Highlands Village in Carmel Valley: need advice!

[lepetitangel]

Hi SDrealtor,
Thanks for your advice. We actually looked at a home in Sausalito this past weekend. It’s about 1700+sqft with a tiny yard (the owner put all concret so it didn’t feel like a yard) and it’s asking for ~$650K. I wonder who’s gonna pay that price for it.
I think Sausalito does have a better location than Highlands Village (being close to the elementary school). However, we didn’t like the floorplan cuz the masterbedroom was super small and guest parking is pretty hard (there’s firelane everywhere in the community). The HOA is about $120 and so is the mello-loos. For highland village I won’t get any yard but I’m getting the indoor space of 2000+sqft, and with HOA of $290+$85-mello-loos, I have a common kid play area and amenities, etc.

I guess one of my question is that:
once you have kids, is it really that important to have a yard and be in walking-distance to schools? 🙁 I do prefer a SFH but just cannot afford one. (I don’t think any of them is getting close to $600K).

But again I think my best bet now is just to keep on looking and see what’s available.

One thing though, there doesn’t seem to be too many distressed properties or short-sale in CV (for SFHs). Do you find that true?

[sdrealtor]

FLU,

Be glad its just Barbie. I took my daughter up to American Girl Place up in LA this past weekend and it set me back a car payment. However, it was worth every penny as we defintely had our “Best Day Ever” together. Neither of us will ever forget it.

[sdrealtor]

FLU,

Be glad its just Barbie. I took my daughter up to American Girl Place up in LA this past weekend and it set me back a car payment. However, it was worth every penny as we defintely had our “Best Day Ever” together. Neither of us will ever forget it.

[sdrealtor]

FLU,

Be glad its just Barbie. I took my daughter up to American Girl Place up in LA this past weekend and it set me back a car payment. However, it was worth every penny as we defintely had our “Best Day Ever” together. Neither of us will ever forget it.

[sdrealtor]

FLU,

Be glad its just Barbie. I took my daughter up to American Girl Place up in LA this past weekend and it set me back a car payment. However, it was worth every penny as we defintely had our “Best Day Ever” together. Neither of us will ever forget it.

[sdrealtor]

FLU,

Be glad its just Barbie. I took my daughter up to American Girl Place up in LA this past weekend and it set me back a car payment. However, it was worth every penny as we defintely had our “Best Day Ever” together. Neither of us will ever forget it.

[sdrealtor]

I think the key to finding a good short sale is to find one listed by an experienced short sale agent who isnt based in CV like me (unfortunately I dont have any there right now). The local agents seem to want to preserve the comps where as a good outside agent just wants to get it done at a fair price. I had a complex situation to deal with lenders on and had an hour conversation with one of the local agents over pricing. She tried to convince I was screwing up her comps. Her head was so far up her %^T( that she was beyond saving. I ended up hanging up on her because it was like talking to a wall.

[sdrealtor]

I think the key to finding a good short sale is to find one listed by an experienced short sale agent who isnt based in CV like me (unfortunately I dont have any there right now). The local agents seem to want to preserve the comps where as a good outside agent just wants to get it done at a fair price. I had a complex situation to deal with lenders on and had an hour conversation with one of the local agents over pricing. She tried to convince I was screwing up her comps. Her head was so far up her %^T( that she was beyond saving. I ended up hanging up on her because it was like talking to a wall.

[sdrealtor]

I think the key to finding a good short sale is to find one listed by an experienced short sale agent who isnt based in CV like me (unfortunately I dont have any there right now). The local agents seem to want to preserve the comps where as a good outside agent just wants to get it done at a fair price. I had a complex situation to deal with lenders on and had an hour conversation with one of the local agents over pricing. She tried to convince I was screwing up her comps. Her head was so far up her %^T( that she was beyond saving. I ended up hanging up on her because it was like talking to a wall.

[sdrealtor]

I think the key to finding a good short sale is to find one listed by an experienced short sale agent who isnt based in CV like me (unfortunately I dont have any there right now). The local agents seem to want to preserve the comps where as a good outside agent just wants to get it done at a fair price. I had a complex situation to deal with lenders on and had an hour conversation with one of the local agents over pricing. She tried to convince I was screwing up her comps. Her head was so far up her %^T( that she was beyond saving. I ended up hanging up on her because it was like talking to a wall.

[sdrealtor]

I think the key to finding a good short sale is to find one listed by an experienced short sale agent who isnt based in CV like me (unfortunately I dont have any there right now). The local agents seem to want to preserve the comps where as a good outside agent just wants to get it done at a fair price. I had a complex situation to deal with lenders on and had an hour conversation with one of the local agents over pricing. She tried to convince I was screwing up her comps. Her head was so far up her %^T( that she was beyond saving. I ended up hanging up on her because it was like talking to a wall.

[Coronita]

[quote=lepetitangel]Hi SDrealtor,
Thanks for your advice. We actually looked at a home in Sausalito this past weekend. It’s about 1700+sqft with a tiny yard (the owner put all concret so it didn’t feel like a yard) and it’s asking for ~$650K. I wonder who’s gonna pay that price for it.
I think Sausalito does have a better location than Highlands Village (being close to the elementary school). However, we didn’t like the floorplan cuz the masterbedroom was super small and guest parking is pretty hard (there’s firelane everywhere in the community). The HOA is about $120 and so is the mello-loos. For highland village I won’t get any yard but I’m getting the indoor space of 2000+sqft, and with HOA of $290+$85-mello-loos, I have a common kid play area and amenities, etc.

I guess one of my question is that:
once you have kids, is it really that important to have a yard and be in walking-distance to schools? 🙁 I do prefer a SFH but just cannot afford one. (I don’t think any of them is getting close to $600K).

But again I think my best bet now is just to keep on looking and see what’s available.

One thing though, there doesn’t seem to be too many distressed properties or short-sale in CV (for SFHs). Do you find that true?[/quote]

There was at some point in time in Del Mar Highlands attached communities. There there was a few off them in Monte Claire. There were a couple in Torrey Woods(?) (complex overseeing 5 freeway)…But large sacle distress…not yet….

One other place to look for is possibly Trilogy

[Coronita]

[quote=lepetitangel]Hi SDrealtor,
Thanks for your advice. We actually looked at a home in Sausalito this past weekend. It’s about 1700+sqft with a tiny yard (the owner put all concret so it didn’t feel like a yard) and it’s asking for ~$650K. I wonder who’s gonna pay that price for it.
I think Sausalito does have a better location than Highlands Village (being close to the elementary school). However, we didn’t like the floorplan cuz the masterbedroom was super small and guest parking is pretty hard (there’s firelane everywhere in the community). The HOA is about $120 and so is the mello-loos. For highland village I won’t get any yard but I’m getting the indoor space of 2000+sqft, and with HOA of $290+$85-mello-loos, I have a common kid play area and amenities, etc.

I guess one of my question is that:
once you have kids, is it really that important to have a yard and be in walking-distance to schools? 🙁 I do prefer a SFH but just cannot afford one. (I don’t think any of them is getting close to $600K).

But again I think my best bet now is just to keep on looking and see what’s available.

One thing though, there doesn’t seem to be too many distressed properties or short-sale in CV (for SFHs). Do you find that true?[/quote]

There was at some point in time in Del Mar Highlands attached communities. There there was a few off them in Monte Claire. There were a couple in Torrey Woods(?) (complex overseeing 5 freeway)…But large sacle distress…not yet….

One other place to look for is possibly Trilogy

[Coronita]

[quote=lepetitangel]Hi SDrealtor,
Thanks for your advice. We actually looked at a home in Sausalito this past weekend. It’s about 1700+sqft with a tiny yard (the owner put all concret so it didn’t feel like a yard) and it’s asking for ~$650K. I wonder who’s gonna pay that price for it.
I think Sausalito does have a better location than Highlands Village (being close to the elementary school). However, we didn’t like the floorplan cuz the masterbedroom was super small and guest parking is pretty hard (there’s firelane everywhere in the community). The HOA is about $120 and so is the mello-loos. For highland village I won’t get any yard but I’m getting the indoor space of 2000+sqft, and with HOA of $290+$85-mello-loos, I have a common kid play area and amenities, etc.

I guess one of my question is that:
once you have kids, is it really that important to have a yard and be in walking-distance to schools? 🙁 I do prefer a SFH but just cannot afford one. (I don’t think any of them is getting close to $600K).

But again I think my best bet now is just to keep on looking and see what’s available.

One thing though, there doesn’t seem to be too many distressed properties or short-sale in CV (for SFHs). Do you find that true?[/quote]

There was at some point in time in Del Mar Highlands attached communities. There there was a few off them in Monte Claire. There were a couple in Torrey Woods(?) (complex overseeing 5 freeway)…But large sacle distress…not yet….

One other place to look for is possibly Trilogy

[Coronita]

[quote=lepetitangel]Hi SDrealtor,
Thanks for your advice. We actually looked at a home in Sausalito this past weekend. It’s about 1700+sqft with a tiny yard (the owner put all concret so it didn’t feel like a yard) and it’s asking for ~$650K. I wonder who’s gonna pay that price for it.
I think Sausalito does have a better location than Highlands Village (being close to the elementary school). However, we didn’t like the floorplan cuz the masterbedroom was super small and guest parking is pretty hard (there’s firelane everywhere in the community). The HOA is about $120 and so is the mello-loos. For highland village I won’t get any yard but I’m getting the indoor space of 2000+sqft, and with HOA of $290+$85-mello-loos, I have a common kid play area and amenities, etc.

I guess one of my question is that:
once you have kids, is it really that important to have a yard and be in walking-distance to schools? 🙁 I do prefer a SFH but just cannot afford one. (I don’t think any of them is getting close to $600K).

But again I think my best bet now is just to keep on looking and see what’s available.

One thing though, there doesn’t seem to be too many distressed properties or short-sale in CV (for SFHs). Do you find that true?[/quote]

There was at some point in time in Del Mar Highlands attached communities. There there was a few off them in Monte Claire. There were a couple in Torrey Woods(?) (complex overseeing 5 freeway)…But large sacle distress…not yet….

One other place to look for is possibly Trilogy

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