic times (I think I once got stuck at rush hour trying to get up Genesee to the Governor intersection and it was awful – but I think there might be alternates).

[yellowS2K]

[quote=bearishgurl]…I just posted links to 5 br’s that had great views (the smallest home/link has small secondary bedrooms but a great view thru Rose Cyn). You mentioned sitting 40 hours a week at home in front of a computer and that is what I do. Fortunately, I have a large private backyard and garden to look at all day! …[/quote]

I did check out the photos of the views from the one on Condon – it does look nice! The Radcliffe listing also claims to have views (photos don’t show it off that well though). I do want to position my desk so that I can look up from my screen and see something other than the wall of my neighbor’s house.

My homework is to check these out as well as SV, and also to test drive the commute my wife would have at realistic times (I think I once got stuck at rush hour trying to get up Genesee to the Governor intersection and it was awful – but I think there might be alternates).

[yellowS2K]

[quote=bearishgurl]…I just posted links to 5 br’s that had great views (the smallest home/link has small secondary bedrooms but a great view thru Rose Cyn). You mentioned sitting 40 hours a week at home in front of a computer and that is what I do. Fortunately, I have a large private backyard and garden to look at all day! …[/quote]

I did check out the photos of the views from the one on Condon – it does look nice! The Radcliffe listing also claims to have views (photos don’t show it off that well though). I do want to position my desk so that I can look up from my screen and see something other than the wall of my neighbor’s house.

My homework is to check these out as well as SV, and also to test drive the commute my wife would have at realistic times (I think I once got stuck at rush hour trying to get up Genesee to the Governor intersection and it was awful – but I think there might be alternates).

[SD Realtor]

BG the average lot in UC is about 6k sf. The larger ones either have sloping or not much usable land. You may have a listing or two that buck the trend but for the most part they are not as you make them out to be. UC housing stock is also pretty old. Don’t get me wrong, I like UC alot. Did you ask if the OP likes new homes or older homes? Did you ask about yard requirements? I think alot of people like to tout a community without getting more insight into what a potential buyer REALLY wants. On the average though UC lots are not noted for large sizes nor is the spacing between the homes anything better or worse then an average neighborhood. Yes you are not crammed tight like some of the newer developments.

Getting that from a generic posting is a long shot at best.

There could be many other places that fit the buyers needs but one would never know without probing.

[SD Realtor]

BG the average lot in UC is about 6k sf. The larger ones either have sloping or not much usable land. You may have a listing or two that buck the trend but for the most part they are not as you make them out to be. UC housing stock is also pretty old. Don’t get me wrong, I like UC alot. Did you ask if the OP likes new homes or older homes? Did you ask about yard requirements? I think alot of people like to tout a community without getting more insight into what a potential buyer REALLY wants. On the average though UC lots are not noted for large sizes nor is the spacing between the homes anything better or worse then an average neighborhood. Yes you are not crammed tight like some of the newer developments.

Getting that from a generic posting is a long shot at best.

There could be many other places that fit the buyers needs but one would never know without probing.

[SD Realtor]

BG the average lot in UC is about 6k sf. The larger ones either have sloping or not much usable land. You may have a listing or two that buck the trend but for the most part they are not as you make them out to be. UC housing stock is also pretty old. Don’t get me wrong, I like UC alot. Did you ask if the OP likes new homes or older homes? Did you ask about yard requirements? I think alot of people like to tout a community without getting more insight into what a potential buyer REALLY wants. On the average though UC lots are not noted for large sizes nor is the spacing between the homes anything better or worse then an average neighborhood. Yes you are not crammed tight like some of the newer developments.

Getting that from a generic posting is a long shot at best.

There could be many other places that fit the buyers needs but one would never know without probing.

[SD Realtor]

BG the average lot in UC is about 6k sf. The larger ones either have sloping or not much usable land. You may have a listing or two that buck the trend but for the most part they are not as you make them out to be. UC housing stock is also pretty old. Don’t get me wrong, I like UC alot. Did you ask if the OP likes new homes or older homes? Did you ask about yard requirements? I think alot of people like to tout a community without getting more insight into what a potential buyer REALLY wants. On the average though UC lots are not noted for large sizes nor is the spacing between the homes anything better or worse then an average neighborhood. Yes you are not crammed tight like some of the newer developments.

Getting that from a generic posting is a long shot at best.

There could be many other places that fit the buyers needs but one would never know without probing.

[SD Realtor]

BG the average lot in UC is about 6k sf. The larger ones either have sloping or not much usable land. You may have a listing or two that buck the trend but for the most part they are not as you make them out to be. UC housing stock is also pretty old. Don’t get me wrong, I like UC alot. Did you ask if the OP likes new homes or older homes? Did you ask about yard requirements? I think alot of people like to tout a community without getting more insight into what a potential buyer REALLY wants. On the average though UC lots are not noted for large sizes nor is the spacing between the homes anything better or worse then an average neighborhood. Yes you are not crammed tight like some of the newer developments.

Getting that from a generic posting is a long shot at best.

There could be many other places that fit the buyers needs but one would never know without probing.

[Rhett]

There are a lot of people speculating on commute options by looking at Google maps. Rather than have these ego-driven, “I am smarter than you” exchanges, wouldn’t it make sense for people to actually *ask* if any Piggington reader does those commutes on a regular basis?

I’ve seen it take over 40 minutes to go from Campus Point Drive to the 52 on ramp on Genesee, and that is not abnormal – you can depend on it a few times a week. On many days, it would actually be faster to take 5 South (which is itself a bit congested normally) to 52 East to Regents or Genesee North, effectively making a “loop” around the UTC area.

Likewise, any commute that takes you to 56 Eastbound in the afternoon, or uses Westbound in the morning, is going to be horrible. Every single day.

Worst case scenario analysis is pointless – almost every option for the original poster is going to involve some route that can get awful.

[Rhett]

There are a lot of people speculating on commute options by looking at Google maps. Rather than have these ego-driven, “I am smarter than you” exchanges, wouldn’t it make sense for people to actually *ask* if any Piggington reader does those commutes on a regular basis?

I’ve seen it take over 40 minutes to go from Campus Point Drive to the 52 on ramp on Genesee, and that is not abnormal – you can depend on it a few times a week. On many days, it would actually be faster to take 5 South (which is itself a bit congested normally) to 52 East to Regents or Genesee North, effectively making a “loop” around the UTC area.

Likewise, any commute that takes you to 56 Eastbound in the afternoon, or uses Westbound in the morning, is going to be horrible. Every single day.

Worst case scenario analysis is pointless – almost every option for the original poster is going to involve some route that can get awful.

[Rhett]

There are a lot of people speculating on commute options by looking at Google maps. Rather than have these ego-driven, “I am smarter than you” exchanges, wouldn’t it make sense for people to actually *ask* if any Piggington reader does those commutes on a regular basis?

I’ve seen it take over 40 minutes to go from Campus Point Drive to the 52 on ramp on Genesee, and that is not abnormal – you can depend on it a few times a week. On many days, it would actually be faster to take 5 South (which is itself a bit congested normally) to 52 East to Regents or Genesee North, effectively making a “loop” around the UTC area.

Likewise, any commute that takes you to 56 Eastbound in the afternoon, or uses Westbound in the morning, is going to be horrible. Every single day.

Worst case scenario analysis is pointless – almost every option for the original poster is going to involve some route that can get awful.

[Rhett]

There are a lot of people speculating on commute options by looking at Google maps. Rather than have these ego-driven, “I am smarter than you” exchanges, wouldn’t it make sense for people to actually *ask* if any Piggington reader does those commutes on a regular basis?

I’ve seen it take over 40 minutes to go from Campus Point Drive to the 52 on ramp on Genesee, and that is not abnormal – you can depend on it a few times a week. On many days, it would actually be faster to take 5 South (which is itself a bit congested normally) to 52 East to Regents or Genesee North, effectively making a “loop” around the UTC area.

Likewise, any commute that takes you to 56 Eastbound in the afternoon, or uses Westbound in the morning, is going to be horrible. Every single day.

Worst case scenario analysis is pointless – almost every option for the original poster is going to involve some route that can get awful.

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