fixation on school districts

[an]

Very good example esmith. Another point I like to point out is… not everyone would be willing to pay top dollar to live in the “best” area, when they can live in an area that’s 9/10th as good for a big discount. They then can put the difference in a retirement account and be able to retire much more comfortably. They can also travel throughout their life and see the world.

[svelte]

[quote=goldfish]svelte,

I don’t think one 6-figure income will easily buy SFR in CV. Two 6-figures will do.
[/quote]

Are you aware that 6 figures go up to $999,999? And you claim that wouldn’t buy a SFR in CV?

But in a way you are right that we don’t make near 999,999. But over half my co-workers do have working spouses. Including me. I, and many of my co-workers, could live in CV.

[quote=goldfish]
Maybe I am wrong about San Marcos. What I mean to say is if you can comfortably afford an upscale area, you can unlikely to live in a bellow average area. [/quote]

I don’t understand why things run in streaks around here: there for awhile, everyone talked trash about Temecula for no apparent reason to me…I’ve driven around there quite a bit and it is a nice town.

Now people are talking smack about San Marcos and the SM school district. It flabberghasts me. Every city has good areas and bad areas, including Carlsbad and San Diego (BTW, Carmel Valley is just a neighborhood within San Diego…a city which also includes Encanto, SE San Diego, San Ysidro and Otay Mesa – wanna compare San Diego’s worst to San Marcos’ worst?).

Similarly, San Marcos has different neighborhoods ranging from new and upscale to old and ragged.

If you want to sink all your cash into your home, then by all means go ahead and do it. I’ve done it before and hated it. I, and many like me, chose to buy a home in a decent (not upscale) area and do other things with the rest of our cash.

[svelte]

[quote=goldfish]svelte,

I don’t think one 6-figure income will easily buy SFR in CV. Two 6-figures will do.
[/quote]

Are you aware that 6 figures go up to $999,999? And you claim that wouldn’t buy a SFR in CV?

But in a way you are right that we don’t make near 999,999. But over half my co-workers do have working spouses. Including me. I, and many of my co-workers, could live in CV.

[quote=goldfish]
Maybe I am wrong about San Marcos. What I mean to say is if you can comfortably afford an upscale area, you can unlikely to live in a bellow average area. [/quote]

I don’t understand why things run in streaks around here: there for awhile, everyone talked trash about Temecula for no apparent reason to me…I’ve driven around there quite a bit and it is a nice town.

Now people are talking smack about San Marcos and the SM school district. It flabberghasts me. Every city has good areas and bad areas, including Carlsbad and San Diego (BTW, Carmel Valley is just a neighborhood within San Diego…a city which also includes Encanto, SE San Diego, San Ysidro and Otay Mesa – wanna compare San Diego’s worst to San Marcos’ worst?).

Similarly, San Marcos has different neighborhoods ranging from new and upscale to old and ragged.

If you want to sink all your cash into your home, then by all means go ahead and do it. I’ve done it before and hated it. I, and many like me, chose to buy a home in a decent (not upscale) area and do other things with the rest of our cash.

[svelte]

[quote=goldfish]svelte,

I don’t think one 6-figure income will easily buy SFR in CV. Two 6-figures will do.
[/quote]

Are you aware that 6 figures go up to $999,999? And you claim that wouldn’t buy a SFR in CV?

But in a way you are right that we don’t make near 999,999. But over half my co-workers do have working spouses. Including me. I, and many of my co-workers, could live in CV.

[quote=goldfish]
Maybe I am wrong about San Marcos. What I mean to say is if you can comfortably afford an upscale area, you can unlikely to live in a bellow average area. [/quote]

I don’t understand why things run in streaks around here: there for awhile, everyone talked trash about Temecula for no apparent reason to me…I’ve driven around there quite a bit and it is a nice town.

Now people are talking smack about San Marcos and the SM school district. It flabberghasts me. Every city has good areas and bad areas, including Carlsbad and San Diego (BTW, Carmel Valley is just a neighborhood within San Diego…a city which also includes Encanto, SE San Diego, San Ysidro and Otay Mesa – wanna compare San Diego’s worst to San Marcos’ worst?).

Similarly, San Marcos has different neighborhoods ranging from new and upscale to old and ragged.

If you want to sink all your cash into your home, then by all means go ahead and do it. I’ve done it before and hated it. I, and many like me, chose to buy a home in a decent (not upscale) area and do other things with the rest of our cash.

[svelte]

[quote=goldfish]svelte,

I don’t think one 6-figure income will easily buy SFR in CV. Two 6-figures will do.
[/quote]

Are you aware that 6 figures go up to $999,999? And you claim that wouldn’t buy a SFR in CV?

But in a way you are right that we don’t make near 999,999. But over half my co-workers do have working spouses. Including me. I, and many of my co-workers, could live in CV.

[quote=goldfish]
Maybe I am wrong about San Marcos. What I mean to say is if you can comfortably afford an upscale area, you can unlikely to live in a bellow average area. [/quote]

I don’t understand why things run in streaks around here: there for awhile, everyone talked trash about Temecula for no apparent reason to me…I’ve driven around there quite a bit and it is a nice town.

Now people are talking smack about San Marcos and the SM school district. It flabberghasts me. Every city has good areas and bad areas, including Carlsbad and San Diego (BTW, Carmel Valley is just a neighborhood within San Diego…a city which also includes Encanto, SE San Diego, San Ysidro and Otay Mesa – wanna compare San Diego’s worst to San Marcos’ worst?).

Similarly, San Marcos has different neighborhoods ranging from new and upscale to old and ragged.

If you want to sink all your cash into your home, then by all means go ahead and do it. I’ve done it before and hated it. I, and many like me, chose to buy a home in a decent (not upscale) area and do other things with the rest of our cash.

[svelte]

[quote=goldfish]svelte,

I don’t think one 6-figure income will easily buy SFR in CV. Two 6-figures will do.
[/quote]

Are you aware that 6 figures go up to $999,999? And you claim that wouldn’t buy a SFR in CV?

But in a way you are right that we don’t make near 999,999. But over half my co-workers do have working spouses. Including me. I, and many of my co-workers, could live in CV.

[quote=goldfish]
Maybe I am wrong about San Marcos. What I mean to say is if you can comfortably afford an upscale area, you can unlikely to live in a bellow average area. [/quote]

I don’t understand why things run in streaks around here: there for awhile, everyone talked trash about Temecula for no apparent reason to me…I’ve driven around there quite a bit and it is a nice town.

Now people are talking smack about San Marcos and the SM school district. It flabberghasts me. Every city has good areas and bad areas, including Carlsbad and San Diego (BTW, Carmel Valley is just a neighborhood within San Diego…a city which also includes Encanto, SE San Diego, San Ysidro and Otay Mesa – wanna compare San Diego’s worst to San Marcos’ worst?).

Similarly, San Marcos has different neighborhoods ranging from new and upscale to old and ragged.

If you want to sink all your cash into your home, then by all means go ahead and do it. I’ve done it before and hated it. I, and many like me, chose to buy a home in a decent (not upscale) area and do other things with the rest of our cash.

[Coronita]

[quote=esmith]Maybe I am wrong about San Marcos. What I mean to say is if you can comfortably afford an upscale area, you can unlikely to live in a bellow average area.

I give you five pictures. They are from “upscale” 4S Ranch and Carmel Valley, Chula Vista, and below-average San Marcos and Escondido. Please tell me which is which.

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/186/080048314_101_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/200/080052936_101_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/113/080054129_201_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/76/080052812_101_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/29/080057885_101_12.jpg
[/quote]

OOO ooo, let me play the guessing game…..

#5(the last link) is chula vista (first guess) or escondido (second guess)

#4 is carmel valley

#3 is san marcos

#2 is 4s

#1 is escondido (first guess) or chula vista(second guess)

How close was I?

No way #5 is carmel valley. In fact, this home looks like it’s one of those “newer homes” in foreclosure high areas.
The giveaways are
a) Brown, unkempt lawn…The HOA would be shitting on that owner for that in Carmel Valley.
b) Lack of gardening in front…Seems like a new home with owner not able to to spend $ on landscaping.
c) Observe the Caddy Escalade parked outside + the funny looking black thing leaning on the right side of the garage. ==> Gaudy car bought with funny money + slob leaving crap outside of a home (again, an uptight community wouldn’t allow this).

(I’m only being 1/2 serious btw)….

[Coronita]

[quote=esmith]Maybe I am wrong about San Marcos. What I mean to say is if you can comfortably afford an upscale area, you can unlikely to live in a bellow average area.

I give you five pictures. They are from “upscale” 4S Ranch and Carmel Valley, Chula Vista, and below-average San Marcos and Escondido. Please tell me which is which.

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/186/080048314_101_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/200/080052936_101_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/113/080054129_201_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/76/080052812_101_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/29/080057885_101_12.jpg
[/quote]

OOO ooo, let me play the guessing game…..

#5(the last link) is chula vista (first guess) or escondido (second guess)

#4 is carmel valley

#3 is san marcos

#2 is 4s

#1 is escondido (first guess) or chula vista(second guess)

How close was I?

No way #5 is carmel valley. In fact, this home looks like it’s one of those “newer homes” in foreclosure high areas.
The giveaways are
a) Brown, unkempt lawn…The HOA would be shitting on that owner for that in Carmel Valley.
b) Lack of gardening in front…Seems like a new home with owner not able to to spend $ on landscaping.
c) Observe the Caddy Escalade parked outside + the funny looking black thing leaning on the right side of the garage. ==> Gaudy car bought with funny money + slob leaving crap outside of a home (again, an uptight community wouldn’t allow this).

(I’m only being 1/2 serious btw)….

[Coronita]

[quote=esmith]Maybe I am wrong about San Marcos. What I mean to say is if you can comfortably afford an upscale area, you can unlikely to live in a bellow average area.

I give you five pictures. They are from “upscale” 4S Ranch and Carmel Valley, Chula Vista, and below-average San Marcos and Escondido. Please tell me which is which.

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/186/080048314_101_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/200/080052936_101_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/113/080054129_201_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/76/080052812_101_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/29/080057885_101_12.jpg
[/quote]

OOO ooo, let me play the guessing game…..

#5(the last link) is chula vista (first guess) or escondido (second guess)

#4 is carmel valley

#3 is san marcos

#2 is 4s

#1 is escondido (first guess) or chula vista(second guess)

How close was I?

No way #5 is carmel valley. In fact, this home looks like it’s one of those “newer homes” in foreclosure high areas.
The giveaways are
a) Brown, unkempt lawn…The HOA would be shitting on that owner for that in Carmel Valley.
b) Lack of gardening in front…Seems like a new home with owner not able to to spend $ on landscaping.
c) Observe the Caddy Escalade parked outside + the funny looking black thing leaning on the right side of the garage. ==> Gaudy car bought with funny money + slob leaving crap outside of a home (again, an uptight community wouldn’t allow this).

(I’m only being 1/2 serious btw)….

[Coronita]

[quote=esmith]Maybe I am wrong about San Marcos. What I mean to say is if you can comfortably afford an upscale area, you can unlikely to live in a bellow average area.

I give you five pictures. They are from “upscale” 4S Ranch and Carmel Valley, Chula Vista, and below-average San Marcos and Escondido. Please tell me which is which.

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/186/080048314_101_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/200/080052936_101_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/113/080054129_201_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/76/080052812_101_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/29/080057885_101_12.jpg
[/quote]

OOO ooo, let me play the guessing game…..

#5(the last link) is chula vista (first guess) or escondido (second guess)

#4 is carmel valley

#3 is san marcos

#2 is 4s

#1 is escondido (first guess) or chula vista(second guess)

How close was I?

No way #5 is carmel valley. In fact, this home looks like it’s one of those “newer homes” in foreclosure high areas.
The giveaways are
a) Brown, unkempt lawn…The HOA would be shitting on that owner for that in Carmel Valley.
b) Lack of gardening in front…Seems like a new home with owner not able to to spend $ on landscaping.
c) Observe the Caddy Escalade parked outside + the funny looking black thing leaning on the right side of the garage. ==> Gaudy car bought with funny money + slob leaving crap outside of a home (again, an uptight community wouldn’t allow this).

(I’m only being 1/2 serious btw)….

[Coronita]

[quote=esmith]Maybe I am wrong about San Marcos. What I mean to say is if you can comfortably afford an upscale area, you can unlikely to live in a bellow average area.

I give you five pictures. They are from “upscale” 4S Ranch and Carmel Valley, Chula Vista, and below-average San Marcos and Escondido. Please tell me which is which.

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/186/080048314_101_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/200/080052936_101_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/113/080054129_201_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/76/080052812_101_12.jpg

http://tempo5.sandicor.com/SNDImages/29/080057885_101_12.jpg
[/quote]

OOO ooo, let me play the guessing game…..

#5(the last link) is chula vista (first guess) or escondido (second guess)

#4 is carmel valley

#3 is san marcos

#2 is 4s

#1 is escondido (first guess) or chula vista(second guess)

How close was I?

No way #5 is carmel valley. In fact, this home looks like it’s one of those “newer homes” in foreclosure high areas.
The giveaways are
a) Brown, unkempt lawn…The HOA would be shitting on that owner for that in Carmel Valley.
b) Lack of gardening in front…Seems like a new home with owner not able to to spend $ on landscaping.
c) Observe the Caddy Escalade parked outside + the funny looking black thing leaning on the right side of the garage. ==> Gaudy car bought with funny money + slob leaving crap outside of a home (again, an uptight community wouldn’t allow this).

(I’m only being 1/2 serious btw)….

[Eugene]

0 out of 5 :)) Don’t be ashamed, it’s really hard to guess. You are correct that #5 is not Carmel Valley.

Asking prices:
#1. $1,285,000 + MR $4,620/yr + HOA $143/mo
#2. $659,000 + MR $4,950/yr + HOA $82/mo
#3. $699,000
#4. $600,000 + HOA $116/mo
#5. $789,000 + MR $5,112/yr + HOA $68/mo

As far as I know those areas, #4 is well priced and might go quickly, others are a bit overpriced.

[Eugene]

0 out of 5 :)) Don’t be ashamed, it’s really hard to guess. You are correct that #5 is not Carmel Valley.

Asking prices:
#1. $1,285,000 + MR $4,620/yr + HOA $143/mo
#2. $659,000 + MR $4,950/yr + HOA $82/mo
#3. $699,000
#4. $600,000 + HOA $116/mo
#5. $789,000 + MR $5,112/yr + HOA $68/mo

As far as I know those areas, #4 is well priced and might go quickly, others are a bit overpriced.

[Eugene]

0 out of 5 :)) Don’t be ashamed, it’s really hard to guess. You are correct that #5 is not Carmel Valley.

Asking prices:
#1. $1,285,000 + MR $4,620/yr + HOA $143/mo
#2. $659,000 + MR $4,950/yr + HOA $82/mo
#3. $699,000
#4. $600,000 + HOA $116/mo
#5. $789,000 + MR $5,112/yr + HOA $68/mo

As far as I know those areas, #4 is well priced and might go quickly, others are a bit overpriced.

[Eugene]

0 out of 5 :)) Don’t be ashamed, it’s really hard to guess. You are correct that #5 is not Carmel Valley.

Asking prices:
#1. $1,285,000 + MR $4,620/yr + HOA $143/mo
#2. $659,000 + MR $4,950/yr + HOA $82/mo
#3. $699,000
#4. $600,000 + HOA $116/mo
#5. $789,000 + MR $5,112/yr + HOA $68/mo

As far as I know those areas, #4 is well priced and might go quickly, others are a bit overpriced.

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