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November 16, 2007 at 7:57 AM #100174November 16, 2007 at 8:13 AM #100067
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GuestLOL Gun,
It sounds like you’re doing great research and price comparisons. You have until next Summer to get serious, by then, you will be the “neighborhood expert” on prices in the various areas you are watching, and you will know the best values at that time.
Good luck.
November 16, 2007 at 8:13 AM #100145GuestLOL Gun,
It sounds like you’re doing great research and price comparisons. You have until next Summer to get serious, by then, you will be the “neighborhood expert” on prices in the various areas you are watching, and you will know the best values at that time.
Good luck.
November 16, 2007 at 8:13 AM #100163GuestLOL Gun,
It sounds like you’re doing great research and price comparisons. You have until next Summer to get serious, by then, you will be the “neighborhood expert” on prices in the various areas you are watching, and you will know the best values at that time.
Good luck.
November 16, 2007 at 8:13 AM #100176GuestLOL Gun,
It sounds like you’re doing great research and price comparisons. You have until next Summer to get serious, by then, you will be the “neighborhood expert” on prices in the various areas you are watching, and you will know the best values at that time.
Good luck.
November 16, 2007 at 8:13 AM #100179GuestLOL Gun,
It sounds like you’re doing great research and price comparisons. You have until next Summer to get serious, by then, you will be the “neighborhood expert” on prices in the various areas you are watching, and you will know the best values at that time.
Good luck.
November 16, 2007 at 9:00 AM #100077Bugs
Participantrealestatefan,
I think you have me all wrong. I don’t “like” or “dislike” any areas. Each area is what it is, and frankly as a professional appraiser I have no problems acknowledging that every purchase decision involves compromises. I don’t get emotional about how other people choose to live or the decisions they make. I just observe and report.
FTR, I live in the 92008 zip area but it’s about as close to the 78 corridor as you can get and 90% of the time when I surf it’s in Oceanside. If I didn’t have kids when I moved here in 1990 I probably would have chosen southern 92054 or 92056 instead, and now that my kids are out of the high schools those areas are not outside my range of consideration for future purchases. There’s nothing wrong with Oceanside.
But if I were buying a move-up home I wouldn’t do it in the back gate area under any circumstances, and if I could find a similar starter home elsewhere in O’side I’d probably go there instead too. The area is too far back in terms of access and there are too many other detrimental conditions to make it a destination location.
My comment about not building move up homes may have seemed a little harsh, but only if you consider it within the greater context of the market in general. If we didn’t build another subdivision in this region featuring homes in excess of 2,000 square feet in the next 15 years we’d still have plenty of that type of product on hand to meet the legitimate demand for it. Most wage earners don’t need a larger house than that. There would have been nothing wrong with building another Mira Mesa back there to service the housing needs of our service members who work at Camp Pendleton. And before you start tossing out accusations of creating slums let me just say that the neighborhoods with the lowest rates of crimes in our region are located on the military bases and populated by military personel. Driving through one of those neighborhoods is literally like going back in time 30 years ago, except the population is much more diverse.
Lastly let me note that you obviously didn’t choose the back gate area for your purchase and I’m guessing that wasn’t by accident. So lighten up.
November 16, 2007 at 9:00 AM #100155Participantrealestatefan,
I think you have me all wrong. I don’t “like” or “dislike” any areas. Each area is what it is, and frankly as a professional appraiser I have no problems acknowledging that every purchase decision involves compromises. I don’t get emotional about how other people choose to live or the decisions they make. I just observe and report.
FTR, I live in the 92008 zip area but it’s about as close to the 78 corridor as you can get and 90% of the time when I surf it’s in Oceanside. If I didn’t have kids when I moved here in 1990 I probably would have chosen southern 92054 or 92056 instead, and now that my kids are out of the high schools those areas are not outside my range of consideration for future purchases. There’s nothing wrong with Oceanside.
But if I were buying a move-up home I wouldn’t do it in the back gate area under any circumstances, and if I could find a similar starter home elsewhere in O’side I’d probably go there instead too. The area is too far back in terms of access and there are too many other detrimental conditions to make it a destination location.
My comment about not building move up homes may have seemed a little harsh, but only if you consider it within the greater context of the market in general. If we didn’t build another subdivision in this region featuring homes in excess of 2,000 square feet in the next 15 years we’d still have plenty of that type of product on hand to meet the legitimate demand for it. Most wage earners don’t need a larger house than that. There would have been nothing wrong with building another Mira Mesa back there to service the housing needs of our service members who work at Camp Pendleton. And before you start tossing out accusations of creating slums let me just say that the neighborhoods with the lowest rates of crimes in our region are located on the military bases and populated by military personel. Driving through one of those neighborhoods is literally like going back in time 30 years ago, except the population is much more diverse.
Lastly let me note that you obviously didn’t choose the back gate area for your purchase and I’m guessing that wasn’t by accident. So lighten up.
November 16, 2007 at 9:00 AM #100173Participantrealestatefan,
I think you have me all wrong. I don’t “like” or “dislike” any areas. Each area is what it is, and frankly as a professional appraiser I have no problems acknowledging that every purchase decision involves compromises. I don’t get emotional about how other people choose to live or the decisions they make. I just observe and report.
FTR, I live in the 92008 zip area but it’s about as close to the 78 corridor as you can get and 90% of the time when I surf it’s in Oceanside. If I didn’t have kids when I moved here in 1990 I probably would have chosen southern 92054 or 92056 instead, and now that my kids are out of the high schools those areas are not outside my range of consideration for future purchases. There’s nothing wrong with Oceanside.
But if I were buying a move-up home I wouldn’t do it in the back gate area under any circumstances, and if I could find a similar starter home elsewhere in O’side I’d probably go there instead too. The area is too far back in terms of access and there are too many other detrimental conditions to make it a destination location.
My comment about not building move up homes may have seemed a little harsh, but only if you consider it within the greater context of the market in general. If we didn’t build another subdivision in this region featuring homes in excess of 2,000 square feet in the next 15 years we’d still have plenty of that type of product on hand to meet the legitimate demand for it. Most wage earners don’t need a larger house than that. There would have been nothing wrong with building another Mira Mesa back there to service the housing needs of our service members who work at Camp Pendleton. And before you start tossing out accusations of creating slums let me just say that the neighborhoods with the lowest rates of crimes in our region are located on the military bases and populated by military personel. Driving through one of those neighborhoods is literally like going back in time 30 years ago, except the population is much more diverse.
Lastly let me note that you obviously didn’t choose the back gate area for your purchase and I’m guessing that wasn’t by accident. So lighten up.
November 16, 2007 at 9:00 AM #100186Participantrealestatefan,
I think you have me all wrong. I don’t “like” or “dislike” any areas. Each area is what it is, and frankly as a professional appraiser I have no problems acknowledging that every purchase decision involves compromises. I don’t get emotional about how other people choose to live or the decisions they make. I just observe and report.
FTR, I live in the 92008 zip area but it’s about as close to the 78 corridor as you can get and 90% of the time when I surf it’s in Oceanside. If I didn’t have kids when I moved here in 1990 I probably would have chosen southern 92054 or 92056 instead, and now that my kids are out of the high schools those areas are not outside my range of consideration for future purchases. There’s nothing wrong with Oceanside.
But if I were buying a move-up home I wouldn’t do it in the back gate area under any circumstances, and if I could find a similar starter home elsewhere in O’side I’d probably go there instead too. The area is too far back in terms of access and there are too many other detrimental conditions to make it a destination location.
My comment about not building move up homes may have seemed a little harsh, but only if you consider it within the greater context of the market in general. If we didn’t build another subdivision in this region featuring homes in excess of 2,000 square feet in the next 15 years we’d still have plenty of that type of product on hand to meet the legitimate demand for it. Most wage earners don’t need a larger house than that. There would have been nothing wrong with building another Mira Mesa back there to service the housing needs of our service members who work at Camp Pendleton. And before you start tossing out accusations of creating slums let me just say that the neighborhoods with the lowest rates of crimes in our region are located on the military bases and populated by military personel. Driving through one of those neighborhoods is literally like going back in time 30 years ago, except the population is much more diverse.
Lastly let me note that you obviously didn’t choose the back gate area for your purchase and I’m guessing that wasn’t by accident. So lighten up.
November 16, 2007 at 9:00 AM #100188Participantrealestatefan,
I think you have me all wrong. I don’t “like” or “dislike” any areas. Each area is what it is, and frankly as a professional appraiser I have no problems acknowledging that every purchase decision involves compromises. I don’t get emotional about how other people choose to live or the decisions they make. I just observe and report.
FTR, I live in the 92008 zip area but it’s about as close to the 78 corridor as you can get and 90% of the time when I surf it’s in Oceanside. If I didn’t have kids when I moved here in 1990 I probably would have chosen southern 92054 or 92056 instead, and now that my kids are out of the high schools those areas are not outside my range of consideration for future purchases. There’s nothing wrong with Oceanside.
But if I were buying a move-up home I wouldn’t do it in the back gate area under any circumstances, and if I could find a similar starter home elsewhere in O’side I’d probably go there instead too. The area is too far back in terms of access and there are too many other detrimental conditions to make it a destination location.
My comment about not building move up homes may have seemed a little harsh, but only if you consider it within the greater context of the market in general. If we didn’t build another subdivision in this region featuring homes in excess of 2,000 square feet in the next 15 years we’d still have plenty of that type of product on hand to meet the legitimate demand for it. Most wage earners don’t need a larger house than that. There would have been nothing wrong with building another Mira Mesa back there to service the housing needs of our service members who work at Camp Pendleton. And before you start tossing out accusations of creating slums let me just say that the neighborhoods with the lowest rates of crimes in our region are located on the military bases and populated by military personel. Driving through one of those neighborhoods is literally like going back in time 30 years ago, except the population is much more diverse.
Lastly let me note that you obviously didn’t choose the back gate area for your purchase and I’m guessing that wasn’t by accident. So lighten up.
November 16, 2007 at 9:43 AM #100112GuestReplying to comments is not making accusations, so maybe you can lighten up too. I am glad you are happy where you live too.
My point is that it great that better homes are being built in Oceanside. Carlsbad tax base has increased greatly because of the large box style homes built that carry with them higher property taxes and assessment taxes, which create better looking cities, as you must know as an appraiser. Oceanside is finally catching up on Commercial and Industrial building too, so it won’t be just a bedroom community, which is a great thing.
No, I do not think the rundown neighborhoods are very attractive, who does. But, as far as your “comment” as to why we moved closer to the 78, it is because of my husband’s long commute to San Diego, which is also another big reason Oceanside is more affordable as you surely understand. I actually like the areas of Oceanside close to the countryside of Bonsall, Vista and Fallbrook.
Have a nice day!
November 16, 2007 at 9:43 AM #100191GuestReplying to comments is not making accusations, so maybe you can lighten up too. I am glad you are happy where you live too.
My point is that it great that better homes are being built in Oceanside. Carlsbad tax base has increased greatly because of the large box style homes built that carry with them higher property taxes and assessment taxes, which create better looking cities, as you must know as an appraiser. Oceanside is finally catching up on Commercial and Industrial building too, so it won’t be just a bedroom community, which is a great thing.
No, I do not think the rundown neighborhoods are very attractive, who does. But, as far as your “comment” as to why we moved closer to the 78, it is because of my husband’s long commute to San Diego, which is also another big reason Oceanside is more affordable as you surely understand. I actually like the areas of Oceanside close to the countryside of Bonsall, Vista and Fallbrook.
Have a nice day!
November 16, 2007 at 9:43 AM #100209GuestReplying to comments is not making accusations, so maybe you can lighten up too. I am glad you are happy where you live too.
My point is that it great that better homes are being built in Oceanside. Carlsbad tax base has increased greatly because of the large box style homes built that carry with them higher property taxes and assessment taxes, which create better looking cities, as you must know as an appraiser. Oceanside is finally catching up on Commercial and Industrial building too, so it won’t be just a bedroom community, which is a great thing.
No, I do not think the rundown neighborhoods are very attractive, who does. But, as far as your “comment” as to why we moved closer to the 78, it is because of my husband’s long commute to San Diego, which is also another big reason Oceanside is more affordable as you surely understand. I actually like the areas of Oceanside close to the countryside of Bonsall, Vista and Fallbrook.
Have a nice day!
November 16, 2007 at 9:43 AM #100220GuestReplying to comments is not making accusations, so maybe you can lighten up too. I am glad you are happy where you live too.
My point is that it great that better homes are being built in Oceanside. Carlsbad tax base has increased greatly because of the large box style homes built that carry with them higher property taxes and assessment taxes, which create better looking cities, as you must know as an appraiser. Oceanside is finally catching up on Commercial and Industrial building too, so it won’t be just a bedroom community, which is a great thing.
No, I do not think the rundown neighborhoods are very attractive, who does. But, as far as your “comment” as to why we moved closer to the 78, it is because of my husband’s long commute to San Diego, which is also another big reason Oceanside is more affordable as you surely understand. I actually like the areas of Oceanside close to the countryside of Bonsall, Vista and Fallbrook.
Have a nice day!
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