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May 27, 2010 at 5:29 PM #556241May 27, 2010 at 5:32 PM #555283
Scarlett
Participant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=Scarlett] . . . The obvious choice for us is those La Jolla townhomes I mentioned. Extra short & easy commute on city streets. Off I-5. Nearby shopping. Excellent schools. Cons – small townhomes/no yard/no community/students/HOA. old . . . [/quote]
Scarlett, I just found my Thomas Guide – LOL. This townhome I stayed in in 1980 for ten days was on Mahaila Ave., between UTC and LJ Village Square (which was fairly new back then). It was VERY SPACIOUS (about 2100+ SF if I can recall) with an oversized 2-car garage – had 3 levels incl. garage. Wide turnabout to garage in alley. Very quiet, nice amenities and it didn’t feel like a condo to me at all. I was very impressed. It can’t possibly have MR because the bonds were not even in existence in SD County until 1987. The woman I “dogsat” for was single, no children. Piggs, can you help identify schools and current HOA dues?? I don’t know.[/quote]
It goes to Doyle elementary , same school as where I’d be where I am. I heard enough complaints about it, but it’s not bad. I know those places.
May 27, 2010 at 5:32 PM #555387Participant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=Scarlett] . . . The obvious choice for us is those La Jolla townhomes I mentioned. Extra short & easy commute on city streets. Off I-5. Nearby shopping. Excellent schools. Cons – small townhomes/no yard/no community/students/HOA. old . . . [/quote]
Scarlett, I just found my Thomas Guide – LOL. This townhome I stayed in in 1980 for ten days was on Mahaila Ave., between UTC and LJ Village Square (which was fairly new back then). It was VERY SPACIOUS (about 2100+ SF if I can recall) with an oversized 2-car garage – had 3 levels incl. garage. Wide turnabout to garage in alley. Very quiet, nice amenities and it didn’t feel like a condo to me at all. I was very impressed. It can’t possibly have MR because the bonds were not even in existence in SD County until 1987. The woman I “dogsat” for was single, no children. Piggs, can you help identify schools and current HOA dues?? I don’t know.[/quote]
It goes to Doyle elementary , same school as where I’d be where I am. I heard enough complaints about it, but it’s not bad. I know those places.
May 27, 2010 at 5:32 PM #555873Participant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=Scarlett] . . . The obvious choice for us is those La Jolla townhomes I mentioned. Extra short & easy commute on city streets. Off I-5. Nearby shopping. Excellent schools. Cons – small townhomes/no yard/no community/students/HOA. old . . . [/quote]
Scarlett, I just found my Thomas Guide – LOL. This townhome I stayed in in 1980 for ten days was on Mahaila Ave., between UTC and LJ Village Square (which was fairly new back then). It was VERY SPACIOUS (about 2100+ SF if I can recall) with an oversized 2-car garage – had 3 levels incl. garage. Wide turnabout to garage in alley. Very quiet, nice amenities and it didn’t feel like a condo to me at all. I was very impressed. It can’t possibly have MR because the bonds were not even in existence in SD County until 1987. The woman I “dogsat” for was single, no children. Piggs, can you help identify schools and current HOA dues?? I don’t know.[/quote]
It goes to Doyle elementary , same school as where I’d be where I am. I heard enough complaints about it, but it’s not bad. I know those places.
May 27, 2010 at 5:32 PM #555968Participant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=Scarlett] . . . The obvious choice for us is those La Jolla townhomes I mentioned. Extra short & easy commute on city streets. Off I-5. Nearby shopping. Excellent schools. Cons – small townhomes/no yard/no community/students/HOA. old . . . [/quote]
Scarlett, I just found my Thomas Guide – LOL. This townhome I stayed in in 1980 for ten days was on Mahaila Ave., between UTC and LJ Village Square (which was fairly new back then). It was VERY SPACIOUS (about 2100+ SF if I can recall) with an oversized 2-car garage – had 3 levels incl. garage. Wide turnabout to garage in alley. Very quiet, nice amenities and it didn’t feel like a condo to me at all. I was very impressed. It can’t possibly have MR because the bonds were not even in existence in SD County until 1987. The woman I “dogsat” for was single, no children. Piggs, can you help identify schools and current HOA dues?? I don’t know.[/quote]
It goes to Doyle elementary , same school as where I’d be where I am. I heard enough complaints about it, but it’s not bad. I know those places.
May 27, 2010 at 5:32 PM #556246Participant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=Scarlett] . . . The obvious choice for us is those La Jolla townhomes I mentioned. Extra short & easy commute on city streets. Off I-5. Nearby shopping. Excellent schools. Cons – small townhomes/no yard/no community/students/HOA. old . . . [/quote]
Scarlett, I just found my Thomas Guide – LOL. This townhome I stayed in in 1980 for ten days was on Mahaila Ave., between UTC and LJ Village Square (which was fairly new back then). It was VERY SPACIOUS (about 2100+ SF if I can recall) with an oversized 2-car garage – had 3 levels incl. garage. Wide turnabout to garage in alley. Very quiet, nice amenities and it didn’t feel like a condo to me at all. I was very impressed. It can’t possibly have MR because the bonds were not even in existence in SD County until 1987. The woman I “dogsat” for was single, no children. Piggs, can you help identify schools and current HOA dues?? I don’t know.[/quote]
It goes to Doyle elementary , same school as where I’d be where I am. I heard enough complaints about it, but it’s not bad. I know those places.
May 27, 2010 at 5:36 PM #555293bearishgurl
Participant[quote=Scarlett][quote=bearishgurl](…)You can’t (…)use your unknown-as-yet ability to “choice” as criteria as to whether to consider a particular area to purchase/live in. [/quote]
Why not? I am considering just very few different areas that are within reasonable commute,plus we like the neighborhoods, houses, etc in general; why not let the “choice” make the decision? [/quote]
Yes, the “choice” will make the decision but I guess I’m not understanding something. Since you don’t yet have a property to apply from, how can you put in a “choice” application? Could you do this from your current rental home? What if you end up buying a property too far from your “choice” school? If you happen to find a perfect property in Clairemont in say, the next 90 days and close by September, where will your kids go to school? It’s too late to apply for “choice” for the upcoming school year.
So it’s a case of the chicken or the egg – which comes first?
May 27, 2010 at 5:36 PM #555397Participant[quote=Scarlett][quote=bearishgurl](…)You can’t (…)use your unknown-as-yet ability to “choice” as criteria as to whether to consider a particular area to purchase/live in. [/quote]
Why not? I am considering just very few different areas that are within reasonable commute,plus we like the neighborhoods, houses, etc in general; why not let the “choice” make the decision? [/quote]
Yes, the “choice” will make the decision but I guess I’m not understanding something. Since you don’t yet have a property to apply from, how can you put in a “choice” application? Could you do this from your current rental home? What if you end up buying a property too far from your “choice” school? If you happen to find a perfect property in Clairemont in say, the next 90 days and close by September, where will your kids go to school? It’s too late to apply for “choice” for the upcoming school year.
So it’s a case of the chicken or the egg – which comes first?
May 27, 2010 at 5:36 PM #555883Participant[quote=Scarlett][quote=bearishgurl](…)You can’t (…)use your unknown-as-yet ability to “choice” as criteria as to whether to consider a particular area to purchase/live in. [/quote]
Why not? I am considering just very few different areas that are within reasonable commute,plus we like the neighborhoods, houses, etc in general; why not let the “choice” make the decision? [/quote]
Yes, the “choice” will make the decision but I guess I’m not understanding something. Since you don’t yet have a property to apply from, how can you put in a “choice” application? Could you do this from your current rental home? What if you end up buying a property too far from your “choice” school? If you happen to find a perfect property in Clairemont in say, the next 90 days and close by September, where will your kids go to school? It’s too late to apply for “choice” for the upcoming school year.
So it’s a case of the chicken or the egg – which comes first?
May 27, 2010 at 5:36 PM #555978Participant[quote=Scarlett][quote=bearishgurl](…)You can’t (…)use your unknown-as-yet ability to “choice” as criteria as to whether to consider a particular area to purchase/live in. [/quote]
Why not? I am considering just very few different areas that are within reasonable commute,plus we like the neighborhoods, houses, etc in general; why not let the “choice” make the decision? [/quote]
Yes, the “choice” will make the decision but I guess I’m not understanding something. Since you don’t yet have a property to apply from, how can you put in a “choice” application? Could you do this from your current rental home? What if you end up buying a property too far from your “choice” school? If you happen to find a perfect property in Clairemont in say, the next 90 days and close by September, where will your kids go to school? It’s too late to apply for “choice” for the upcoming school year.
So it’s a case of the chicken or the egg – which comes first?
May 27, 2010 at 5:36 PM #556256Participant[quote=Scarlett][quote=bearishgurl](…)You can’t (…)use your unknown-as-yet ability to “choice” as criteria as to whether to consider a particular area to purchase/live in. [/quote]
Why not? I am considering just very few different areas that are within reasonable commute,plus we like the neighborhoods, houses, etc in general; why not let the “choice” make the decision? [/quote]
Yes, the “choice” will make the decision but I guess I’m not understanding something. Since you don’t yet have a property to apply from, how can you put in a “choice” application? Could you do this from your current rental home? What if you end up buying a property too far from your “choice” school? If you happen to find a perfect property in Clairemont in say, the next 90 days and close by September, where will your kids go to school? It’s too late to apply for “choice” for the upcoming school year.
So it’s a case of the chicken or the egg – which comes first?
May 27, 2010 at 5:43 PM #555308SD Realtor
ParticipantHi Scarlett
It has been quite an odyssey for you with regards to your home search. I don’t have any sage advice for you. I think Clairemont provides some value for homebuyers that is hard to find these days. I will not comment on the schools because there has been lots of discussion about that. I really like sduudes recommendation to rent before buying, I think that makes alot of sense but I your resistance to do yet another move is palpable and I can feel it through the monitor. You do have the UC townhome option as you said. There are alot of them to choose from and lots of families send their kids to Doyle. I bring my kids to the park there when we visit grandma over at UC Regents. Anyways, as I said at the beginning of the post I have a soft spot for Clairemont because of the lower pricing. I think there are alot of young couples looking to buy there because of the pricing.
May 27, 2010 at 5:43 PM #555410ParticipantHi Scarlett
It has been quite an odyssey for you with regards to your home search. I don’t have any sage advice for you. I think Clairemont provides some value for homebuyers that is hard to find these days. I will not comment on the schools because there has been lots of discussion about that. I really like sduudes recommendation to rent before buying, I think that makes alot of sense but I your resistance to do yet another move is palpable and I can feel it through the monitor. You do have the UC townhome option as you said. There are alot of them to choose from and lots of families send their kids to Doyle. I bring my kids to the park there when we visit grandma over at UC Regents. Anyways, as I said at the beginning of the post I have a soft spot for Clairemont because of the lower pricing. I think there are alot of young couples looking to buy there because of the pricing.
May 27, 2010 at 5:43 PM #555896ParticipantHi Scarlett
It has been quite an odyssey for you with regards to your home search. I don’t have any sage advice for you. I think Clairemont provides some value for homebuyers that is hard to find these days. I will not comment on the schools because there has been lots of discussion about that. I really like sduudes recommendation to rent before buying, I think that makes alot of sense but I your resistance to do yet another move is palpable and I can feel it through the monitor. You do have the UC townhome option as you said. There are alot of them to choose from and lots of families send their kids to Doyle. I bring my kids to the park there when we visit grandma over at UC Regents. Anyways, as I said at the beginning of the post I have a soft spot for Clairemont because of the lower pricing. I think there are alot of young couples looking to buy there because of the pricing.
May 27, 2010 at 5:43 PM #555992ParticipantHi Scarlett
It has been quite an odyssey for you with regards to your home search. I don’t have any sage advice for you. I think Clairemont provides some value for homebuyers that is hard to find these days. I will not comment on the schools because there has been lots of discussion about that. I really like sduudes recommendation to rent before buying, I think that makes alot of sense but I your resistance to do yet another move is palpable and I can feel it through the monitor. You do have the UC townhome option as you said. There are alot of them to choose from and lots of families send their kids to Doyle. I bring my kids to the park there when we visit grandma over at UC Regents. Anyways, as I said at the beginning of the post I have a soft spot for Clairemont because of the lower pricing. I think there are alot of young couples looking to buy there because of the pricing.
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