Is this a good deal ?

[sdcellar]

Assuming neither property was a steal (roughly based on the collective feedback in this thread), then the one thing you can’t do is compare the impact of the Mello-Roos between the two.

If instead, that’s a bad interpretation and the Stonebridge property was something approaching a steal, then still don’t let the M-R equivalence fool you. You saved the money on the purchase price of the house plain and simple. M-R didn’t suddenly become awesome. (and if you really think about it, as a percentage of purchase price, the M-R is even higher!)

If you’re still thinking, hey sdcellar, you’re nuts, the houses in Stonebridge sell for less because they’ve got that Mello-Roos hit, so you do have to look at payment, etc, blah, blah, blah. I’ll just counter with there you go, then you’re still not ahead of the game, you have a property with intrinsically less value. And when you sell it, you’ll just feel it on the other side. As a matter of fact, it might be worse, as it won’t be “new” anymore, which I think is the only thing that really makes people feel a little bitter about exorbitant M-R tax rates.

The *only* thing that will fix it is inflation. Which, I’m sure, will eventually come to pass. Could be a long time though until $500 or so a month seems like a rounding error.

Maybe we can dispense with any notion that Mello-Roos is a good thing now?

[bearishgurl]

It looks like Scripps Crown Pointe (SCP) is an established HOA with several amenities, acc to the attractive photos on the index page and names of links.

http://www.scrippscrownpointe.com/index.html

The links are password-protected (to members only?)

I haven’t personally been to either development, but based upon the rotating “home page” photos in the SCP HOA website and the “armchair-tour” I just (vicariously) took of SB in JTR’s car, I would say that SB looks far more lunar-like … that is, it’s more like driving on the moon, due to lack of mature vegetation on both the lots and surrounding area. I didn’t see any amenities there but maybe JTR didn’t drive by them.

I don’t know anything about this association. SDR, when you get time, could you tell us, if you know, if SCP is a well-managed association and are the amenities it offers worth $235 month in dues?

[bearishgurl]

It looks like Scripps Crown Pointe (SCP) is an established HOA with several amenities, acc to the attractive photos on the index page and names of links.

http://www.scrippscrownpointe.com/index.html

The links are password-protected (to members only?)

I haven’t personally been to either development, but based upon the rotating “home page” photos in the SCP HOA website and the “armchair-tour” I just (vicariously) took of SB in JTR’s car, I would say that SB looks far more lunar-like … that is, it’s more like driving on the moon, due to lack of mature vegetation on both the lots and surrounding area. I didn’t see any amenities there but maybe JTR didn’t drive by them.

I don’t know anything about this association. SDR, when you get time, could you tell us, if you know, if SCP is a well-managed association and are the amenities it offers worth $235 month in dues?

[bearishgurl]

It looks like Scripps Crown Pointe (SCP) is an established HOA with several amenities, acc to the attractive photos on the index page and names of links.

http://www.scrippscrownpointe.com/index.html

The links are password-protected (to members only?)

I haven’t personally been to either development, but based upon the rotating “home page” photos in the SCP HOA website and the “armchair-tour” I just (vicariously) took of SB in JTR’s car, I would say that SB looks far more lunar-like … that is, it’s more like driving on the moon, due to lack of mature vegetation on both the lots and surrounding area. I didn’t see any amenities there but maybe JTR didn’t drive by them.

I don’t know anything about this association. SDR, when you get time, could you tell us, if you know, if SCP is a well-managed association and are the amenities it offers worth $235 month in dues?

[bearishgurl]

It looks like Scripps Crown Pointe (SCP) is an established HOA with several amenities, acc to the attractive photos on the index page and names of links.

http://www.scrippscrownpointe.com/index.html

The links are password-protected (to members only?)

I haven’t personally been to either development, but based upon the rotating “home page” photos in the SCP HOA website and the “armchair-tour” I just (vicariously) took of SB in JTR’s car, I would say that SB looks far more lunar-like … that is, it’s more like driving on the moon, due to lack of mature vegetation on both the lots and surrounding area. I didn’t see any amenities there but maybe JTR didn’t drive by them.

I don’t know anything about this association. SDR, when you get time, could you tell us, if you know, if SCP is a well-managed association and are the amenities it offers worth $235 month in dues?

[bearishgurl]

It looks like Scripps Crown Pointe (SCP) is an established HOA with several amenities, acc to the attractive photos on the index page and names of links.

http://www.scrippscrownpointe.com/index.html

The links are password-protected (to members only?)

I haven’t personally been to either development, but based upon the rotating “home page” photos in the SCP HOA website and the “armchair-tour” I just (vicariously) took of SB in JTR’s car, I would say that SB looks far more lunar-like … that is, it’s more like driving on the moon, due to lack of mature vegetation on both the lots and surrounding area. I didn’t see any amenities there but maybe JTR didn’t drive by them.

I don’t know anything about this association. SDR, when you get time, could you tell us, if you know, if SCP is a well-managed association and are the amenities it offers worth $235 month in dues?

[briansd1]

I don’t like the Cam Magnifica house because of the slant ceilings.

1980 houses have less volume. The architectural deficiencies cannot be fixed.

[briansd1]

I don’t like the Cam Magnifica house because of the slant ceilings.

1980 houses have less volume. The architectural deficiencies cannot be fixed.

[briansd1]

I don’t like the Cam Magnifica house because of the slant ceilings.

1980 houses have less volume. The architectural deficiencies cannot be fixed.

[briansd1]

I don’t like the Cam Magnifica house because of the slant ceilings.

1980 houses have less volume. The architectural deficiencies cannot be fixed.

[briansd1]

I don’t like the Cam Magnifica house because of the slant ceilings.

1980 houses have less volume. The architectural deficiencies cannot be fixed.

[briansd1]

[quote=sdrealtor]Marble flooring is so 1980’s Scarface. Maybe in South Bay it is still very desireable but I can assure you in the rest of the county it is unacceptable.
[/quote]

I think that the decor should be appropriate to the setting and the occupants.

I actually want a downtown condo with carrara marble flooring. But marble must installed properly to be perfectly smooth without grout lines.

I don’t like the brown wood, earthy look that is fashionable today.

While design is very personal, there are fashions and trends. The older the house is, the less marketable it is because it’s further removed from current fashion.

[briansd1]

[quote=sdrealtor]Marble flooring is so 1980’s Scarface. Maybe in South Bay it is still very desireable but I can assure you in the rest of the county it is unacceptable.
[/quote]

I think that the decor should be appropriate to the setting and the occupants.

I actually want a downtown condo with carrara marble flooring. But marble must installed properly to be perfectly smooth without grout lines.

I don’t like the brown wood, earthy look that is fashionable today.

While design is very personal, there are fashions and trends. The older the house is, the less marketable it is because it’s further removed from current fashion.

[briansd1]

[quote=sdrealtor]Marble flooring is so 1980’s Scarface. Maybe in South Bay it is still very desireable but I can assure you in the rest of the county it is unacceptable.
[/quote]

I think that the decor should be appropriate to the setting and the occupants.

I actually want a downtown condo with carrara marble flooring. But marble must installed properly to be perfectly smooth without grout lines.

I don’t like the brown wood, earthy look that is fashionable today.

While design is very personal, there are fashions and trends. The older the house is, the less marketable it is because it’s further removed from current fashion.

[briansd1]

[quote=sdrealtor]Marble flooring is so 1980’s Scarface. Maybe in South Bay it is still very desireable but I can assure you in the rest of the county it is unacceptable.
[/quote]

I think that the decor should be appropriate to the setting and the occupants.

I actually want a downtown condo with carrara marble flooring. But marble must installed properly to be perfectly smooth without grout lines.

I don’t like the brown wood, earthy look that is fashionable today.

While design is very personal, there are fashions and trends. The older the house is, the less marketable it is because it’s further removed from current fashion.

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