Little Italy and downtown – ready to buy

[peterb]

A few things off the top of my head:
Make sure the HOA is well funded and there’s no outstanding law suits.Take a look at the budget, if you can. Also, check to see the occupancy level. Renters vs owner occupied?

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There are some great buildings downtown that have good HOAs with large reserves. However units in these buildings command a premium and are not often available. Find a good downtown realtor to represent you as a buyer’s agent if you’re serious. I’m not sure that there are a lot of bargains to be had yet. There are some very low prices in buildings like Smart Corner; however the location is problematic, the HOA fees are high ($500+), and the state of the HOA is a mystery. I do think that that building may make a few investors very wealthy someday, though. It is in such an awful location now that it’s hard to imagine it will ever be nice. Of course the same thing was once said about the Gaslamp district. Good luck!

[blahblahblah]

There are some great buildings downtown that have good HOAs with large reserves. However units in these buildings command a premium and are not often available. Find a good downtown realtor to represent you as a buyer’s agent if you’re serious. I’m not sure that there are a lot of bargains to be had yet. There are some very low prices in buildings like Smart Corner; however the location is problematic, the HOA fees are high ($500+), and the state of the HOA is a mystery. I do think that that building may make a few investors very wealthy someday, though. It is in such an awful location now that it’s hard to imagine it will ever be nice. Of course the same thing was once said about the Gaslamp district. Good luck!

[blahblahblah]

There are some great buildings downtown that have good HOAs with large reserves. However units in these buildings command a premium and are not often available. Find a good downtown realtor to represent you as a buyer’s agent if you’re serious. I’m not sure that there are a lot of bargains to be had yet. There are some very low prices in buildings like Smart Corner; however the location is problematic, the HOA fees are high ($500+), and the state of the HOA is a mystery. I do think that that building may make a few investors very wealthy someday, though. It is in such an awful location now that it’s hard to imagine it will ever be nice. Of course the same thing was once said about the Gaslamp district. Good luck!

[blahblahblah]

There are some great buildings downtown that have good HOAs with large reserves. However units in these buildings command a premium and are not often available. Find a good downtown realtor to represent you as a buyer’s agent if you’re serious. I’m not sure that there are a lot of bargains to be had yet. There are some very low prices in buildings like Smart Corner; however the location is problematic, the HOA fees are high ($500+), and the state of the HOA is a mystery. I do think that that building may make a few investors very wealthy someday, though. It is in such an awful location now that it’s hard to imagine it will ever be nice. Of course the same thing was once said about the Gaslamp district. Good luck!

[blahblahblah]

There are some great buildings downtown that have good HOAs with large reserves. However units in these buildings command a premium and are not often available. Find a good downtown realtor to represent you as a buyer’s agent if you’re serious. I’m not sure that there are a lot of bargains to be had yet. There are some very low prices in buildings like Smart Corner; however the location is problematic, the HOA fees are high ($500+), and the state of the HOA is a mystery. I do think that that building may make a few investors very wealthy someday, though. It is in such an awful location now that it’s hard to imagine it will ever be nice. Of course the same thing was once said about the Gaslamp district. Good luck!

[XBoxBoy]

I work in Little Italy, and there are some things you should definitely consider.

1) How close to the train tracks will you be. This might not seem that big a deal, but it’s huge. The clowns that drive those trains love, and I do mean love, to blow their horns. Some of them seem to like to try and play little songs by varying the horn as they pass buildings. All very cute at first. Not so much day after day. There is no way I’d live within 2 blocks of the train tracks. Let me repeat… NO WAY I’D LIVE WITHIN 2 BLOCKS OF THE TRAIN TRACKS!!!

2) k, now that we’ve got that behind us… Parking is an issue. There is very little parking down here and if you like to have friends over you should think about where are they going to park. And where are you going to park if your condo doesn’t come with enough spaces?

Lastly, I’ll just mention that Little Italy is nice, and cute, and what have you, but I lived in downtown Chicago, and this ain’t anything like it. It’s okay, but it’s more just congested and inconvenient. There isn’t a grocery store around, and there really aren’t that many places to go out to. Most are tourist restaurants. (Mona Lisa does have the best sandwiches in San Diego though)

Just my two cents

XBoxBoy

[XBoxBoy]

I work in Little Italy, and there are some things you should definitely consider.

1) How close to the train tracks will you be. This might not seem that big a deal, but it’s huge. The clowns that drive those trains love, and I do mean love, to blow their horns. Some of them seem to like to try and play little songs by varying the horn as they pass buildings. All very cute at first. Not so much day after day. There is no way I’d live within 2 blocks of the train tracks. Let me repeat… NO WAY I’D LIVE WITHIN 2 BLOCKS OF THE TRAIN TRACKS!!!

2) k, now that we’ve got that behind us… Parking is an issue. There is very little parking down here and if you like to have friends over you should think about where are they going to park. And where are you going to park if your condo doesn’t come with enough spaces?

Lastly, I’ll just mention that Little Italy is nice, and cute, and what have you, but I lived in downtown Chicago, and this ain’t anything like it. It’s okay, but it’s more just congested and inconvenient. There isn’t a grocery store around, and there really aren’t that many places to go out to. Most are tourist restaurants. (Mona Lisa does have the best sandwiches in San Diego though)

Just my two cents

XBoxBoy

[XBoxBoy]

I work in Little Italy, and there are some things you should definitely consider.

1) How close to the train tracks will you be. This might not seem that big a deal, but it’s huge. The clowns that drive those trains love, and I do mean love, to blow their horns. Some of them seem to like to try and play little songs by varying the horn as they pass buildings. All very cute at first. Not so much day after day. There is no way I’d live within 2 blocks of the train tracks. Let me repeat… NO WAY I’D LIVE WITHIN 2 BLOCKS OF THE TRAIN TRACKS!!!

2) k, now that we’ve got that behind us… Parking is an issue. There is very little parking down here and if you like to have friends over you should think about where are they going to park. And where are you going to park if your condo doesn’t come with enough spaces?

Lastly, I’ll just mention that Little Italy is nice, and cute, and what have you, but I lived in downtown Chicago, and this ain’t anything like it. It’s okay, but it’s more just congested and inconvenient. There isn’t a grocery store around, and there really aren’t that many places to go out to. Most are tourist restaurants. (Mona Lisa does have the best sandwiches in San Diego though)

Just my two cents

XBoxBoy

[XBoxBoy]

I work in Little Italy, and there are some things you should definitely consider.

1) How close to the train tracks will you be. This might not seem that big a deal, but it’s huge. The clowns that drive those trains love, and I do mean love, to blow their horns. Some of them seem to like to try and play little songs by varying the horn as they pass buildings. All very cute at first. Not so much day after day. There is no way I’d live within 2 blocks of the train tracks. Let me repeat… NO WAY I’D LIVE WITHIN 2 BLOCKS OF THE TRAIN TRACKS!!!

2) k, now that we’ve got that behind us… Parking is an issue. There is very little parking down here and if you like to have friends over you should think about where are they going to park. And where are you going to park if your condo doesn’t come with enough spaces?

Lastly, I’ll just mention that Little Italy is nice, and cute, and what have you, but I lived in downtown Chicago, and this ain’t anything like it. It’s okay, but it’s more just congested and inconvenient. There isn’t a grocery store around, and there really aren’t that many places to go out to. Most are tourist restaurants. (Mona Lisa does have the best sandwiches in San Diego though)

Just my two cents

XBoxBoy

[XBoxBoy]

I work in Little Italy, and there are some things you should definitely consider.

1) How close to the train tracks will you be. This might not seem that big a deal, but it’s huge. The clowns that drive those trains love, and I do mean love, to blow their horns. Some of them seem to like to try and play little songs by varying the horn as they pass buildings. All very cute at first. Not so much day after day. There is no way I’d live within 2 blocks of the train tracks. Let me repeat… NO WAY I’D LIVE WITHIN 2 BLOCKS OF THE TRAIN TRACKS!!!

2) k, now that we’ve got that behind us… Parking is an issue. There is very little parking down here and if you like to have friends over you should think about where are they going to park. And where are you going to park if your condo doesn’t come with enough spaces?

Lastly, I’ll just mention that Little Italy is nice, and cute, and what have you, but I lived in downtown Chicago, and this ain’t anything like it. It’s okay, but it’s more just congested and inconvenient. There isn’t a grocery store around, and there really aren’t that many places to go out to. Most are tourist restaurants. (Mona Lisa does have the best sandwiches in San Diego though)

Just my two cents

XBoxBoy

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