Advice on 5bdrms in Carmel Country Highlands

[joec]

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Thanks for all the tips on this from the various posts above – we’ll probably put ourselves on the wait list first thing Monday am – even if we didn’t end up living near (like La Jolla Scenic Dr), might make sense to have daycare as close to wife’s work as possible.

They take infants as young as 3 months. Probably wouldn’t want to start at 3 months – wife will take as much time as she can, and then I’ll follow that by taking as much time as I can (maybe even contemplating unpaid leave for a few months if I can work that out with my employer).

Now we just have to find/buy/move-in-to a house before the little one arrives![/quote]

Just thought I’d add that in CA, dads can also take “Paid Family Leave” so if you do take time off from work, you could get paid for it as well. Just google it and the CA site should pop up.

I think it’s all funded from CA SDI.

The school overcrowding issue is really strange to me. I think it’s only logical to give priority to people who can actually walk to the school or is right next to the school a higher placement since it seems like a no brainer for everyone. Having to drive 10 miles when you can walk across the street sounds like a pretty stupid way to do it.

[carli]

I assume you’ve also checked out parts of Del Mar? For example, here’s a listing on Durango Drive, which faces west, looking over Crest canyon (open space), and it might work well for you – http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100032211-13861_Durango_Dr_Del_Mar_CA_92014. It’s $1.39 mil, but if you don’t need that much square footage, you can find something in the $1mil range in this area. Check listings both north and south of Del Mar Heights Road, bordered by Crest Way to the west and Mango Drive to the east. If you’re interested, it’s easiest to check this area out by going to sdlookup.com and choosing the “map view”.

It’s a great neighborhood with lots of families and is walking distance to two award-winning elementary schools, Del Mar Heights and Del Mar Hills, both within 1/4 mile of each other. Both have a smaller, more intimate, but older feel than the newer Carmel Valley elementary schools but are also in Del Mar Union School District and have API scores in the same range as those mentioned in Carmel Valley. Lots of people in this neighborhood work at UCSD, which is probably about a 10-minute commute south on the Coast Highway and the bonus is that your wife would get to drive past breathtaking views of Torrey Pines State beach every day. We live in the area, have kids in the area schools, and have lots of close friends/neighbors here, and we absolutely love it. The houses are older than Carmel Valley but a little closer to the beach, the canyon, etc. If you’re up for it and if the houses in the area don’t meet your needs, you can also usually find a decent deal on a fixer and remodel/expand.

Good luck!

[carli]

I assume you’ve also checked out parts of Del Mar? For example, here’s a listing on Durango Drive, which faces west, looking over Crest canyon (open space), and it might work well for you – http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100032211-13861_Durango_Dr_Del_Mar_CA_92014. It’s $1.39 mil, but if you don’t need that much square footage, you can find something in the $1mil range in this area. Check listings both north and south of Del Mar Heights Road, bordered by Crest Way to the west and Mango Drive to the east. If you’re interested, it’s easiest to check this area out by going to sdlookup.com and choosing the “map view”.

It’s a great neighborhood with lots of families and is walking distance to two award-winning elementary schools, Del Mar Heights and Del Mar Hills, both within 1/4 mile of each other. Both have a smaller, more intimate, but older feel than the newer Carmel Valley elementary schools but are also in Del Mar Union School District and have API scores in the same range as those mentioned in Carmel Valley. Lots of people in this neighborhood work at UCSD, which is probably about a 10-minute commute south on the Coast Highway and the bonus is that your wife would get to drive past breathtaking views of Torrey Pines State beach every day. We live in the area, have kids in the area schools, and have lots of close friends/neighbors here, and we absolutely love it. The houses are older than Carmel Valley but a little closer to the beach, the canyon, etc. If you’re up for it and if the houses in the area don’t meet your needs, you can also usually find a decent deal on a fixer and remodel/expand.

Good luck!

[carli]

I assume you’ve also checked out parts of Del Mar? For example, here’s a listing on Durango Drive, which faces west, looking over Crest canyon (open space), and it might work well for you – http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100032211-13861_Durango_Dr_Del_Mar_CA_92014. It’s $1.39 mil, but if you don’t need that much square footage, you can find something in the $1mil range in this area. Check listings both north and south of Del Mar Heights Road, bordered by Crest Way to the west and Mango Drive to the east. If you’re interested, it’s easiest to check this area out by going to sdlookup.com and choosing the “map view”.

It’s a great neighborhood with lots of families and is walking distance to two award-winning elementary schools, Del Mar Heights and Del Mar Hills, both within 1/4 mile of each other. Both have a smaller, more intimate, but older feel than the newer Carmel Valley elementary schools but are also in Del Mar Union School District and have API scores in the same range as those mentioned in Carmel Valley. Lots of people in this neighborhood work at UCSD, which is probably about a 10-minute commute south on the Coast Highway and the bonus is that your wife would get to drive past breathtaking views of Torrey Pines State beach every day. We live in the area, have kids in the area schools, and have lots of close friends/neighbors here, and we absolutely love it. The houses are older than Carmel Valley but a little closer to the beach, the canyon, etc. If you’re up for it and if the houses in the area don’t meet your needs, you can also usually find a decent deal on a fixer and remodel/expand.

Good luck!

[carli]

I assume you’ve also checked out parts of Del Mar? For example, here’s a listing on Durango Drive, which faces west, looking over Crest canyon (open space), and it might work well for you – http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100032211-13861_Durango_Dr_Del_Mar_CA_92014. It’s $1.39 mil, but if you don’t need that much square footage, you can find something in the $1mil range in this area. Check listings both north and south of Del Mar Heights Road, bordered by Crest Way to the west and Mango Drive to the east. If you’re interested, it’s easiest to check this area out by going to sdlookup.com and choosing the “map view”.

It’s a great neighborhood with lots of families and is walking distance to two award-winning elementary schools, Del Mar Heights and Del Mar Hills, both within 1/4 mile of each other. Both have a smaller, more intimate, but older feel than the newer Carmel Valley elementary schools but are also in Del Mar Union School District and have API scores in the same range as those mentioned in Carmel Valley. Lots of people in this neighborhood work at UCSD, which is probably about a 10-minute commute south on the Coast Highway and the bonus is that your wife would get to drive past breathtaking views of Torrey Pines State beach every day. We live in the area, have kids in the area schools, and have lots of close friends/neighbors here, and we absolutely love it. The houses are older than Carmel Valley but a little closer to the beach, the canyon, etc. If you’re up for it and if the houses in the area don’t meet your needs, you can also usually find a decent deal on a fixer and remodel/expand.

Good luck!

[carli]

I assume you’ve also checked out parts of Del Mar? For example, here’s a listing on Durango Drive, which faces west, looking over Crest canyon (open space), and it might work well for you – http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100032211-13861_Durango_Dr_Del_Mar_CA_92014. It’s $1.39 mil, but if you don’t need that much square footage, you can find something in the $1mil range in this area. Check listings both north and south of Del Mar Heights Road, bordered by Crest Way to the west and Mango Drive to the east. If you’re interested, it’s easiest to check this area out by going to sdlookup.com and choosing the “map view”.

It’s a great neighborhood with lots of families and is walking distance to two award-winning elementary schools, Del Mar Heights and Del Mar Hills, both within 1/4 mile of each other. Both have a smaller, more intimate, but older feel than the newer Carmel Valley elementary schools but are also in Del Mar Union School District and have API scores in the same range as those mentioned in Carmel Valley. Lots of people in this neighborhood work at UCSD, which is probably about a 10-minute commute south on the Coast Highway and the bonus is that your wife would get to drive past breathtaking views of Torrey Pines State beach every day. We live in the area, have kids in the area schools, and have lots of close friends/neighbors here, and we absolutely love it. The houses are older than Carmel Valley but a little closer to the beach, the canyon, etc. If you’re up for it and if the houses in the area don’t meet your needs, you can also usually find a decent deal on a fixer and remodel/expand.

Good luck!

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