coronado/la jolla/ rancho santa fe/ del mar

[Coronita]

[quote=bearishgurl][quote=Flu]How about Palos Verdes Peninsula, 90274/90275?[/quote]

Yes, Flu, I had considered recommending to investor RPV and Laguna Beach. But he is from an area of 1-4 acre wooded lots with a wide rugged river rushing through replete with a natural waterfall with large boulders and river rock AND less than 15 miles to DC! It almost resembles a (colder foilage) example of the island of Kauai, sans the moss and palms.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t the waterfront homes in RPV inside of a convenant and/or HOA? If there are actually beaches there, aren’t they small and private, like Laguna Beach? I have not been inside RPV but have only seen it from binoculars from the green bridge (this dates me – LOL) outside Long Beach. Since investor was looking for a non-commercial place to semi-retire, I did not know if he would be interested in living inside of a covenant/HOA.

TexasLine made some good points about Coronado. Yes, some of the streets are wide but I maintain that investor and his wife would feel too claustrophobic living there.

investor, I’m sure you’re aware Coronado is NOT 70 degrees 365 days a year. It has its share of cold breezes and rain and 50 degree weather, just like the rest of the CA coast. I’ve also rode bikes there in 90 degree weather. I don’t think there’s anyplace in the continental US with 70-degree weather 365 days a year :)[/quote]

Well, the dude said he was going to get a 2/2 3/2. Which I would pretty much eliminate most SFH…Hence, that would probably mean HOA. But as far as HOA are concerned, the it depends on where you live.

RPV older communities, ones with actual yards, aren’t usually subject to HOA. If, however, you decide to purchase in newer areas, like former Marineland/Donald Trump’s pet project, etc, well you would have HOA.

RHE has both older/newer communities, some not under HOA.

In PVE…Good luck…The city pretty much controls what you can and can’t do, and hefty fines.

[investor]

I did think of palos verdes, my sister lived there for years and loved it. It is too close to LA for me, though. I went down the hill once, towards the LA side for some groceries and the store had bars on the windows. Same reason I don’t entertain north of LA. Santa Barbara would be great but, for me, too many cold days. I am comparing san diego to orange county though. While I know that the weather in coronado isn’t 70 degrees 365 days a year, outside of key west, I think that coronado offers just about the best weather. And, I love the cali “extraction of enjoying life everyday” that I’ve only felt there, despite some of the ding dongs that make you shake your head. No one really has said much about rancho santa fe, despite the long commute to the ocean. My wife has a cousin there and loves it. Again, thank all of you for your excellent feedback.

[investor]

I did think of palos verdes, my sister lived there for years and loved it. It is too close to LA for me, though. I went down the hill once, towards the LA side for some groceries and the store had bars on the windows. Same reason I don’t entertain north of LA. Santa Barbara would be great but, for me, too many cold days. I am comparing san diego to orange county though. While I know that the weather in coronado isn’t 70 degrees 365 days a year, outside of key west, I think that coronado offers just about the best weather. And, I love the cali “extraction of enjoying life everyday” that I’ve only felt there, despite some of the ding dongs that make you shake your head. No one really has said much about rancho santa fe, despite the long commute to the ocean. My wife has a cousin there and loves it. Again, thank all of you for your excellent feedback.

[investor]

I did think of palos verdes, my sister lived there for years and loved it. It is too close to LA for me, though. I went down the hill once, towards the LA side for some groceries and the store had bars on the windows. Same reason I don’t entertain north of LA. Santa Barbara would be great but, for me, too many cold days. I am comparing san diego to orange county though. While I know that the weather in coronado isn’t 70 degrees 365 days a year, outside of key west, I think that coronado offers just about the best weather. And, I love the cali “extraction of enjoying life everyday” that I’ve only felt there, despite some of the ding dongs that make you shake your head. No one really has said much about rancho santa fe, despite the long commute to the ocean. My wife has a cousin there and loves it. Again, thank all of you for your excellent feedback.

[investor]

I did think of palos verdes, my sister lived there for years and loved it. It is too close to LA for me, though. I went down the hill once, towards the LA side for some groceries and the store had bars on the windows. Same reason I don’t entertain north of LA. Santa Barbara would be great but, for me, too many cold days. I am comparing san diego to orange county though. While I know that the weather in coronado isn’t 70 degrees 365 days a year, outside of key west, I think that coronado offers just about the best weather. And, I love the cali “extraction of enjoying life everyday” that I’ve only felt there, despite some of the ding dongs that make you shake your head. No one really has said much about rancho santa fe, despite the long commute to the ocean. My wife has a cousin there and loves it. Again, thank all of you for your excellent feedback.

[investor]

I did think of palos verdes, my sister lived there for years and loved it. It is too close to LA for me, though. I went down the hill once, towards the LA side for some groceries and the store had bars on the windows. Same reason I don’t entertain north of LA. Santa Barbara would be great but, for me, too many cold days. I am comparing san diego to orange county though. While I know that the weather in coronado isn’t 70 degrees 365 days a year, outside of key west, I think that coronado offers just about the best weather. And, I love the cali “extraction of enjoying life everyday” that I’ve only felt there, despite some of the ding dongs that make you shake your head. No one really has said much about rancho santa fe, despite the long commute to the ocean. My wife has a cousin there and loves it. Again, thank all of you for your excellent feedback.

[Coronita]

[quote=investor]I did think of palos verdes, my sister lived there for years and loved it. It is too close to LA for me, though. I went down the hill once, towards the LA side for some groceries and the store had bars on the windows. Same reason I don’t entertain north of LA. Santa Barbara would be great but, for me, too many cold days. I am comparing san diego to orange county though. While I know that the weather in coronado isn’t 70 degrees 365 days a year, outside of key west, I think that coronado offers just about the best weather. And, I love the cali “extraction of enjoying life everyday” that I’ve only felt there, despite some of the ding dongs that make you shake your head. No one really has said much about rancho santa fe, despite the long commute to the ocean. My wife has a cousin there and loves it. Again, thank all of you for your excellent feedback.[/quote]

I think you’re a bit overly worried about things being a warzone in L.A. 🙂 10-15 mins down the hill takes you to Torrance, which is very safe, or Hermosa/Manhattan Beach (which probably isn’t your cup of tea, because it’s more Yuppe-ish in that area). Where things remotely get sketchy are beyond the freeway entrances, which are approximately 40 mins away (405 and the 110). Actually, that’s the biggest drawback about the area. It takes forever to get on the freeway, and you don’t have easy access to public transportation. On the flipside, residence seem to love that because supposedly it keeps the area more exclusive. You wife would probably be ok, because there is a big Iranian community there However, depending on the community, it can get stuffy with plenty of Jones’.

Just curious, what about Cardiff or Solana Beach?

[Coronita]

[quote=investor]I did think of palos verdes, my sister lived there for years and loved it. It is too close to LA for me, though. I went down the hill once, towards the LA side for some groceries and the store had bars on the windows. Same reason I don’t entertain north of LA. Santa Barbara would be great but, for me, too many cold days. I am comparing san diego to orange county though. While I know that the weather in coronado isn’t 70 degrees 365 days a year, outside of key west, I think that coronado offers just about the best weather. And, I love the cali “extraction of enjoying life everyday” that I’ve only felt there, despite some of the ding dongs that make you shake your head. No one really has said much about rancho santa fe, despite the long commute to the ocean. My wife has a cousin there and loves it. Again, thank all of you for your excellent feedback.[/quote]

I think you’re a bit overly worried about things being a warzone in L.A. 🙂 10-15 mins down the hill takes you to Torrance, which is very safe, or Hermosa/Manhattan Beach (which probably isn’t your cup of tea, because it’s more Yuppe-ish in that area). Where things remotely get sketchy are beyond the freeway entrances, which are approximately 40 mins away (405 and the 110). Actually, that’s the biggest drawback about the area. It takes forever to get on the freeway, and you don’t have easy access to public transportation. On the flipside, residence seem to love that because supposedly it keeps the area more exclusive. You wife would probably be ok, because there is a big Iranian community there However, depending on the community, it can get stuffy with plenty of Jones’.

Just curious, what about Cardiff or Solana Beach?

[Coronita]

[quote=investor]I did think of palos verdes, my sister lived there for years and loved it. It is too close to LA for me, though. I went down the hill once, towards the LA side for some groceries and the store had bars on the windows. Same reason I don’t entertain north of LA. Santa Barbara would be great but, for me, too many cold days. I am comparing san diego to orange county though. While I know that the weather in coronado isn’t 70 degrees 365 days a year, outside of key west, I think that coronado offers just about the best weather. And, I love the cali “extraction of enjoying life everyday” that I’ve only felt there, despite some of the ding dongs that make you shake your head. No one really has said much about rancho santa fe, despite the long commute to the ocean. My wife has a cousin there and loves it. Again, thank all of you for your excellent feedback.[/quote]

I think you’re a bit overly worried about things being a warzone in L.A. 🙂 10-15 mins down the hill takes you to Torrance, which is very safe, or Hermosa/Manhattan Beach (which probably isn’t your cup of tea, because it’s more Yuppe-ish in that area). Where things remotely get sketchy are beyond the freeway entrances, which are approximately 40 mins away (405 and the 110). Actually, that’s the biggest drawback about the area. It takes forever to get on the freeway, and you don’t have easy access to public transportation. On the flipside, residence seem to love that because supposedly it keeps the area more exclusive. You wife would probably be ok, because there is a big Iranian community there However, depending on the community, it can get stuffy with plenty of Jones’.

Just curious, what about Cardiff or Solana Beach?

[Coronita]

[quote=investor]I did think of palos verdes, my sister lived there for years and loved it. It is too close to LA for me, though. I went down the hill once, towards the LA side for some groceries and the store had bars on the windows. Same reason I don’t entertain north of LA. Santa Barbara would be great but, for me, too many cold days. I am comparing san diego to orange county though. While I know that the weather in coronado isn’t 70 degrees 365 days a year, outside of key west, I think that coronado offers just about the best weather. And, I love the cali “extraction of enjoying life everyday” that I’ve only felt there, despite some of the ding dongs that make you shake your head. No one really has said much about rancho santa fe, despite the long commute to the ocean. My wife has a cousin there and loves it. Again, thank all of you for your excellent feedback.[/quote]

I think you’re a bit overly worried about things being a warzone in L.A. 🙂 10-15 mins down the hill takes you to Torrance, which is very safe, or Hermosa/Manhattan Beach (which probably isn’t your cup of tea, because it’s more Yuppe-ish in that area). Where things remotely get sketchy are beyond the freeway entrances, which are approximately 40 mins away (405 and the 110). Actually, that’s the biggest drawback about the area. It takes forever to get on the freeway, and you don’t have easy access to public transportation. On the flipside, residence seem to love that because supposedly it keeps the area more exclusive. You wife would probably be ok, because there is a big Iranian community there However, depending on the community, it can get stuffy with plenty of Jones’.

Just curious, what about Cardiff or Solana Beach?

[Coronita]

[quote=investor]I did think of palos verdes, my sister lived there for years and loved it. It is too close to LA for me, though. I went down the hill once, towards the LA side for some groceries and the store had bars on the windows. Same reason I don’t entertain north of LA. Santa Barbara would be great but, for me, too many cold days. I am comparing san diego to orange county though. While I know that the weather in coronado isn’t 70 degrees 365 days a year, outside of key west, I think that coronado offers just about the best weather. And, I love the cali “extraction of enjoying life everyday” that I’ve only felt there, despite some of the ding dongs that make you shake your head. No one really has said much about rancho santa fe, despite the long commute to the ocean. My wife has a cousin there and loves it. Again, thank all of you for your excellent feedback.[/quote]

I think you’re a bit overly worried about things being a warzone in L.A. 🙂 10-15 mins down the hill takes you to Torrance, which is very safe, or Hermosa/Manhattan Beach (which probably isn’t your cup of tea, because it’s more Yuppe-ish in that area). Where things remotely get sketchy are beyond the freeway entrances, which are approximately 40 mins away (405 and the 110). Actually, that’s the biggest drawback about the area. It takes forever to get on the freeway, and you don’t have easy access to public transportation. On the flipside, residence seem to love that because supposedly it keeps the area more exclusive. You wife would probably be ok, because there is a big Iranian community there However, depending on the community, it can get stuffy with plenty of Jones’.

Just curious, what about Cardiff or Solana Beach?

[investor]

Flu: As long as there is a good kabob place nearby, my persian wife is OK with it. She is fairly americanized but does like the cuisine. (I’ve become a fan as well). Solano beach/ cardiff might be OK, I don’t know the area that well. What about huntington beach? orange county? Is the weather there comparable to coronado?

[investor]

Flu: As long as there is a good kabob place nearby, my persian wife is OK with it. She is fairly americanized but does like the cuisine. (I’ve become a fan as well). Solano beach/ cardiff might be OK, I don’t know the area that well. What about huntington beach? orange county? Is the weather there comparable to coronado?

[investor]

Flu: As long as there is a good kabob place nearby, my persian wife is OK with it. She is fairly americanized but does like the cuisine. (I’ve become a fan as well). Solano beach/ cardiff might be OK, I don’t know the area that well. What about huntington beach? orange county? Is the weather there comparable to coronado?

[investor]

Flu: As long as there is a good kabob place nearby, my persian wife is OK with it. She is fairly americanized but does like the cuisine. (I’ve become a fan as well). Solano beach/ cardiff might be OK, I don’t know the area that well. What about huntington beach? orange county? Is the weather there comparable to coronado?

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