best semi-rural hobby farm part of SD county?

[gzz]

Any thoughts on the El Cajon to Alpine corridor v San Marcos/Vista v Ramona v Valley Center/Fallbrook?

I like that El Cajon is closed to the city and its amenities, and right on the 8. VC/FB have the most bang for buck and most rain. SM/Vista have the most new construction high end places. Ramona I know little about.

I mention these because these are where there’s a good selection that’s 1 acre+ for under $2 mil.

[gzz]

I like this one in Ramona:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/16439-Sombra-Del-Monte-Ramona-CA-92065/16749077_zpid/

Much better values in SW Ohio where I’m from. Here’s a restored 1868 large farmhouse on 5 acres for $640k:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4202-Hamilton-Rd-Lebanon-OH-45036/151492839_zpid/

That kind of pricing is why I don’t understand EP’s St. George trolling. While cheaper than SD, it still seems pretty expensive. $640k there gets a cookie-cutter stucco box on an unimpressive dry lot.

Here’s one for $700k that’s 12 acres with cows, pool, professional fenced and lit basketball court, and 7k square foot renovated house:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/7334-Old-Us-Route-68-Georgetown-OH-45121/2071122954_zpid/?

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St George is the very definition of a bubble with home prices far outside the affordability of residents. It’s solely driven by immigrating disgruntled Californians which won’t last. Then what?

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[quote=gzz]Any thoughts on the El Cajon to Alpine corridor v San Marcos/Vista v Ramona v Valley Center/Fallbrook?

I like that El Cajon is closed to the city and its amenities, and right on the 8. VC/FB have the most bang for buck and most rain. SM/Vista have the most new construction high end places. Ramona I know little about.

I mention these because these are where there’s a good selection that’s 1 acre+ for under $2 mil.[/quote]

the foothills of SD county is indeed the best location for rainfall and potential groundwater BUT there is a drawback of living in the WUI (Wildland urban interface) is the danger of wildfires (along w/ the very real possibility of not being able to get affordable property insurance in areas prone to wildfires,…

Insurance costs: Should homeowners pay for climate change?

totally understand the desire to have a hobby farm/ranch BUT looking at the bigger picture, have to wonder is it worth the financial risk getting a hobby farm (that will require water) in a region that historically has long periods of droughts???

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…geochemical data from Leviathan Cave shows that drought can last 4,000 years—findings that Lachniet’s team cross-checked against paleoclimate data from the Arctic and tropical Pacific. In short, the story in the cave data suggests a “worst-case scenario” that could—and probably should—guide planning throughout a region that provides water to 56 million people.

https://www.kunc.org/2020-11-30/if-aridification-choked-the-southwest-for-thousands-of-years-what-does-the-future-hold
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