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[briansd1]

[quote=Scarlett]We are in our 40s, white, work in La Jolla area, kids in kindergarden/preschool. Or shall we look elsewhere? We want good schools, and to keep the commute under 45′.
[/quote]

If I were you, I’d stay in the UTC area. Are you in 92037 or 92122?

The schools are good and the diversity is cool.

There are lots of professors, visiting scholars, grad students, tech workers from abroad, well-to-do families from Mexico who bring their kids here. They invariably end up living in UTC at least for a couple years before moving on. The exposure to a variety of cultures from children of educated families is not available anywhere else in San Diego.

[Scarlett]

[quote=briansd1][quote=Scarlett]We are in our 40s, white, work in La Jolla area, kids in kindergarden/preschool. Or shall we look elsewhere? We want good schools, and to keep the commute under 45′.
[/quote]

If I were you, I’d stay in the UTC area. Are you in 92037 or 92122?

The schools are good and the diversity is cool.

There are lots of professors, visiting scholars, grad students, tech workers from abroad, well-to-do families from Mexico who bring their kids here. They invariably end up living in UTC at least for a couple years before moving on. The exposure to a variety of cultures from children of educated families is not available anywhere else in San Diego.[/quote]

I am currently renting in 92122. There isn’t much I can afford and that I also like in the 92037. There are a few small and old townhouses with high HOAs in 92037 (close to UCSD/UTC). We’ve toyed with this idea for years, thinking of the schools in LJ district (torrey pines) but never saw something that we really liked, it would be a pretty big compromise, about the house and the ‘hood (think student rentals). I’d rather avoid Doyle elementary, to which I am closest right now (92122), but it’s not bad. We are keeping those THs in mind, I’d buy one of the largest (relatively speaking) ones if it would be right but there isn’t much out there either.
Even in 92122 I probably won’t be able to buy anything but a townhome.
Again, tired of townhomes, not a good value, though in 92037 they may be good enough. But you can’t argue with the commute factor,true.
We shall see.

P.S. I love diversity, I am from Europe, and I worked at UCSD for quite a few years, and I totally loved the diversity we had at the UCSD daycare. I just think Doyle is not doing that well now, based on some parents (grad students/postdocs) that have their kids there, not happy at all. One of the problems is, many parents (postdocs, students) there aren’t rich enough to contribute to the school funding…

By staying in/near UTC, do you actually mean buying?

[Scarlett]

[quote=briansd1][quote=Scarlett]We are in our 40s, white, work in La Jolla area, kids in kindergarden/preschool. Or shall we look elsewhere? We want good schools, and to keep the commute under 45′.
[/quote]

If I were you, I’d stay in the UTC area. Are you in 92037 or 92122?

The schools are good and the diversity is cool.

There are lots of professors, visiting scholars, grad students, tech workers from abroad, well-to-do families from Mexico who bring their kids here. They invariably end up living in UTC at least for a couple years before moving on. The exposure to a variety of cultures from children of educated families is not available anywhere else in San Diego.[/quote]

I am currently renting in 92122. There isn’t much I can afford and that I also like in the 92037. There are a few small and old townhouses with high HOAs in 92037 (close to UCSD/UTC). We’ve toyed with this idea for years, thinking of the schools in LJ district (torrey pines) but never saw something that we really liked, it would be a pretty big compromise, about the house and the ‘hood (think student rentals). I’d rather avoid Doyle elementary, to which I am closest right now (92122), but it’s not bad. We are keeping those THs in mind, I’d buy one of the largest (relatively speaking) ones if it would be right but there isn’t much out there either.
Even in 92122 I probably won’t be able to buy anything but a townhome.
Again, tired of townhomes, not a good value, though in 92037 they may be good enough. But you can’t argue with the commute factor,true.
We shall see.

P.S. I love diversity, I am from Europe, and I worked at UCSD for quite a few years, and I totally loved the diversity we had at the UCSD daycare. I just think Doyle is not doing that well now, based on some parents (grad students/postdocs) that have their kids there, not happy at all. One of the problems is, many parents (postdocs, students) there aren’t rich enough to contribute to the school funding…

By staying in/near UTC, do you actually mean buying?

[Scarlett]

[quote=briansd1][quote=Scarlett]We are in our 40s, white, work in La Jolla area, kids in kindergarden/preschool. Or shall we look elsewhere? We want good schools, and to keep the commute under 45′.
[/quote]

If I were you, I’d stay in the UTC area. Are you in 92037 or 92122?

The schools are good and the diversity is cool.

There are lots of professors, visiting scholars, grad students, tech workers from abroad, well-to-do families from Mexico who bring their kids here. They invariably end up living in UTC at least for a couple years before moving on. The exposure to a variety of cultures from children of educated families is not available anywhere else in San Diego.[/quote]

I am currently renting in 92122. There isn’t much I can afford and that I also like in the 92037. There are a few small and old townhouses with high HOAs in 92037 (close to UCSD/UTC). We’ve toyed with this idea for years, thinking of the schools in LJ district (torrey pines) but never saw something that we really liked, it would be a pretty big compromise, about the house and the ‘hood (think student rentals). I’d rather avoid Doyle elementary, to which I am closest right now (92122), but it’s not bad. We are keeping those THs in mind, I’d buy one of the largest (relatively speaking) ones if it would be right but there isn’t much out there either.
Even in 92122 I probably won’t be able to buy anything but a townhome.
Again, tired of townhomes, not a good value, though in 92037 they may be good enough. But you can’t argue with the commute factor,true.
We shall see.

P.S. I love diversity, I am from Europe, and I worked at UCSD for quite a few years, and I totally loved the diversity we had at the UCSD daycare. I just think Doyle is not doing that well now, based on some parents (grad students/postdocs) that have their kids there, not happy at all. One of the problems is, many parents (postdocs, students) there aren’t rich enough to contribute to the school funding…

By staying in/near UTC, do you actually mean buying?

[Scarlett]

[quote=briansd1][quote=Scarlett]We are in our 40s, white, work in La Jolla area, kids in kindergarden/preschool. Or shall we look elsewhere? We want good schools, and to keep the commute under 45′.
[/quote]

If I were you, I’d stay in the UTC area. Are you in 92037 or 92122?

The schools are good and the diversity is cool.

There are lots of professors, visiting scholars, grad students, tech workers from abroad, well-to-do families from Mexico who bring their kids here. They invariably end up living in UTC at least for a couple years before moving on. The exposure to a variety of cultures from children of educated families is not available anywhere else in San Diego.[/quote]

I am currently renting in 92122. There isn’t much I can afford and that I also like in the 92037. There are a few small and old townhouses with high HOAs in 92037 (close to UCSD/UTC). We’ve toyed with this idea for years, thinking of the schools in LJ district (torrey pines) but never saw something that we really liked, it would be a pretty big compromise, about the house and the ‘hood (think student rentals). I’d rather avoid Doyle elementary, to which I am closest right now (92122), but it’s not bad. We are keeping those THs in mind, I’d buy one of the largest (relatively speaking) ones if it would be right but there isn’t much out there either.
Even in 92122 I probably won’t be able to buy anything but a townhome.
Again, tired of townhomes, not a good value, though in 92037 they may be good enough. But you can’t argue with the commute factor,true.
We shall see.

P.S. I love diversity, I am from Europe, and I worked at UCSD for quite a few years, and I totally loved the diversity we had at the UCSD daycare. I just think Doyle is not doing that well now, based on some parents (grad students/postdocs) that have their kids there, not happy at all. One of the problems is, many parents (postdocs, students) there aren’t rich enough to contribute to the school funding…

By staying in/near UTC, do you actually mean buying?

[Scarlett]

[quote=briansd1][quote=Scarlett]We are in our 40s, white, work in La Jolla area, kids in kindergarden/preschool. Or shall we look elsewhere? We want good schools, and to keep the commute under 45′.
[/quote]

If I were you, I’d stay in the UTC area. Are you in 92037 or 92122?

The schools are good and the diversity is cool.

There are lots of professors, visiting scholars, grad students, tech workers from abroad, well-to-do families from Mexico who bring their kids here. They invariably end up living in UTC at least for a couple years before moving on. The exposure to a variety of cultures from children of educated families is not available anywhere else in San Diego.[/quote]

I am currently renting in 92122. There isn’t much I can afford and that I also like in the 92037. There are a few small and old townhouses with high HOAs in 92037 (close to UCSD/UTC). We’ve toyed with this idea for years, thinking of the schools in LJ district (torrey pines) but never saw something that we really liked, it would be a pretty big compromise, about the house and the ‘hood (think student rentals). I’d rather avoid Doyle elementary, to which I am closest right now (92122), but it’s not bad. We are keeping those THs in mind, I’d buy one of the largest (relatively speaking) ones if it would be right but there isn’t much out there either.
Even in 92122 I probably won’t be able to buy anything but a townhome.
Again, tired of townhomes, not a good value, though in 92037 they may be good enough. But you can’t argue with the commute factor,true.
We shall see.

P.S. I love diversity, I am from Europe, and I worked at UCSD for quite a few years, and I totally loved the diversity we had at the UCSD daycare. I just think Doyle is not doing that well now, based on some parents (grad students/postdocs) that have their kids there, not happy at all. One of the problems is, many parents (postdocs, students) there aren’t rich enough to contribute to the school funding…

By staying in/near UTC, do you actually mean buying?

[UCGal]

[quote=Scarlett]
Well, that may be, but, the furniture won’t fit. Have you seen the stuff at Jeromes, Ashley, Mor? Seems like they all made it for McMansions. It’s a pain to fit it all in a small room.

And, then, there is no room for kids to play in a closet-size bedroom, so you have to have/assign an extra room for that.[/quote]

I think I made a similar comment in the Pinecrest Ct. thread. (woman considering downsizing to eliminate her mortgage.)

I guess we’re fortunate – my kids furniture is smaller – but then again, it was my mother’s childhood bedroom set. (2 twins, 2 dressers, a nightstand.) It’s holding up really well considering it’s more than 60 years old. LOL. We have the boys sharing a room – but there is no room for toys. We sectioned off part of the livingroom as a compromise. (Figuring they “live” in the house too.)

Back to the furniture topic… we were shopping for a dining room set a while back. It drove us nuts that all of the chairs were super wide. We went to all the stores you mentioned – they were all designed for big ol’ butts…

Since we host family dinners pretty often – it was important to be able to seat 8-10 when we have the leaf in the table. Fortunately, family cast off dining room chairs came our way. I think our house becomes the home of most of the family furniture as the older generations downsize. Who needs new when you can have good quality free.

[UCGal]

[quote=Scarlett]
Well, that may be, but, the furniture won’t fit. Have you seen the stuff at Jeromes, Ashley, Mor? Seems like they all made it for McMansions. It’s a pain to fit it all in a small room.

And, then, there is no room for kids to play in a closet-size bedroom, so you have to have/assign an extra room for that.[/quote]

I think I made a similar comment in the Pinecrest Ct. thread. (woman considering downsizing to eliminate her mortgage.)

I guess we’re fortunate – my kids furniture is smaller – but then again, it was my mother’s childhood bedroom set. (2 twins, 2 dressers, a nightstand.) It’s holding up really well considering it’s more than 60 years old. LOL. We have the boys sharing a room – but there is no room for toys. We sectioned off part of the livingroom as a compromise. (Figuring they “live” in the house too.)

Back to the furniture topic… we were shopping for a dining room set a while back. It drove us nuts that all of the chairs were super wide. We went to all the stores you mentioned – they were all designed for big ol’ butts…

Since we host family dinners pretty often – it was important to be able to seat 8-10 when we have the leaf in the table. Fortunately, family cast off dining room chairs came our way. I think our house becomes the home of most of the family furniture as the older generations downsize. Who needs new when you can have good quality free.

[UCGal]

[quote=Scarlett]
Well, that may be, but, the furniture won’t fit. Have you seen the stuff at Jeromes, Ashley, Mor? Seems like they all made it for McMansions. It’s a pain to fit it all in a small room.

And, then, there is no room for kids to play in a closet-size bedroom, so you have to have/assign an extra room for that.[/quote]

I think I made a similar comment in the Pinecrest Ct. thread. (woman considering downsizing to eliminate her mortgage.)

I guess we’re fortunate – my kids furniture is smaller – but then again, it was my mother’s childhood bedroom set. (2 twins, 2 dressers, a nightstand.) It’s holding up really well considering it’s more than 60 years old. LOL. We have the boys sharing a room – but there is no room for toys. We sectioned off part of the livingroom as a compromise. (Figuring they “live” in the house too.)

Back to the furniture topic… we were shopping for a dining room set a while back. It drove us nuts that all of the chairs were super wide. We went to all the stores you mentioned – they were all designed for big ol’ butts…

Since we host family dinners pretty often – it was important to be able to seat 8-10 when we have the leaf in the table. Fortunately, family cast off dining room chairs came our way. I think our house becomes the home of most of the family furniture as the older generations downsize. Who needs new when you can have good quality free.

[UCGal]

[quote=Scarlett]
Well, that may be, but, the furniture won’t fit. Have you seen the stuff at Jeromes, Ashley, Mor? Seems like they all made it for McMansions. It’s a pain to fit it all in a small room.

And, then, there is no room for kids to play in a closet-size bedroom, so you have to have/assign an extra room for that.[/quote]

I think I made a similar comment in the Pinecrest Ct. thread. (woman considering downsizing to eliminate her mortgage.)

I guess we’re fortunate – my kids furniture is smaller – but then again, it was my mother’s childhood bedroom set. (2 twins, 2 dressers, a nightstand.) It’s holding up really well considering it’s more than 60 years old. LOL. We have the boys sharing a room – but there is no room for toys. We sectioned off part of the livingroom as a compromise. (Figuring they “live” in the house too.)

Back to the furniture topic… we were shopping for a dining room set a while back. It drove us nuts that all of the chairs were super wide. We went to all the stores you mentioned – they were all designed for big ol’ butts…

Since we host family dinners pretty often – it was important to be able to seat 8-10 when we have the leaf in the table. Fortunately, family cast off dining room chairs came our way. I think our house becomes the home of most of the family furniture as the older generations downsize. Who needs new when you can have good quality free.

[UCGal]

[quote=Scarlett]
Well, that may be, but, the furniture won’t fit. Have you seen the stuff at Jeromes, Ashley, Mor? Seems like they all made it for McMansions. It’s a pain to fit it all in a small room.

And, then, there is no room for kids to play in a closet-size bedroom, so you have to have/assign an extra room for that.[/quote]

I think I made a similar comment in the Pinecrest Ct. thread. (woman considering downsizing to eliminate her mortgage.)

I guess we’re fortunate – my kids furniture is smaller – but then again, it was my mother’s childhood bedroom set. (2 twins, 2 dressers, a nightstand.) It’s holding up really well considering it’s more than 60 years old. LOL. We have the boys sharing a room – but there is no room for toys. We sectioned off part of the livingroom as a compromise. (Figuring they “live” in the house too.)

Back to the furniture topic… we were shopping for a dining room set a while back. It drove us nuts that all of the chairs were super wide. We went to all the stores you mentioned – they were all designed for big ol’ butts…

Since we host family dinners pretty often – it was important to be able to seat 8-10 when we have the leaf in the table. Fortunately, family cast off dining room chairs came our way. I think our house becomes the home of most of the family furniture as the older generations downsize. Who needs new when you can have good quality free.

[jameswenn]

[quote=ybitz][quote=mercedes7][quote=sdduuuude]Tierrasanta may be a great compromise for you …[/quote]

Agreed…I think you should at least look at Tierrasanta. Don’t know anything about the schools there though.[/quote]

Keep in mind that inventory is super low in Tierrasanta. There are only 9 active listings (not counting short sales) under $600k in Tierrasanta right now.[/quote]

Only things i’ve seen under 600K the past year are the 1500 sqft homes in Portofino, 2 stories, so they feel smaller.

I talked to a realtor out there and he told a majority of the homes have no AC and there is some riff-raff from the naval housing in the area

[jameswenn]

[quote=ybitz][quote=mercedes7][quote=sdduuuude]Tierrasanta may be a great compromise for you …[/quote]

Agreed…I think you should at least look at Tierrasanta. Don’t know anything about the schools there though.[/quote]

Keep in mind that inventory is super low in Tierrasanta. There are only 9 active listings (not counting short sales) under $600k in Tierrasanta right now.[/quote]

Only things i’ve seen under 600K the past year are the 1500 sqft homes in Portofino, 2 stories, so they feel smaller.

I talked to a realtor out there and he told a majority of the homes have no AC and there is some riff-raff from the naval housing in the area

[jameswenn]

[quote=ybitz][quote=mercedes7][quote=sdduuuude]Tierrasanta may be a great compromise for you …[/quote]

Agreed…I think you should at least look at Tierrasanta. Don’t know anything about the schools there though.[/quote]

Keep in mind that inventory is super low in Tierrasanta. There are only 9 active listings (not counting short sales) under $600k in Tierrasanta right now.[/quote]

Only things i’ve seen under 600K the past year are the 1500 sqft homes in Portofino, 2 stories, so they feel smaller.

I talked to a realtor out there and he told a majority of the homes have no AC and there is some riff-raff from the naval housing in the area

[jameswenn]

[quote=ybitz][quote=mercedes7][quote=sdduuuude]Tierrasanta may be a great compromise for you …[/quote]

Agreed…I think you should at least look at Tierrasanta. Don’t know anything about the schools there though.[/quote]

Keep in mind that inventory is super low in Tierrasanta. There are only 9 active listings (not counting short sales) under $600k in Tierrasanta right now.[/quote]

Only things i’ve seen under 600K the past year are the 1500 sqft homes in Portofino, 2 stories, so they feel smaller.

I talked to a realtor out there and he told a majority of the homes have no AC and there is some riff-raff from the naval housing in the area

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