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October 30, 2007 at 4:06 PM #93327October 30, 2007 at 4:06 PM #93278betting on fallParticipant
I agree with scripps ranch, but you will still have trouble with the 550k budget. I think the best house price to school quality ratio in a central area is in San Carlos/Del Cerro. Some of the better SD City schools (Hearst, Benchley Weinberger, Greene) and you can even find OK places for 550k.
Still, like everyone says, you’ll do better with your 550k the longer you wait. I would say don’t be afraid to rent in the neighboorhood that slightly above your current budget, and hope you income increase or price drops allow you to get in as buyer in a few years.
October 30, 2007 at 4:06 PM #93311betting on fallParticipantI agree with scripps ranch, but you will still have trouble with the 550k budget. I think the best house price to school quality ratio in a central area is in San Carlos/Del Cerro. Some of the better SD City schools (Hearst, Benchley Weinberger, Greene) and you can even find OK places for 550k.
Still, like everyone says, you’ll do better with your 550k the longer you wait. I would say don’t be afraid to rent in the neighboorhood that slightly above your current budget, and hope you income increase or price drops allow you to get in as buyer in a few years.
October 30, 2007 at 4:06 PM #93321betting on fallParticipantI agree with scripps ranch, but you will still have trouble with the 550k budget. I think the best house price to school quality ratio in a central area is in San Carlos/Del Cerro. Some of the better SD City schools (Hearst, Benchley Weinberger, Greene) and you can even find OK places for 550k.
Still, like everyone says, you’ll do better with your 550k the longer you wait. I would say don’t be afraid to rent in the neighboorhood that slightly above your current budget, and hope you income increase or price drops allow you to get in as buyer in a few years.
October 30, 2007 at 4:12 PM #93290gnParticipantI agree with asragov about Scripts Ranch.
You can definitely rent a nice house in Scripts & buy a decent house in Scripts for $550k when the market bottoms out. The schools are good. The commute to La Jolla & downtown is not bad.
And best of all, it’s a “family oriented community”.
October 30, 2007 at 4:12 PM #93323gnParticipantI agree with asragov about Scripts Ranch.
You can definitely rent a nice house in Scripts & buy a decent house in Scripts for $550k when the market bottoms out. The schools are good. The commute to La Jolla & downtown is not bad.
And best of all, it’s a “family oriented community”.
October 30, 2007 at 4:12 PM #93333gnParticipantI agree with asragov about Scripts Ranch.
You can definitely rent a nice house in Scripts & buy a decent house in Scripts for $550k when the market bottoms out. The schools are good. The commute to La Jolla & downtown is not bad.
And best of all, it’s a “family oriented community”.
October 30, 2007 at 4:12 PM #93292louiseParticipantSo, Carlsbad is out.
Thanks for giving me some names, I will check them later. Now I will go to my car and drive my 1 h commute to Valencia.October 30, 2007 at 4:12 PM #93326louiseParticipantSo, Carlsbad is out.
Thanks for giving me some names, I will check them later. Now I will go to my car and drive my 1 h commute to Valencia.October 30, 2007 at 4:12 PM #93336louiseParticipantSo, Carlsbad is out.
Thanks for giving me some names, I will check them later. Now I will go to my car and drive my 1 h commute to Valencia.October 30, 2007 at 4:22 PM #93299ArtifactParticipantIf you end up renting (or buying) – I would look in the University City area – north of 52 along Govenor drive. There are areas there that the prices are very high but others you could certainly rent affordably if you can afford a 550K home. The schools are good and the commute to both downtown and La Jolla would be good relatively speaking. La Jolla would be 10 minutes and downtown would be pretty short as well.
I think there are a couple of areas just south of 52 that are okay, but I do not think the schools (lower grades) are as good.
October 30, 2007 at 4:22 PM #93331ArtifactParticipantIf you end up renting (or buying) – I would look in the University City area – north of 52 along Govenor drive. There are areas there that the prices are very high but others you could certainly rent affordably if you can afford a 550K home. The schools are good and the commute to both downtown and La Jolla would be good relatively speaking. La Jolla would be 10 minutes and downtown would be pretty short as well.
I think there are a couple of areas just south of 52 that are okay, but I do not think the schools (lower grades) are as good.
October 30, 2007 at 4:22 PM #93343ArtifactParticipantIf you end up renting (or buying) – I would look in the University City area – north of 52 along Govenor drive. There are areas there that the prices are very high but others you could certainly rent affordably if you can afford a 550K home. The schools are good and the commute to both downtown and La Jolla would be good relatively speaking. La Jolla would be 10 minutes and downtown would be pretty short as well.
I think there are a couple of areas just south of 52 that are okay, but I do not think the schools (lower grades) are as good.
October 30, 2007 at 4:33 PM #933054Sbuyer2002Participant4S Ranch is your best bet by far. You may be able to get into a small SFH for 550K (Garden Walk). In addition, to being a very family oriented community the whole community is engineered to withstand firestorms like San Diego recently experience. 4S have same climate as Carmel Valley, Schools which are equal, and cost significantly less for the same sq/ft in a SFH. With the extension of Carmel Valley Road through 4S you are no about 2-3 minutes farther from the beach or La Jolla than you would be from Carmel Valley. Also no small benefit . . . . Temecula is way to far. Your husband who works in La Jolla will be chained to his car for 3 hrs a day if you buy in Temecula and work in La Jolla. I would not condemn him to that torture (3 hrs a day in SD traffic).
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October 30, 2007 at 4:33 PM #933374Sbuyer2002Participant4S Ranch is your best bet by far. You may be able to get into a small SFH for 550K (Garden Walk). In addition, to being a very family oriented community the whole community is engineered to withstand firestorms like San Diego recently experience. 4S have same climate as Carmel Valley, Schools which are equal, and cost significantly less for the same sq/ft in a SFH. With the extension of Carmel Valley Road through 4S you are no about 2-3 minutes farther from the beach or La Jolla than you would be from Carmel Valley. Also no small benefit . . . . Temecula is way to far. Your husband who works in La Jolla will be chained to his car for 3 hrs a day if you buy in Temecula and work in La Jolla. I would not condemn him to that torture (3 hrs a day in SD traffic).
grateful owner . . . .
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