Dilemma to buy…need your opinions

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

I think you are combining too many issues.

First, rent a place in the area you think makes sense with respect to your part-time commute and in an area you can afford to buy. After 6 months or so you’ll know whether this will work out for you. If it does work out, then start considering where to buy. You’ll likely be buying in 9 moths to a year from now.

A years’ worth of extra taxes is a small price to pay. There is no hurry to buy, the trend is your friend in this market.

[Trojan4Life]

A couple of points of clarification:

1. I’m initmately familiar with RB as we’ve been visiting there for the last 15 years (wife’s parents live there). We already have friends just blocks away and the kids are very good friends already with their children.

2. One of the biggest factors for me is being close to my wife’s parents. They live just a 10 minute WALK away and it would be great to have the grandparents close for my kids.

3. Poway Unified schools are a major attraction.

4. being very close to Miramar MCAS and the benefits of using the commissary and who can pass up $1 movies on base?!

5. We’ve been living the coastal climate in LA for the past four years, and I have to admit we love it. But that doesn’t factor in as strongly as the social/family aspects.

6. One thing that many civilians cannot comprehend about military folks is that we’re used to being apart from our families. It comes with the turf. It’s not like I’m going to be in Siberia, I can come home if I need to within a couple of hours, and the commute wouldn’t be a daily drive, I’d stay in a hotel room in LA while I’m up there. Ideally, I’ll just do the commute until a transfer to the company’s San Diego office is viable.

[Trojan4Life]

A couple of points of clarification:

1. I’m initmately familiar with RB as we’ve been visiting there for the last 15 years (wife’s parents live there). We already have friends just blocks away and the kids are very good friends already with their children.

2. One of the biggest factors for me is being close to my wife’s parents. They live just a 10 minute WALK away and it would be great to have the grandparents close for my kids.

3. Poway Unified schools are a major attraction.

4. being very close to Miramar MCAS and the benefits of using the commissary and who can pass up $1 movies on base?!

5. We’ve been living the coastal climate in LA for the past four years, and I have to admit we love it. But that doesn’t factor in as strongly as the social/family aspects.

6. One thing that many civilians cannot comprehend about military folks is that we’re used to being apart from our families. It comes with the turf. It’s not like I’m going to be in Siberia, I can come home if I need to within a couple of hours, and the commute wouldn’t be a daily drive, I’d stay in a hotel room in LA while I’m up there. Ideally, I’ll just do the commute until a transfer to the company’s San Diego office is viable.

[Trojan4Life]

A couple of points of clarification:

1. I’m initmately familiar with RB as we’ve been visiting there for the last 15 years (wife’s parents live there). We already have friends just blocks away and the kids are very good friends already with their children.

2. One of the biggest factors for me is being close to my wife’s parents. They live just a 10 minute WALK away and it would be great to have the grandparents close for my kids.

3. Poway Unified schools are a major attraction.

4. being very close to Miramar MCAS and the benefits of using the commissary and who can pass up $1 movies on base?!

5. We’ve been living the coastal climate in LA for the past four years, and I have to admit we love it. But that doesn’t factor in as strongly as the social/family aspects.

6. One thing that many civilians cannot comprehend about military folks is that we’re used to being apart from our families. It comes with the turf. It’s not like I’m going to be in Siberia, I can come home if I need to within a couple of hours, and the commute wouldn’t be a daily drive, I’d stay in a hotel room in LA while I’m up there. Ideally, I’ll just do the commute until a transfer to the company’s San Diego office is viable.

[Trojan4Life]

A couple of points of clarification:

1. I’m initmately familiar with RB as we’ve been visiting there for the last 15 years (wife’s parents live there). We already have friends just blocks away and the kids are very good friends already with their children.

2. One of the biggest factors for me is being close to my wife’s parents. They live just a 10 minute WALK away and it would be great to have the grandparents close for my kids.

3. Poway Unified schools are a major attraction.

4. being very close to Miramar MCAS and the benefits of using the commissary and who can pass up $1 movies on base?!

5. We’ve been living the coastal climate in LA for the past four years, and I have to admit we love it. But that doesn’t factor in as strongly as the social/family aspects.

6. One thing that many civilians cannot comprehend about military folks is that we’re used to being apart from our families. It comes with the turf. It’s not like I’m going to be in Siberia, I can come home if I need to within a couple of hours, and the commute wouldn’t be a daily drive, I’d stay in a hotel room in LA while I’m up there. Ideally, I’ll just do the commute until a transfer to the company’s San Diego office is viable.

[Trojan4Life]

A couple of points of clarification:

1. I’m initmately familiar with RB as we’ve been visiting there for the last 15 years (wife’s parents live there). We already have friends just blocks away and the kids are very good friends already with their children.

2. One of the biggest factors for me is being close to my wife’s parents. They live just a 10 minute WALK away and it would be great to have the grandparents close for my kids.

3. Poway Unified schools are a major attraction.

4. being very close to Miramar MCAS and the benefits of using the commissary and who can pass up $1 movies on base?!

5. We’ve been living the coastal climate in LA for the past four years, and I have to admit we love it. But that doesn’t factor in as strongly as the social/family aspects.

6. One thing that many civilians cannot comprehend about military folks is that we’re used to being apart from our families. It comes with the turf. It’s not like I’m going to be in Siberia, I can come home if I need to within a couple of hours, and the commute wouldn’t be a daily drive, I’d stay in a hotel room in LA while I’m up there. Ideally, I’ll just do the commute until a transfer to the company’s San Diego office is viable.

[Trojan4Life]

Taz,

How long did the kitchen and bath remodel take? I’d like to do the remodel before occupying the home, and ideally we’d be looking at a time period of 2 months available to do this.

[Trojan4Life]

Taz,

How long did the kitchen and bath remodel take? I’d like to do the remodel before occupying the home, and ideally we’d be looking at a time period of 2 months available to do this.

[Trojan4Life]

Taz,

How long did the kitchen and bath remodel take? I’d like to do the remodel before occupying the home, and ideally we’d be looking at a time period of 2 months available to do this.

[Trojan4Life]

Taz,

How long did the kitchen and bath remodel take? I’d like to do the remodel before occupying the home, and ideally we’d be looking at a time period of 2 months available to do this.

[Trojan4Life]

Taz,

How long did the kitchen and bath remodel take? I’d like to do the remodel before occupying the home, and ideally we’d be looking at a time period of 2 months available to do this.

[stop_the_bubble_hype]

Trojan,

In spite of your name (Bruin for Life Here) I will share my own experience.

My family bought back in October and like you I spent a lot of agonizing hours reviewing this site, looking at posts and waiting for prices to take a dramatic dive. At the time we bought we bought because it was the right thing to do for our family. Have prices come down since we purchased — a little. But we don’t care because the home brings enough satisfaction and we plan to stay for a long while. And guess what, I’m a lot less bitter with the drops than I thought I’d be.

We have made wonderful friends with neighbors and like the stability of having our home again. Sounds like you are pretty set on buying the home so all I can say is buy if you plan to stay put for awhile and don’t get concerned with the fluctuations.

I come to this site about 1x every month or less and take much of what I read with a grain of salt. This is a personal decision. We aren’t looking back and have no regrets. I’m sure my post will get hammered but like I said, I’m not here too often anymore.

Best of luck to you.

[stop_the_bubble_hype]

Trojan,

In spite of your name (Bruin for Life Here) I will share my own experience.

My family bought back in October and like you I spent a lot of agonizing hours reviewing this site, looking at posts and waiting for prices to take a dramatic dive. At the time we bought we bought because it was the right thing to do for our family. Have prices come down since we purchased — a little. But we don’t care because the home brings enough satisfaction and we plan to stay for a long while. And guess what, I’m a lot less bitter with the drops than I thought I’d be.

We have made wonderful friends with neighbors and like the stability of having our home again. Sounds like you are pretty set on buying the home so all I can say is buy if you plan to stay put for awhile and don’t get concerned with the fluctuations.

I come to this site about 1x every month or less and take much of what I read with a grain of salt. This is a personal decision. We aren’t looking back and have no regrets. I’m sure my post will get hammered but like I said, I’m not here too often anymore.

Best of luck to you.

[stop_the_bubble_hype]

Trojan,

In spite of your name (Bruin for Life Here) I will share my own experience.

My family bought back in October and like you I spent a lot of agonizing hours reviewing this site, looking at posts and waiting for prices to take a dramatic dive. At the time we bought we bought because it was the right thing to do for our family. Have prices come down since we purchased — a little. But we don’t care because the home brings enough satisfaction and we plan to stay for a long while. And guess what, I’m a lot less bitter with the drops than I thought I’d be.

We have made wonderful friends with neighbors and like the stability of having our home again. Sounds like you are pretty set on buying the home so all I can say is buy if you plan to stay put for awhile and don’t get concerned with the fluctuations.

I come to this site about 1x every month or less and take much of what I read with a grain of salt. This is a personal decision. We aren’t looking back and have no regrets. I’m sure my post will get hammered but like I said, I’m not here too often anymore.

Best of luck to you.

[stop_the_bubble_hype]

Trojan,

In spite of your name (Bruin for Life Here) I will share my own experience.

My family bought back in October and like you I spent a lot of agonizing hours reviewing this site, looking at posts and waiting for prices to take a dramatic dive. At the time we bought we bought because it was the right thing to do for our family. Have prices come down since we purchased — a little. But we don’t care because the home brings enough satisfaction and we plan to stay for a long while. And guess what, I’m a lot less bitter with the drops than I thought I’d be.

We have made wonderful friends with neighbors and like the stability of having our home again. Sounds like you are pretty set on buying the home so all I can say is buy if you plan to stay put for awhile and don’t get concerned with the fluctuations.

I come to this site about 1x every month or less and take much of what I read with a grain of salt. This is a personal decision. We aren’t looking back and have no regrets. I’m sure my post will get hammered but like I said, I’m not here too often anymore.

Best of luck to you.

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