Advice on 5bdrms in Carmel Country Highlands

[Eugene]

[quote]And Spreckels rates an 856

http://api.cde.ca.gov/AcntRpt2010/2010Gr…

Both excellent scores! [/quote]

856 for an elementary is okay, not excellent. There are no fewer than 6 elementaries in Santee (of all places) that score higher than that. Notice the demographics as well. Spreckels is a SDUSD Spanish-language magnet. Half of the students are bussed in from south of the 8. The situation is not better in middle & high schools either. For 800K, I’d expect more. There are many nice 4-br’s for that price to choose from in Carmel Valley. And, unlike the UC properties, they are not 50 year old and they are guaranteed to be free of lead paint.

@yellowS2K, be sure to check 4-br’s as well. It’s not uncommon for a house to have 4 bedrooms + an office and yet be listed as “4/3” or “4/4”. E.g. here http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100071103-4403_Mistral_Pl_San_Diego_CA_92130

[bearishgurl]

[quote=SD Realtor]UC is a great place and I like it alot. It is serviced by SDUSD. The thing I didnt like about the homes are the lot sizes. The thing I would love about it is the commute. My brother lived there and raised his son there.[/quote]

SDR, I’ve been to a few houses in UC for social gatherings and as I recall, one of them had a 14K corner lot (about 1.5K slope). One of the listings I posted a link to here had a 1.23 AC lot (mostly slope adjacent to open space). And aren’t there a few dozen lots that are over 10K sf in UC? I don’t think the average lot in UC is the SD “City Std” of 5000 sf. I think the avg lot there is a little larger than that, possibly 6500 sf to 7000 sf, certainly MUCH larger than the lots in 92130.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=SD Realtor]UC is a great place and I like it alot. It is serviced by SDUSD. The thing I didnt like about the homes are the lot sizes. The thing I would love about it is the commute. My brother lived there and raised his son there.[/quote]

SDR, I’ve been to a few houses in UC for social gatherings and as I recall, one of them had a 14K corner lot (about 1.5K slope). One of the listings I posted a link to here had a 1.23 AC lot (mostly slope adjacent to open space). And aren’t there a few dozen lots that are over 10K sf in UC? I don’t think the average lot in UC is the SD “City Std” of 5000 sf. I think the avg lot there is a little larger than that, possibly 6500 sf to 7000 sf, certainly MUCH larger than the lots in 92130.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=SD Realtor]UC is a great place and I like it alot. It is serviced by SDUSD. The thing I didnt like about the homes are the lot sizes. The thing I would love about it is the commute. My brother lived there and raised his son there.[/quote]

SDR, I’ve been to a few houses in UC for social gatherings and as I recall, one of them had a 14K corner lot (about 1.5K slope). One of the listings I posted a link to here had a 1.23 AC lot (mostly slope adjacent to open space). And aren’t there a few dozen lots that are over 10K sf in UC? I don’t think the average lot in UC is the SD “City Std” of 5000 sf. I think the avg lot there is a little larger than that, possibly 6500 sf to 7000 sf, certainly MUCH larger than the lots in 92130.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=SD Realtor]UC is a great place and I like it alot. It is serviced by SDUSD. The thing I didnt like about the homes are the lot sizes. The thing I would love about it is the commute. My brother lived there and raised his son there.[/quote]

SDR, I’ve been to a few houses in UC for social gatherings and as I recall, one of them had a 14K corner lot (about 1.5K slope). One of the listings I posted a link to here had a 1.23 AC lot (mostly slope adjacent to open space). And aren’t there a few dozen lots that are over 10K sf in UC? I don’t think the average lot in UC is the SD “City Std” of 5000 sf. I think the avg lot there is a little larger than that, possibly 6500 sf to 7000 sf, certainly MUCH larger than the lots in 92130.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=SD Realtor]UC is a great place and I like it alot. It is serviced by SDUSD. The thing I didnt like about the homes are the lot sizes. The thing I would love about it is the commute. My brother lived there and raised his son there.[/quote]

SDR, I’ve been to a few houses in UC for social gatherings and as I recall, one of them had a 14K corner lot (about 1.5K slope). One of the listings I posted a link to here had a 1.23 AC lot (mostly slope adjacent to open space). And aren’t there a few dozen lots that are over 10K sf in UC? I don’t think the average lot in UC is the SD “City Std” of 5000 sf. I think the avg lot there is a little larger than that, possibly 6500 sf to 7000 sf, certainly MUCH larger than the lots in 92130.

[sdrealtor]

BG
For the record, in my community mostly built in the last decade which has both MR and HOA fees is a very STABLE comunity of more than 1000 homes with very FEW distressed properties and 2 or 3 young children in almost every home UNLIKE the central located communities you seem to think are the only rational choice. The API scores of the school kids walk to are above 950 and there is no issue of it being impacted. Its walking distance to restaurants, stores, parks and markets and less than 5 minutes from beaches that are among the best in SD.

[sdrealtor]

BG
For the record, in my community mostly built in the last decade which has both MR and HOA fees is a very STABLE comunity of more than 1000 homes with very FEW distressed properties and 2 or 3 young children in almost every home UNLIKE the central located communities you seem to think are the only rational choice. The API scores of the school kids walk to are above 950 and there is no issue of it being impacted. Its walking distance to restaurants, stores, parks and markets and less than 5 minutes from beaches that are among the best in SD.

[sdrealtor]

BG
For the record, in my community mostly built in the last decade which has both MR and HOA fees is a very STABLE comunity of more than 1000 homes with very FEW distressed properties and 2 or 3 young children in almost every home UNLIKE the central located communities you seem to think are the only rational choice. The API scores of the school kids walk to are above 950 and there is no issue of it being impacted. Its walking distance to restaurants, stores, parks and markets and less than 5 minutes from beaches that are among the best in SD.

[sdrealtor]

BG
For the record, in my community mostly built in the last decade which has both MR and HOA fees is a very STABLE comunity of more than 1000 homes with very FEW distressed properties and 2 or 3 young children in almost every home UNLIKE the central located communities you seem to think are the only rational choice. The API scores of the school kids walk to are above 950 and there is no issue of it being impacted. Its walking distance to restaurants, stores, parks and markets and less than 5 minutes from beaches that are among the best in SD.

[sdrealtor]

BG
For the record, in my community mostly built in the last decade which has both MR and HOA fees is a very STABLE comunity of more than 1000 homes with very FEW distressed properties and 2 or 3 young children in almost every home UNLIKE the central located communities you seem to think are the only rational choice. The API scores of the school kids walk to are above 950 and there is no issue of it being impacted. Its walking distance to restaurants, stores, parks and markets and less than 5 minutes from beaches that are among the best in SD.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=Eugene] . . . @yellowS2K, be sure to check 4-br’s as well. It’s not uncommon for a house to have 4 bedrooms + an office and yet be listed as “4/3” or “4/4”. E.g. here http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100071103-4403_Mistral_Pl_San_Diego_CA_92130%5B/quote%5D

Tiny lot backing into main drag, but no Mello Roos or HOA. Not bad, Eugene. Thanks for pointing out that the “office” is often not listed as a bdrm due to having no closet. There are several 4/4 and many 4/3 current listings in UC as well.

I want to add that many homes in UC have been completely remodeled and thus have new drywall in at least 2 out of 4 or 5 bdrms, which wouldn’t have any lead paint residue. Not sure if this is really an issue if the paint was washed with TSP at some point and painted over with latex (assuming lead paint was even initially used).

[bearishgurl]

[quote=Eugene] . . . @yellowS2K, be sure to check 4-br’s as well. It’s not uncommon for a house to have 4 bedrooms + an office and yet be listed as “4/3” or “4/4”. E.g. here http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100071103-4403_Mistral_Pl_San_Diego_CA_92130%5B/quote%5D

Tiny lot backing into main drag, but no Mello Roos or HOA. Not bad, Eugene. Thanks for pointing out that the “office” is often not listed as a bdrm due to having no closet. There are several 4/4 and many 4/3 current listings in UC as well.

I want to add that many homes in UC have been completely remodeled and thus have new drywall in at least 2 out of 4 or 5 bdrms, which wouldn’t have any lead paint residue. Not sure if this is really an issue if the paint was washed with TSP at some point and painted over with latex (assuming lead paint was even initially used).

[bearishgurl]

[quote=Eugene] . . . @yellowS2K, be sure to check 4-br’s as well. It’s not uncommon for a house to have 4 bedrooms + an office and yet be listed as “4/3” or “4/4”. E.g. here http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100071103-4403_Mistral_Pl_San_Diego_CA_92130%5B/quote%5D

Tiny lot backing into main drag, but no Mello Roos or HOA. Not bad, Eugene. Thanks for pointing out that the “office” is often not listed as a bdrm due to having no closet. There are several 4/4 and many 4/3 current listings in UC as well.

I want to add that many homes in UC have been completely remodeled and thus have new drywall in at least 2 out of 4 or 5 bdrms, which wouldn’t have any lead paint residue. Not sure if this is really an issue if the paint was washed with TSP at some point and painted over with latex (assuming lead paint was even initially used).

[bearishgurl]

[quote=Eugene] . . . @yellowS2K, be sure to check 4-br’s as well. It’s not uncommon for a house to have 4 bedrooms + an office and yet be listed as “4/3” or “4/4”. E.g. here http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100071103-4403_Mistral_Pl_San_Diego_CA_92130%5B/quote%5D

Tiny lot backing into main drag, but no Mello Roos or HOA. Not bad, Eugene. Thanks for pointing out that the “office” is often not listed as a bdrm due to having no closet. There are several 4/4 and many 4/3 current listings in UC as well.

I want to add that many homes in UC have been completely remodeled and thus have new drywall in at least 2 out of 4 or 5 bdrms, which wouldn’t have any lead paint residue. Not sure if this is really an issue if the paint was washed with TSP at some point and painted over with latex (assuming lead paint was even initially used).

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