City vs. Suburbs vs. exurbs

[jameswenn]

[quote=poorgradstudent][quote=4plexowner]that factor would keep me out of La Mesa / San Carlos / etc if I had to commute I-8 east between 4 and 6 PM everyday

I’ve never seen I-15 north NOT be like that north of Mira Mesa Blvd regardless of the time of day so any housing north of there is of zero interest to me – likewise for I-5 north of the merge

life is too short to sit in traffic[/quote]
There are people who get to leave work before 5:30? Lucky! 🙂
[/quote]

Government jobs, that’s practically half the workforce in San Diego

[FormerOwner]

Convenience and a short commute are #1 for me. And no, I don’t have kids. Right now I live and work in Mission Valley and I *walk* to work most days. I used to live in Temecula but got REALLY tired and bored living in the exurbs. Plus, living there my career options were a lot more limited. I would take an apartment in Mission Valley over a McMansion in the exurbs any day. Maybe that would be different if I had kids though.

[FormerOwner]

Convenience and a short commute are #1 for me. And no, I don’t have kids. Right now I live and work in Mission Valley and I *walk* to work most days. I used to live in Temecula but got REALLY tired and bored living in the exurbs. Plus, living there my career options were a lot more limited. I would take an apartment in Mission Valley over a McMansion in the exurbs any day. Maybe that would be different if I had kids though.

[FormerOwner]

Convenience and a short commute are #1 for me. And no, I don’t have kids. Right now I live and work in Mission Valley and I *walk* to work most days. I used to live in Temecula but got REALLY tired and bored living in the exurbs. Plus, living there my career options were a lot more limited. I would take an apartment in Mission Valley over a McMansion in the exurbs any day. Maybe that would be different if I had kids though.

[FormerOwner]

Convenience and a short commute are #1 for me. And no, I don’t have kids. Right now I live and work in Mission Valley and I *walk* to work most days. I used to live in Temecula but got REALLY tired and bored living in the exurbs. Plus, living there my career options were a lot more limited. I would take an apartment in Mission Valley over a McMansion in the exurbs any day. Maybe that would be different if I had kids though.

[FormerOwner]

Convenience and a short commute are #1 for me. And no, I don’t have kids. Right now I live and work in Mission Valley and I *walk* to work most days. I used to live in Temecula but got REALLY tired and bored living in the exurbs. Plus, living there my career options were a lot more limited. I would take an apartment in Mission Valley over a McMansion in the exurbs any day. Maybe that would be different if I had kids though.

[svelte]

Having bought several homes, I can tell you what I’ve slowly discovered are my priority when picking a neighborhood:

Proximity:
– 1 hour or less to downtown SD
– 30 min or less to my office
– 10 min or less to freeway entrance
– 10 min or less to nearest grocery store, restaurant, gym

Feel:
– Nice homes between home and freeway
– Nice wide streets
– 20 feet or more setback of homes from sidewalk
– Surrounding properties are kept up
– “open feel” to area

Safety:
– Lack of bars on windows
– Lack of dilapidated vehicles
– Average crime rate or better

If it doesn’t pass those tests, we don’t bother even stopping.

Then we get down to the home itself and price. We’re big on “bang for the buck” which narrows down neighborhoods even more…

[svelte]

Having bought several homes, I can tell you what I’ve slowly discovered are my priority when picking a neighborhood:

Proximity:
– 1 hour or less to downtown SD
– 30 min or less to my office
– 10 min or less to freeway entrance
– 10 min or less to nearest grocery store, restaurant, gym

Feel:
– Nice homes between home and freeway
– Nice wide streets
– 20 feet or more setback of homes from sidewalk
– Surrounding properties are kept up
– “open feel” to area

Safety:
– Lack of bars on windows
– Lack of dilapidated vehicles
– Average crime rate or better

If it doesn’t pass those tests, we don’t bother even stopping.

Then we get down to the home itself and price. We’re big on “bang for the buck” which narrows down neighborhoods even more…

[svelte]

Having bought several homes, I can tell you what I’ve slowly discovered are my priority when picking a neighborhood:

Proximity:
– 1 hour or less to downtown SD
– 30 min or less to my office
– 10 min or less to freeway entrance
– 10 min or less to nearest grocery store, restaurant, gym

Feel:
– Nice homes between home and freeway
– Nice wide streets
– 20 feet or more setback of homes from sidewalk
– Surrounding properties are kept up
– “open feel” to area

Safety:
– Lack of bars on windows
– Lack of dilapidated vehicles
– Average crime rate or better

If it doesn’t pass those tests, we don’t bother even stopping.

Then we get down to the home itself and price. We’re big on “bang for the buck” which narrows down neighborhoods even more…

[svelte]

Having bought several homes, I can tell you what I’ve slowly discovered are my priority when picking a neighborhood:

Proximity:
– 1 hour or less to downtown SD
– 30 min or less to my office
– 10 min or less to freeway entrance
– 10 min or less to nearest grocery store, restaurant, gym

Feel:
– Nice homes between home and freeway
– Nice wide streets
– 20 feet or more setback of homes from sidewalk
– Surrounding properties are kept up
– “open feel” to area

Safety:
– Lack of bars on windows
– Lack of dilapidated vehicles
– Average crime rate or better

If it doesn’t pass those tests, we don’t bother even stopping.

Then we get down to the home itself and price. We’re big on “bang for the buck” which narrows down neighborhoods even more…

[svelte]

Having bought several homes, I can tell you what I’ve slowly discovered are my priority when picking a neighborhood:

Proximity:
– 1 hour or less to downtown SD
– 30 min or less to my office
– 10 min or less to freeway entrance
– 10 min or less to nearest grocery store, restaurant, gym

Feel:
– Nice homes between home and freeway
– Nice wide streets
– 20 feet or more setback of homes from sidewalk
– Surrounding properties are kept up
– “open feel” to area

Safety:
– Lack of bars on windows
– Lack of dilapidated vehicles
– Average crime rate or better

If it doesn’t pass those tests, we don’t bother even stopping.

Then we get down to the home itself and price. We’re big on “bang for the buck” which narrows down neighborhoods even more…

[an]

[quote=svelte]
If it doesn’t pass those tests, we don’t bother even stopping.

Then we get down to the home itself and price. We’re big on “bang for the buck” which narrows down neighborhoods even more…[/quote]
We’re the same way. We have our list of criteria and big on “bang for your buck” too. Our list is just slightly different thank yours, with more emphasis on proximity and school.
-40 min or less to downtown/airport
-20 min or less to work (door to door)
-5 min or less to nearest grocery store
-10 min or less to Asian supermarket

[an]

[quote=svelte]
If it doesn’t pass those tests, we don’t bother even stopping.

Then we get down to the home itself and price. We’re big on “bang for the buck” which narrows down neighborhoods even more…[/quote]
We’re the same way. We have our list of criteria and big on “bang for your buck” too. Our list is just slightly different thank yours, with more emphasis on proximity and school.
-40 min or less to downtown/airport
-20 min or less to work (door to door)
-5 min or less to nearest grocery store
-10 min or less to Asian supermarket

[an]

[quote=svelte]
If it doesn’t pass those tests, we don’t bother even stopping.

Then we get down to the home itself and price. We’re big on “bang for the buck” which narrows down neighborhoods even more…[/quote]
We’re the same way. We have our list of criteria and big on “bang for your buck” too. Our list is just slightly different thank yours, with more emphasis on proximity and school.
-40 min or less to downtown/airport
-20 min or less to work (door to door)
-5 min or less to nearest grocery store
-10 min or less to Asian supermarket

[an]

[quote=svelte]
If it doesn’t pass those tests, we don’t bother even stopping.

Then we get down to the home itself and price. We’re big on “bang for the buck” which narrows down neighborhoods even more…[/quote]
We’re the same way. We have our list of criteria and big on “bang for your buck” too. Our list is just slightly different thank yours, with more emphasis on proximity and school.
-40 min or less to downtown/airport
-20 min or less to work (door to door)
-5 min or less to nearest grocery store
-10 min or less to Asian supermarket

[Author]

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