Best Family Areas for Low-$1Millions Budget

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[quote=flu][quote=flyer]I’m sure you’re joking, but with the previous discussion here, it does make one wonder.

In retrospect, I guess you could say I had a “Tiger Mother” before it was in vogue, and we raised our kids in pretty much the same way. Everyone turned out well, but we were prepared if that had not been the case.[/quote]

A tiger mom/dad that puts that much emphasis on success..At worst, there kids turns out average to slightly above average unless he/she has some other issues going on. Better than kids that put no effort into their work. There are some cases that it backfires, and the kid flunks out of Harvard (no seriously). But there is a higher percentage of success. Also, starting with generation 2. Let’s face it. Generation 2 ends up having a better financial future than generation 1 who made all the sacrifices and ends up passing it down to generation 2. So there is part of a wealth transfer to kids to increase the odds of not failing. The new wealth from asia (business people) on the other hand probably aren’t very well educated, and made money by being in the right place at the right time in an emerging market. They take their money and send their kids to the best school their money can buy. So it will take about 3-4 generations before they end up as fvcked up as many other americans are.[/quote]

Understand. We’re at about generation 4 as far as wealth transfer goes, and you’re right, each succeeding generation has done better than the one before–even though that trend is now questionable for many going forward.

[Hobie]

flu:
#5 leading the witness – guilty as charged 😉
#9 cant’ wait

[bearishgurl]

flu, I recall posting that the canyon where the original Carmel V sits (Del Mar Heights) housed migrant farm workers in illegal makeshift shacks for ~20 years. That is a FACT and part of SD’s history. I remember how messy it was when they all finally got evicted and it was AFTER the first couple of phases of new homes were completed and the new homebuyers (uphill) began complaining about the litter and noise in the evenings/weekends and their streets being used for ingress/egress. CV developers kept building despite the (almost 2 miles?) of shacks, sewage and filth (even regular prostitution) below so they obviously were banking on their ignorant homebuyers not craning their necks over the ends of cul-de-sacs with binoculars to see what was going on down there before they went into their trailers and signed on the dotted line. Evicting these people was one of SDPD’s biggest challenges in their history and the cleanup was massive.

Once again, you’re “shooting the messenger.” I remember this whole incident like it was yesterday. The whole town was talking about it and it was even on 60 minutes, I think. I didn’t make any of it up. That’s the history of your area, flu! You cannot unring that bell now.

Yes, I have in the past posted that CV was “overpriced” because it was nearly all on tract and many of its newer subdivisions either had too large of house built on a standard city lot (5K sf) or had substandard lots. But that was before I fully understood that it was mostly or almost wholly propped up by foreign cash. Now I get it and there is nothing that you or I or yuhtey or any prospective CV homebuyer can do about it.

If the OP doesn’t like what it on offer in CV, he is free to move his home search elsewhere. And yes, as he stated here, the stores and everywhere else one does their errands in CV are likely going to be crowded and lacking in parking spaces. “Road rage” isn’t the way to handle this, though, especially for a disenchanted renter who is free to move on.

The Ralphs at Willow Grove and Hwy 94 (near that good county listing I posted here) doesn’t have that problem.

And has One Paseo even broke ground yet? If you think it’s crowded in CV now … just wait! Big Development tried mightily for years to get permitted a 12 story highrise condo with commercial on the first floor in dtn Chula Vista about 10-12 years ago and it was summarily shot down by the City Council after months of massive citizen input. The fenced >3 AC lot still sits empty today.

I was truly sorry to hear that you CV-ers weren’t successful in shuttering the One Paseo plan and that at the end of the day, your SD Councilperson sold you folks down the river. That’s how the chips fall sometimes.

Carmel Valley will always be synonymous with density because that is how your esteemed leaders envision it so you all have no choice but to live with it. Some of us choose not to.

[flyer]

Interesting. Since my wife is in the film business, we’ve considered moving North–primarily to Malibu–but have no interest in any other locations up that way for many, many reasons and prefer RSF. To each his/her own.

[Coronita]

[quote=bearishgurl]flu, I recall posting that the canyon where the original Carmel V sits (Del Mar Heights) housed migrant farm workers in illegal makeshift shacks for ~20 years. That is a FACT and part of SD’s history. I remember how messy it was when they all finally got evicted and it was AFTER the first couple of phases of new homes were completed and the new homebuyers (uphill) began complaining about the litter and noise in the evenings/weekends and their streets being used for ingress/egress. CV developers kept building despite the (almost 2 miles?) of shacks, sewage and filth (even regular prostitution) below so they obviously were banking on their ignorant homebuyers not craning their necks over the ends of cul-de-sacs with binoculars to see what was going on down there before they went into their trailers and signed on the dotted line. Evicting these people was one of SDPD’s biggest challenges in their history and the cleanup was massive.

Once again, you’re “shooting the messenger.” I remember this whole incident like it was yesterday. The whole town was talking about it and it was even on 60 minutes, I think. I didn’t make any of it up. That’s the history of your area, flu! You cannot unring that bell now.

Yes, I have in the past posted that CV was “overpriced” because it was nearly all on tract and many of its newer subdivisions either had too large of house built on a standard city lot (5K sf) or had substandard lots. But that was before I fully understood that it was mostly or almost wholly propped up by foreign cash. Now I get it and there is nothing that you or I or yuhtey or any prospective CV homebuyer can do about it.

If the OP doesn’t like what it on offer in CV, he is free to move his home search elsewhere. And yes, as he stated here, the stores and everywhere else one does their errands in CV are likely going to be crowded and lacking in parking spaces. “Road rage” isn’t the way to handle this, though, especially for a disenchanted renter who is free to move on.

The Ralphs at Willow Grove and Hwy 94 (near that good county listing I posted here) doesn’t have that problem.

And has One Paseo even broke ground yet? If you think it’s crowded in CV now … just wait! Big Development tried mightily for years to get permitted a 12 story highrise condo with commercial on the first floor in dtn Chula Vista about 10-12 years ago and it was summarily shot down by the City Council after months of massive citizen input. The fenced >3 AC lot still sits empty today.

I was truly sorry to hear that you CV-ers weren’t successful in shuttering the One Paseo plan and that at the end of the day, your SD Councilperson sold you folks down the river. That’s how the chips fall sometimes.

Carmel Valley will always be synonymous with density because that is how your esteemed leaders envision it so you all have no choice but to live with it. Some of us choose not to.[/quote]

Thanks for proving my point. Let’s move on to step #6 shall we?

[flyer]

[quote=flu][quote=flyer]For better or worse, getting into Harvard Med is actually more who you know than anything else–so that evens the playing field with regard to other factors that might come into play. Acceptance rate when my daughter started was around 6%, it’s now 5.3.[/quote]

Well, I’m sure that explains why folks overseas are able to get into pretty good schools. If I had a few million to donate to any school, I’m sure my kid’s grade wouldn’t really matter either….[/quote]

Our daughter had all the quals. Didn’t matter. Stiff competition without inside connections.

[Coronita]

[quote=flyer][quote=flu][quote=flyer]For better or worse, getting into Harvard Med is actually more who you know than anything else–so that evens the playing field with regard to other factors that might come into play. Acceptance rate when my daughter started was around 6%, it’s now 5.3.[/quote]

Well, I’m sure that explains why folks overseas are able to get into pretty good schools. If I had a few million to donate to any school, I’m sure my kid’s grade wouldn’t really matter either….[/quote]

Our daughter had all the quals. Didn’t matter. Stiff competition without inside connections.[/quote]

I wasn’t saying she didn’t have the quals, BTW. I was just saying that having a lot of money does allow you to bend the rules a lot. Even in this country. So maybe your daughter did have the quals, but I am sure plenty of her peers probably didn’t.

Bush junior is a classic example.

[flyer]

Understand, flu. In our case, it was a pure connection thing, dating back to family ties from years past. No funds (except tuition) were involved.

[yuhtey]

[quote=joec]

You’re lucky you’re not in the bay area with the small amount of funds you have to buy. Maybe your wife’s parent’s can help “chip” in, but the downside of that is they will and can stop by anytime now to see the grandkids.[/quote]

yes we are lucky we are here, as we are such poor workaday folk – how would we ever get by in the great bay area… silly con valley, no doubt.

well, unfortunately my wife’s parents will not be chipping in. her mom died a slow painful death by way of cancer this year. they had no life insurance, and no savings, so not even enough to cover the funeral cost.

[Coronita]

[quote=flyer]Understand, flu. In our case, it was a pure connection thing, dating back to family ties from years past. No funds (except tuition) were involved.[/quote]

Cool. Maybe I’ll start bringing up my alumni membership at my school. That way, I can get cozy with folks in the admissions dept again…

College application is nothing….In San Francisco, in order to get into a private pre-school/kindergarden, parents have to write a freaking long application for the kid!

I looked at it. It was worse than any college application I have ever filled out, including all the ivy’s.

[yuhtey]

[quote=Hobie]flu:
#5 leading the witness – guilty as charged 😉
#9 cant’ wait[/quote]

and by chance where do you dwell, my new friend?

[Coronita]

[quote=yuhtey]it’s a-sian, not b-sian.

we implement the kneeling on dry rice technique on our 16-month-old when he can’t get the animal puzzle pieces back in place in under 30 seconds. discipline!

i will clarify that the assumption about my wife is wrong. she is from orange county and they all think san diego is for losers. i have a hard time disagreeing with her most of the time. although – stories from the irvine battlefield are not pretty these days. apparently the fobby chinese and indians are driving everyone south to mission viejo. ouch.

we are in agreement about the locations here. CV no doubt has some of the highest end homes in the county, but the real draw is the school system and the low tax/hoa proposition. we could “take it our leave it” but are watching closely because every once in a while a really great place comes up in our price range. as you can imagine, we are getting good at spotting turds online without needing the viewing. “oh, is that an old-timey grandfather clock next to her majesty’s dining set? oooh, look at that pointless square-tiled granite countertop…REJECT”

they are not terribly overpriced, but one would think 100k to 200k off of sticker would allow for some updating. we are the type of buyers who don’t lowball.[/quote]

So you are a snob… Just just don’t like being out-snobbed…Lol… I think you’ll fit right in carmel valley just fine 🙂

Well gee, I guess that means you’ll be one of the parents that will absolutely want to be by either Ocean Air or Sage Canyon Elementary. Lol…

[scaredyclassic]

You can also predict I will say something only tangentially relevant. But it will be hard to say what it will be.

[Coronita]

[quote=scaredyclassic]You can also predict I will say something only tangentially relevant. But it will be hard to say what it will be.[/quote]

True. You will offer a profound lifelong lesson…Just like you did on Piggington Issue#2

http://piggington.com/ot_the_weekly_piggington_report_issue_2

[Coronita]

God damnit sitting next to the toilet all day for a stupid capsule camera to pass through your digestive system just sucks…. Can’t work, can’t play, can’t do weights, can’t run, can’t drive, can’t do shit…

Thankfully, I’ll be done in a few more hours, and then I’m outta here.

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