Not quite sure why, but it seems like every time San Marcos is in a thread on Piggington, San Elijo Hills (SEH) is the focus. I suspect alot of Piggs live there. 🙂
While it is a nice development, it’s not really my first choice and there are plenty of other choices in San Marcos! Here are a few that come to mind:
-Bel Esprit (Bel Esprit Cir): Nice homes, fairly quiet, easy freeway access
-Belleza (Camino Hermoso): Tiny lots, odd location
-Buenavista (Rush Drive): Gated
-Campana (Wandering Way): Gated, too close to CSUSM
-Discovery Hills (Poppy Road): Nice central location
-Dove Glen (Red Fox Ln): Nice homes, larger lots, easy access to major roads
-Hampton Hill(Lake Ridge Drive): Well established, not much privacy
-Olive Hill Estates (Settlers Court): Nice homes & lots, better check the elem school
-Pinehurst Collection (Turtle Point Way): Nice homes, some are oddly situated
-Rancho Dorado (Island Drive): Great views, nice homes
-Rancho Santalina (Pegasus Way): Weird location, small lots
-Rosemont (Violet Ave): Close to mining operation (but it’s scheduled to close I think)
-Sage Canyon Ranch (Ariana Road): Very nice well kept development. Nice quiet location
-Santa Fe Hills (Corte Raquel): Nice central location, only one on list with no HOA I think
-Silver Crest (Edgewater): Close to Sprinter, hit hard by recession, gated
-Stone Canyon (Canyon Heights): Nice homes, nice views, gated
-Twin Oaks Valley Ranch (Pebble Beach Drive): Nice homes, well kept
-Varadero (Camino del Arroyo): Awesome sweeping views! Tiny lots, mostly old folks
-Victoria Ranch (Victoria Way): 1 acre lots, huge homes, gated
-Walnut Hill (Silver Shadow Drive): well established, nice layout, country feel
-Williamsburg (Rose Arbor Dr): Gated and always feels claustrophobic to me. Little privacy.
Now, if you don’t mind older homes here are some areas that always intrigue me:
-Coronado Hills (Washingtonia Drive): Awesome views, high fire danger, only one way in/out
-San Marcos Farms (Birchwood Dr): larger lots, quiet, private. I’ve watched this area for years – very little goes up for sale.
Agreed. I went back and forth on that one, but decided it is actually outside the city limits so I excluded it. Most people don’t know that, so I should have put it in.
Varadero is in the same pocket outside the city limits as Lake San Marcos, so I should have put them both in, or both out.
Agreed. I went back and forth on that one, but decided it is actually outside the city limits so I excluded it. Most people don’t know that, so I should have put it in.
Varadero is in the same pocket outside the city limits as Lake San Marcos, so I should have put them both in, or both out.
Agreed. I went back and forth on that one, but decided it is actually outside the city limits so I excluded it. Most people don’t know that, so I should have put it in.
Varadero is in the same pocket outside the city limits as Lake San Marcos, so I should have put them both in, or both out.
Agreed. I went back and forth on that one, but decided it is actually outside the city limits so I excluded it. Most people don’t know that, so I should have put it in.
Varadero is in the same pocket outside the city limits as Lake San Marcos, so I should have put them both in, or both out.
Agreed. I went back and forth on that one, but decided it is actually outside the city limits so I excluded it. Most people don’t know that, so I should have put it in.
Varadero is in the same pocket outside the city limits as Lake San Marcos, so I should have put them both in, or both out.
We moved into Arbor Ranch recently, and love our house – the price was great, the incentives from the builders paid all the closing costs and for some upgrades.
We bought when it was an empty lot, so we got A LOT of say on what the interior looked like, and some on what the outside looked like.
The tax rate is high (1.7% vs. around 1.03% for San Marcos, I think )but not something I strongly thought about as part of the buying process – someone else on here commented about higher prices for new homes elsewhere (and payable over 30 years multiplies the price difference far more than a tax difference), and/or need for money to upgrade an older property. So I think we’re OK…
I heard a rumor that Alvin Dunn was being transformed into a “high-tech” school – anyone know anything about that?
