Greer Ranch – any info, please?

[Anonymous]

If all of this is happening up in Greer, it makes you wonder what happens on a weekly basis on a typical Temecula/Murietta street.

[dharmagirl]

Is anyone else concerned that as prices tumble, the Temecula tract neighborhoods will become vulnerable to this type of thing?

Our Redhawk neighborhood has already had several major thefts, and some of the renters who have moved in recently do not exactly inspire confidence…they are definitely troublemakers – look like the kind of guys who are operating a dog fighting ring or something….not good neighbors and do NOT play well with others.

[dharmagirl]

Is anyone else concerned that as prices tumble, the Temecula tract neighborhoods will become vulnerable to this type of thing?

Our Redhawk neighborhood has already had several major thefts, and some of the renters who have moved in recently do not exactly inspire confidence…they are definitely troublemakers – look like the kind of guys who are operating a dog fighting ring or something….not good neighbors and do NOT play well with others.

[dharmagirl]

Is anyone else concerned that as prices tumble, the Temecula tract neighborhoods will become vulnerable to this type of thing?

Our Redhawk neighborhood has already had several major thefts, and some of the renters who have moved in recently do not exactly inspire confidence…they are definitely troublemakers – look like the kind of guys who are operating a dog fighting ring or something….not good neighbors and do NOT play well with others.

[dharmagirl]

Is anyone else concerned that as prices tumble, the Temecula tract neighborhoods will become vulnerable to this type of thing?

Our Redhawk neighborhood has already had several major thefts, and some of the renters who have moved in recently do not exactly inspire confidence…they are definitely troublemakers – look like the kind of guys who are operating a dog fighting ring or something….not good neighbors and do NOT play well with others.

[dharmagirl]

Is anyone else concerned that as prices tumble, the Temecula tract neighborhoods will become vulnerable to this type of thing?

Our Redhawk neighborhood has already had several major thefts, and some of the renters who have moved in recently do not exactly inspire confidence…they are definitely troublemakers – look like the kind of guys who are operating a dog fighting ring or something….not good neighbors and do NOT play well with others.

[Coronita]

Well, frankly I don't know Murrieta to comment. BUT, it's for this reason why I thought (and still think) buying in Otay Mesa is an equally bad idea for the same reason.

Whenever something else is "out of place" with the surrounding neighborhood, it just seems like it would have a target painted on it, unless you have a serious police force to do serious patrolling. In the Bay Area, this is particularly effective in dealing with the East PaloAlto and Palo Alto, Mountain View thing. Once upon a time, crime that typically was confined to east palo alto started to increase in surrounding areas like PA, MV, Sunnyvale.. Then the police from those jurisdiction started to band together and started doing some hard core crackdown, the sort of "you mess with our city, we're gonna get you and you'll regret it". It seemed to have worked. While E. Palo Alto might have one the highest crime rates in CA, the rest of the surrounding is pretty safe (or at least I feel it's pretty safe).

The problem with some of these new higher-end "ranches" like Otay Mesa for example, is that they really should have been placed as a city with it's own full size police force. You might not like the copper that writes you a ticket here and there, but if that's all a copper needs to do in a city because he/she is bored, that's a good thing imho.

 

[Coronita]

Well, frankly I don't know Murrieta to comment. BUT, it's for this reason why I thought (and still think) buying in Otay Mesa is an equally bad idea for the same reason.

Whenever something else is "out of place" with the surrounding neighborhood, it just seems like it would have a target painted on it, unless you have a serious police force to do serious patrolling. In the Bay Area, this is particularly effective in dealing with the East PaloAlto and Palo Alto, Mountain View thing. Once upon a time, crime that typically was confined to east palo alto started to increase in surrounding areas like PA, MV, Sunnyvale.. Then the police from those jurisdiction started to band together and started doing some hard core crackdown, the sort of "you mess with our city, we're gonna get you and you'll regret it". It seemed to have worked. While E. Palo Alto might have one the highest crime rates in CA, the rest of the surrounding is pretty safe (or at least I feel it's pretty safe).

The problem with some of these new higher-end "ranches" like Otay Mesa for example, is that they really should have been placed as a city with it's own full size police force. You might not like the copper that writes you a ticket here and there, but if that's all a copper needs to do in a city because he/she is bored, that's a good thing imho.

 

[Coronita]

Well, frankly I don't know Murrieta to comment. BUT, it's for this reason why I thought (and still think) buying in Otay Mesa is an equally bad idea for the same reason.

Whenever something else is "out of place" with the surrounding neighborhood, it just seems like it would have a target painted on it, unless you have a serious police force to do serious patrolling. In the Bay Area, this is particularly effective in dealing with the East PaloAlto and Palo Alto, Mountain View thing. Once upon a time, crime that typically was confined to east palo alto started to increase in surrounding areas like PA, MV, Sunnyvale.. Then the police from those jurisdiction started to band together and started doing some hard core crackdown, the sort of "you mess with our city, we're gonna get you and you'll regret it". It seemed to have worked. While E. Palo Alto might have one the highest crime rates in CA, the rest of the surrounding is pretty safe (or at least I feel it's pretty safe).

The problem with some of these new higher-end "ranches" like Otay Mesa for example, is that they really should have been placed as a city with it's own full size police force. You might not like the copper that writes you a ticket here and there, but if that's all a copper needs to do in a city because he/she is bored, that's a good thing imho.

 

[Coronita]

Well, frankly I don't know Murrieta to comment. BUT, it's for this reason why I thought (and still think) buying in Otay Mesa is an equally bad idea for the same reason.

Whenever something else is "out of place" with the surrounding neighborhood, it just seems like it would have a target painted on it, unless you have a serious police force to do serious patrolling. In the Bay Area, this is particularly effective in dealing with the East PaloAlto and Palo Alto, Mountain View thing. Once upon a time, crime that typically was confined to east palo alto started to increase in surrounding areas like PA, MV, Sunnyvale.. Then the police from those jurisdiction started to band together and started doing some hard core crackdown, the sort of "you mess with our city, we're gonna get you and you'll regret it". It seemed to have worked. While E. Palo Alto might have one the highest crime rates in CA, the rest of the surrounding is pretty safe (or at least I feel it's pretty safe).

The problem with some of these new higher-end "ranches" like Otay Mesa for example, is that they really should have been placed as a city with it's own full size police force. You might not like the copper that writes you a ticket here and there, but if that's all a copper needs to do in a city because he/she is bored, that's a good thing imho.

 

[Coronita]

Well, frankly I don't know Murrieta to comment. BUT, it's for this reason why I thought (and still think) buying in Otay Mesa is an equally bad idea for the same reason.

Whenever something else is "out of place" with the surrounding neighborhood, it just seems like it would have a target painted on it, unless you have a serious police force to do serious patrolling. In the Bay Area, this is particularly effective in dealing with the East PaloAlto and Palo Alto, Mountain View thing. Once upon a time, crime that typically was confined to east palo alto started to increase in surrounding areas like PA, MV, Sunnyvale.. Then the police from those jurisdiction started to band together and started doing some hard core crackdown, the sort of "you mess with our city, we're gonna get you and you'll regret it". It seemed to have worked. While E. Palo Alto might have one the highest crime rates in CA, the rest of the surrounding is pretty safe (or at least I feel it's pretty safe).

The problem with some of these new higher-end "ranches" like Otay Mesa for example, is that they really should have been placed as a city with it's own full size police force. You might not like the copper that writes you a ticket here and there, but if that's all a copper needs to do in a city because he/she is bored, that's a good thing imho.

 

[hipmatt]

In my opinion, your friend who brags about living in Greer Ranch would be typical of a resident in that neighborhood. Greer Ranch is an overpriced, high tax and high HOA community in Murrieta, that is actually closer to Wildomar and Menifee than anything else. I personally don’t see the attraction to that area or the location. The area is built up on a hill, so there are some nice homes with some nice views to be had up there. HOA’s are $173.. ouch. Taxes are a solid 2%.

That area was built from about 2002 to about 2005 and during that time, it managed to justify the high pricing, taxation, and HOA despite its mediocre location and relatively far distance to any of the major amenities that Temecula has to offer. There was an arrogance about that place that I never bought into. Sure the homes were nice, but you are living on the verge of southern Menifee and just on the other side of the hill is the armpit and drugzone known as quail valley.

I don’t see how you would choose this location over something similar or even cheaper in Temecula, which is centrally located, has much more to offer, and IMHO is safer.

I haven’t been up there much, but from what I’ve seen, you will find quite a few of the BMW / Escalade driving type of yuppies. A while ago, there were a few pro motocrossers that lived up there and had their homes featured on MTV Cribs. So for all you piggies who judge a neighborhood by how many lifted trucks there are…..

[hipmatt]

In my opinion, your friend who brags about living in Greer Ranch would be typical of a resident in that neighborhood. Greer Ranch is an overpriced, high tax and high HOA community in Murrieta, that is actually closer to Wildomar and Menifee than anything else. I personally don’t see the attraction to that area or the location. The area is built up on a hill, so there are some nice homes with some nice views to be had up there. HOA’s are $173.. ouch. Taxes are a solid 2%.

That area was built from about 2002 to about 2005 and during that time, it managed to justify the high pricing, taxation, and HOA despite its mediocre location and relatively far distance to any of the major amenities that Temecula has to offer. There was an arrogance about that place that I never bought into. Sure the homes were nice, but you are living on the verge of southern Menifee and just on the other side of the hill is the armpit and drugzone known as quail valley.

I don’t see how you would choose this location over something similar or even cheaper in Temecula, which is centrally located, has much more to offer, and IMHO is safer.

I haven’t been up there much, but from what I’ve seen, you will find quite a few of the BMW / Escalade driving type of yuppies. A while ago, there were a few pro motocrossers that lived up there and had their homes featured on MTV Cribs. So for all you piggies who judge a neighborhood by how many lifted trucks there are…..

[hipmatt]

In my opinion, your friend who brags about living in Greer Ranch would be typical of a resident in that neighborhood. Greer Ranch is an overpriced, high tax and high HOA community in Murrieta, that is actually closer to Wildomar and Menifee than anything else. I personally don’t see the attraction to that area or the location. The area is built up on a hill, so there are some nice homes with some nice views to be had up there. HOA’s are $173.. ouch. Taxes are a solid 2%.

That area was built from about 2002 to about 2005 and during that time, it managed to justify the high pricing, taxation, and HOA despite its mediocre location and relatively far distance to any of the major amenities that Temecula has to offer. There was an arrogance about that place that I never bought into. Sure the homes were nice, but you are living on the verge of southern Menifee and just on the other side of the hill is the armpit and drugzone known as quail valley.

I don’t see how you would choose this location over something similar or even cheaper in Temecula, which is centrally located, has much more to offer, and IMHO is safer.

I haven’t been up there much, but from what I’ve seen, you will find quite a few of the BMW / Escalade driving type of yuppies. A while ago, there were a few pro motocrossers that lived up there and had their homes featured on MTV Cribs. So for all you piggies who judge a neighborhood by how many lifted trucks there are…..

[hipmatt]

In my opinion, your friend who brags about living in Greer Ranch would be typical of a resident in that neighborhood. Greer Ranch is an overpriced, high tax and high HOA community in Murrieta, that is actually closer to Wildomar and Menifee than anything else. I personally don’t see the attraction to that area or the location. The area is built up on a hill, so there are some nice homes with some nice views to be had up there. HOA’s are $173.. ouch. Taxes are a solid 2%.

That area was built from about 2002 to about 2005 and during that time, it managed to justify the high pricing, taxation, and HOA despite its mediocre location and relatively far distance to any of the major amenities that Temecula has to offer. There was an arrogance about that place that I never bought into. Sure the homes were nice, but you are living on the verge of southern Menifee and just on the other side of the hill is the armpit and drugzone known as quail valley.

I don’t see how you would choose this location over something similar or even cheaper in Temecula, which is centrally located, has much more to offer, and IMHO is safer.

I haven’t been up there much, but from what I’ve seen, you will find quite a few of the BMW / Escalade driving type of yuppies. A while ago, there were a few pro motocrossers that lived up there and had their homes featured on MTV Cribs. So for all you piggies who judge a neighborhood by how many lifted trucks there are…..

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