I’m officially a knifecatcher

[CA renter]

[quote=sdrealtor]Yes but dont forget the Butterfly theory that everything is interconnected. Eventually the young professional family targeting a nice home in a prime NCC neighborhood full of kids and with great schools will find the social isolation,non-access to beaches/quality restaurants/good shopping and less than stellar schools so compelling they will move to Mt Helix because of those low prices. It has to impact the Coast……it just has toooooo!!!

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Sdr,

You know that we love, love, love our home and neighborhood for all the reasons you’ve described — especially the “sociability” factor. We are very sociable people, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a neighborhood with as many people walking about with kids and dogs running around. We know all our neighbors, and are friends with many people for blocks around, and we LOVE it!

That being said, we almost made an offer on a house in an exceptionally nice neighborhood in Escondido a few days ago because the price was **below** its 2000 price, and far lower than anything comparable around here. As a matter of fact, they don’t even have properties and neighborhoods around here that are as nice as the one in Escondido — they simply don’t exist in NCC, unless you are paying well over $1MM. The lot was fantastic, with a great pool and still plenty of grass and patio area, and it had a great view of the surrounding hills and lake. Truly a stunning place, and the open house was PACKED, unlike the open houses we’ve seen in NCC recently.

Say what you will, but I think a lot of people are willing to move to a different area if it makes sense.

We backed out because of the commute and the house was just a bit too small, but I’m still leaning in that direction a bit, haven’t made my mind up for sure. It is sooooo tempting to pay less and still have a better house/lot in a very nice (even better!) neighborhood vs. overpay for a small tract home with a small yard and no views here in NCC. For those who work elsewhere and/or are willing to commute a bit, it’s a slam dunk, IMHO.

[sdrealtor]

Your post says it all. you ALMOST made an offer. Throw in that on a bearish housing blog you stand out as an uber bear putting you in a very small minority. Add a dash of, not being the in teh category of professional families I am referencing. Combine that with homeschooling taking schools out of the equation (which puts you in an extreme minority) and you are an outlier. I’ll have to thank you for proving my point yet again. keep chasing those butterflies

[sdrealtor]

Your post says it all. you ALMOST made an offer. Throw in that on a bearish housing blog you stand out as an uber bear putting you in a very small minority. Add a dash of, not being the in teh category of professional families I am referencing. Combine that with homeschooling taking schools out of the equation (which puts you in an extreme minority) and you are an outlier. I’ll have to thank you for proving my point yet again. keep chasing those butterflies

[sdrealtor]

Your post says it all. you ALMOST made an offer. Throw in that on a bearish housing blog you stand out as an uber bear putting you in a very small minority. Add a dash of, not being the in teh category of professional families I am referencing. Combine that with homeschooling taking schools out of the equation (which puts you in an extreme minority) and you are an outlier. I’ll have to thank you for proving my point yet again. keep chasing those butterflies

[sdrealtor]

Your post says it all. you ALMOST made an offer. Throw in that on a bearish housing blog you stand out as an uber bear putting you in a very small minority. Add a dash of, not being the in teh category of professional families I am referencing. Combine that with homeschooling taking schools out of the equation (which puts you in an extreme minority) and you are an outlier. I’ll have to thank you for proving my point yet again. keep chasing those butterflies

[sdrealtor]

Your post says it all. you ALMOST made an offer. Throw in that on a bearish housing blog you stand out as an uber bear putting you in a very small minority. Add a dash of, not being the in teh category of professional families I am referencing. Combine that with homeschooling taking schools out of the equation (which puts you in an extreme minority) and you are an outlier. I’ll have to thank you for proving my point yet again. keep chasing those butterflies

[bearishgurl]

[quote=sdrealtor]Your post says it all. you ALMOST made an offer. Throw in that on a bearish housing blog you stand out as an uber bear putting you in a very small minority. Add a dash of, not being the in teh category of professional families I am referencing. Combine that with homeschooling taking schools out of the equation (which puts you in an extreme minority) and you are an outlier. I’ll have to thank you for proving my point yet again. keep chasing those butterflies[/quote]

sdr, I’m wondering . . . aside from your ‘hood being permeated by kids and dogs, you’ve posted recently about sharing wine over the backyard fence with a neighbor (correct me if I don’t have this quite right) and your ‘hood being safe for your son to ride his bicycle a couple blocks to a friend’s house, etc. If you were kid-free, would you hang around there with your frog pond in the back and attempt to “maintain” it all, just to hang with the neighbors? And don’t you think it might be possible that kids your son’s age safely ride their bikes to friend’s houses, school or the store ALL over the county, daily?

You just sound very kid-oriented. Nothing wrong with that but I’m getting the impression from your posts that your ‘hood is good for young families, tricycles and strollers, but what about the rest of the population?

[bearishgurl]

[quote=sdrealtor]Your post says it all. you ALMOST made an offer. Throw in that on a bearish housing blog you stand out as an uber bear putting you in a very small minority. Add a dash of, not being the in teh category of professional families I am referencing. Combine that with homeschooling taking schools out of the equation (which puts you in an extreme minority) and you are an outlier. I’ll have to thank you for proving my point yet again. keep chasing those butterflies[/quote]

sdr, I’m wondering . . . aside from your ‘hood being permeated by kids and dogs, you’ve posted recently about sharing wine over the backyard fence with a neighbor (correct me if I don’t have this quite right) and your ‘hood being safe for your son to ride his bicycle a couple blocks to a friend’s house, etc. If you were kid-free, would you hang around there with your frog pond in the back and attempt to “maintain” it all, just to hang with the neighbors? And don’t you think it might be possible that kids your son’s age safely ride their bikes to friend’s houses, school or the store ALL over the county, daily?

You just sound very kid-oriented. Nothing wrong with that but I’m getting the impression from your posts that your ‘hood is good for young families, tricycles and strollers, but what about the rest of the population?

[bearishgurl]

[quote=sdrealtor]Your post says it all. you ALMOST made an offer. Throw in that on a bearish housing blog you stand out as an uber bear putting you in a very small minority. Add a dash of, not being the in teh category of professional families I am referencing. Combine that with homeschooling taking schools out of the equation (which puts you in an extreme minority) and you are an outlier. I’ll have to thank you for proving my point yet again. keep chasing those butterflies[/quote]

sdr, I’m wondering . . . aside from your ‘hood being permeated by kids and dogs, you’ve posted recently about sharing wine over the backyard fence with a neighbor (correct me if I don’t have this quite right) and your ‘hood being safe for your son to ride his bicycle a couple blocks to a friend’s house, etc. If you were kid-free, would you hang around there with your frog pond in the back and attempt to “maintain” it all, just to hang with the neighbors? And don’t you think it might be possible that kids your son’s age safely ride their bikes to friend’s houses, school or the store ALL over the county, daily?

You just sound very kid-oriented. Nothing wrong with that but I’m getting the impression from your posts that your ‘hood is good for young families, tricycles and strollers, but what about the rest of the population?

[bearishgurl]

[quote=sdrealtor]Your post says it all. you ALMOST made an offer. Throw in that on a bearish housing blog you stand out as an uber bear putting you in a very small minority. Add a dash of, not being the in teh category of professional families I am referencing. Combine that with homeschooling taking schools out of the equation (which puts you in an extreme minority) and you are an outlier. I’ll have to thank you for proving my point yet again. keep chasing those butterflies[/quote]

sdr, I’m wondering . . . aside from your ‘hood being permeated by kids and dogs, you’ve posted recently about sharing wine over the backyard fence with a neighbor (correct me if I don’t have this quite right) and your ‘hood being safe for your son to ride his bicycle a couple blocks to a friend’s house, etc. If you were kid-free, would you hang around there with your frog pond in the back and attempt to “maintain” it all, just to hang with the neighbors? And don’t you think it might be possible that kids your son’s age safely ride their bikes to friend’s houses, school or the store ALL over the county, daily?

You just sound very kid-oriented. Nothing wrong with that but I’m getting the impression from your posts that your ‘hood is good for young families, tricycles and strollers, but what about the rest of the population?

[bearishgurl]

[quote=sdrealtor]Your post says it all. you ALMOST made an offer. Throw in that on a bearish housing blog you stand out as an uber bear putting you in a very small minority. Add a dash of, not being the in teh category of professional families I am referencing. Combine that with homeschooling taking schools out of the equation (which puts you in an extreme minority) and you are an outlier. I’ll have to thank you for proving my point yet again. keep chasing those butterflies[/quote]

sdr, I’m wondering . . . aside from your ‘hood being permeated by kids and dogs, you’ve posted recently about sharing wine over the backyard fence with a neighbor (correct me if I don’t have this quite right) and your ‘hood being safe for your son to ride his bicycle a couple blocks to a friend’s house, etc. If you were kid-free, would you hang around there with your frog pond in the back and attempt to “maintain” it all, just to hang with the neighbors? And don’t you think it might be possible that kids your son’s age safely ride their bikes to friend’s houses, school or the store ALL over the county, daily?

You just sound very kid-oriented. Nothing wrong with that but I’m getting the impression from your posts that your ‘hood is good for young families, tricycles and strollers, but what about the rest of the population?

[sdrealtor]

My hood while predominantly kid-oriented has plenty of childless couples, high school age kids and retirees also. Two retirees are across the street, next to them is a couple with college age kids, next to them an elderly chinese widow, next to them couple with college age kids, them two familes with young kids in the next two homes. It is just a really nice mix of friendly outgoing people. I would stay here because of location, amenities, safety and the community though eventually the house will be more than I want/need. At that point I will likley rent it out until one of my kids is ready for it. At this point my plan is to pick something up a mile or so away at the beach. I also expect to exit my investment properties and pick up small place in Palm Desert and possibly a pied-à-terre up in LA.

My son slept over his friends last night and I was over there talking to the parents. They told me they moved from a mile away to get into our school and neighborhood which is pretty common around here. I dont know of another place where I have been in SD where you always see people out in a coomunity walking around, playing, riding bikes etc. It just seems to be unique that way. There could be others like it but I’ve been all over SD and SoCal without seeing one.

BTW, it was a beer not wine with the neighbor. His tap sits in an island less than 12 inches from the fence line and I can reach over if I want for cold one.

If I leave, who will take care of frogs?

[sdrealtor]

My hood while predominantly kid-oriented has plenty of childless couples, high school age kids and retirees also. Two retirees are across the street, next to them is a couple with college age kids, next to them an elderly chinese widow, next to them couple with college age kids, them two familes with young kids in the next two homes. It is just a really nice mix of friendly outgoing people. I would stay here because of location, amenities, safety and the community though eventually the house will be more than I want/need. At that point I will likley rent it out until one of my kids is ready for it. At this point my plan is to pick something up a mile or so away at the beach. I also expect to exit my investment properties and pick up small place in Palm Desert and possibly a pied-à-terre up in LA.

My son slept over his friends last night and I was over there talking to the parents. They told me they moved from a mile away to get into our school and neighborhood which is pretty common around here. I dont know of another place where I have been in SD where you always see people out in a coomunity walking around, playing, riding bikes etc. It just seems to be unique that way. There could be others like it but I’ve been all over SD and SoCal without seeing one.

BTW, it was a beer not wine with the neighbor. His tap sits in an island less than 12 inches from the fence line and I can reach over if I want for cold one.

If I leave, who will take care of frogs?

[sdrealtor]

My hood while predominantly kid-oriented has plenty of childless couples, high school age kids and retirees also. Two retirees are across the street, next to them is a couple with college age kids, next to them an elderly chinese widow, next to them couple with college age kids, them two familes with young kids in the next two homes. It is just a really nice mix of friendly outgoing people. I would stay here because of location, amenities, safety and the community though eventually the house will be more than I want/need. At that point I will likley rent it out until one of my kids is ready for it. At this point my plan is to pick something up a mile or so away at the beach. I also expect to exit my investment properties and pick up small place in Palm Desert and possibly a pied-à-terre up in LA.

My son slept over his friends last night and I was over there talking to the parents. They told me they moved from a mile away to get into our school and neighborhood which is pretty common around here. I dont know of another place where I have been in SD where you always see people out in a coomunity walking around, playing, riding bikes etc. It just seems to be unique that way. There could be others like it but I’ve been all over SD and SoCal without seeing one.

BTW, it was a beer not wine with the neighbor. His tap sits in an island less than 12 inches from the fence line and I can reach over if I want for cold one.

If I leave, who will take care of frogs?

[sdrealtor]

My hood while predominantly kid-oriented has plenty of childless couples, high school age kids and retirees also. Two retirees are across the street, next to them is a couple with college age kids, next to them an elderly chinese widow, next to them couple with college age kids, them two familes with young kids in the next two homes. It is just a really nice mix of friendly outgoing people. I would stay here because of location, amenities, safety and the community though eventually the house will be more than I want/need. At that point I will likley rent it out until one of my kids is ready for it. At this point my plan is to pick something up a mile or so away at the beach. I also expect to exit my investment properties and pick up small place in Palm Desert and possibly a pied-à-terre up in LA.

My son slept over his friends last night and I was over there talking to the parents. They told me they moved from a mile away to get into our school and neighborhood which is pretty common around here. I dont know of another place where I have been in SD where you always see people out in a coomunity walking around, playing, riding bikes etc. It just seems to be unique that way. There could be others like it but I’ve been all over SD and SoCal without seeing one.

BTW, it was a beer not wine with the neighbor. His tap sits in an island less than 12 inches from the fence line and I can reach over if I want for cold one.

If I leave, who will take care of frogs?

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