Mira Mesa half-mil $ condos vs. bigger, better, cheaper sfrs

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[quote=SD Realtor]Yeah AN and Nostra as you know my old landlord tried to pawn the Cheryl Ridge home off for I think… maybe somewhere in the mid 600s… you gotta be kidding me… it was bigger then Norcanyon but even then back in spring of 07 he was on crack… I like to gamble and I would agree with AN that it will most likely top 450k…Now as for 350k somewhere in the future? wowsers… maybe but that would be an armegeddon… as for 250k? ron paul has a better chance of being elected president. [/quote]
SD R, just in case you didn’t pick it up, I was just kidding. Although some people on here do believe it’ll go down to 350k easily. It’s just MM, the ghetto. Why would anyone pay more than 350k to live int he ghetto.

I do think the house you rented are in a more desirable area vs the Norcanyon houses. They are newer and the streets there less busy, since there are fewer houses per cluster. I did went to the open house for the house you rented too. He was on crack for trying to sell it for 650k.

[nostradamus]

I don’t have such confidence, although I do agree it is highly unlikely. If houses like that ever get to $250k I’ll buy a couple but will be SOL on my condo for another decade or so… I hope it ages well. Land-lordship here I come!

BTW I think Mira Mesa is a great place to live… Close to work, good restaurants, now we even have a Fresh and Easy and the new BevMo next door!

[nostradamus]

I don’t have such confidence, although I do agree it is highly unlikely. If houses like that ever get to $250k I’ll buy a couple but will be SOL on my condo for another decade or so… I hope it ages well. Land-lordship here I come!

BTW I think Mira Mesa is a great place to live… Close to work, good restaurants, now we even have a Fresh and Easy and the new BevMo next door!

[nostradamus]

I don’t have such confidence, although I do agree it is highly unlikely. If houses like that ever get to $250k I’ll buy a couple but will be SOL on my condo for another decade or so… I hope it ages well. Land-lordship here I come!

BTW I think Mira Mesa is a great place to live… Close to work, good restaurants, now we even have a Fresh and Easy and the new BevMo next door!

[nostradamus]

I don’t have such confidence, although I do agree it is highly unlikely. If houses like that ever get to $250k I’ll buy a couple but will be SOL on my condo for another decade or so… I hope it ages well. Land-lordship here I come!

BTW I think Mira Mesa is a great place to live… Close to work, good restaurants, now we even have a Fresh and Easy and the new BevMo next door!

[nostradamus]

I don’t have such confidence, although I do agree it is highly unlikely. If houses like that ever get to $250k I’ll buy a couple but will be SOL on my condo for another decade or so… I hope it ages well. Land-lordship here I come!

BTW I think Mira Mesa is a great place to live… Close to work, good restaurants, now we even have a Fresh and Easy and the new BevMo next door!

[nostradamus]

[quote=UCGal]
I don’t think a twin home has an advantage here… but I owned one in the Philly suburbs… a 100 year old, victorian style, twin home.

The advantages
– I had one less exterior wall to heat. That’s not a value in our climate… but back east it reduced my heating bills.
– I had the benefit of a guard dog, without the work. (neighbors dog barked at people coming onto my porch, lol.)

Mine was fee simple… property line ran exactly through the fire/party wall. No HOA’s. Only covenant prevented me from having a tannery or a manure pit in my back yard. (Seriously.) My neighbors on the other side of the wall were great… it was a good experience.
[/quote]I think it works pretty well here. During winter my condo is definitely warmed by the heat from adjacent condos. In the summer, when it’s hot, the shared walls are cooler (no outside exposure).

That’s funny about the tannery and manure pile. I’ll have to check my CCRs to see if there’s anything like that.

[nostradamus]

[quote=UCGal]
I don’t think a twin home has an advantage here… but I owned one in the Philly suburbs… a 100 year old, victorian style, twin home.

The advantages
– I had one less exterior wall to heat. That’s not a value in our climate… but back east it reduced my heating bills.
– I had the benefit of a guard dog, without the work. (neighbors dog barked at people coming onto my porch, lol.)

Mine was fee simple… property line ran exactly through the fire/party wall. No HOA’s. Only covenant prevented me from having a tannery or a manure pit in my back yard. (Seriously.) My neighbors on the other side of the wall were great… it was a good experience.
[/quote]I think it works pretty well here. During winter my condo is definitely warmed by the heat from adjacent condos. In the summer, when it’s hot, the shared walls are cooler (no outside exposure).

That’s funny about the tannery and manure pile. I’ll have to check my CCRs to see if there’s anything like that.

[nostradamus]

[quote=UCGal]
I don’t think a twin home has an advantage here… but I owned one in the Philly suburbs… a 100 year old, victorian style, twin home.

The advantages
– I had one less exterior wall to heat. That’s not a value in our climate… but back east it reduced my heating bills.
– I had the benefit of a guard dog, without the work. (neighbors dog barked at people coming onto my porch, lol.)

Mine was fee simple… property line ran exactly through the fire/party wall. No HOA’s. Only covenant prevented me from having a tannery or a manure pit in my back yard. (Seriously.) My neighbors on the other side of the wall were great… it was a good experience.
[/quote]I think it works pretty well here. During winter my condo is definitely warmed by the heat from adjacent condos. In the summer, when it’s hot, the shared walls are cooler (no outside exposure).

That’s funny about the tannery and manure pile. I’ll have to check my CCRs to see if there’s anything like that.

[nostradamus]

[quote=UCGal]
I don’t think a twin home has an advantage here… but I owned one in the Philly suburbs… a 100 year old, victorian style, twin home.

The advantages
– I had one less exterior wall to heat. That’s not a value in our climate… but back east it reduced my heating bills.
– I had the benefit of a guard dog, without the work. (neighbors dog barked at people coming onto my porch, lol.)

Mine was fee simple… property line ran exactly through the fire/party wall. No HOA’s. Only covenant prevented me from having a tannery or a manure pit in my back yard. (Seriously.) My neighbors on the other side of the wall were great… it was a good experience.
[/quote]I think it works pretty well here. During winter my condo is definitely warmed by the heat from adjacent condos. In the summer, when it’s hot, the shared walls are cooler (no outside exposure).

That’s funny about the tannery and manure pile. I’ll have to check my CCRs to see if there’s anything like that.

[nostradamus]

[quote=UCGal]
I don’t think a twin home has an advantage here… but I owned one in the Philly suburbs… a 100 year old, victorian style, twin home.

The advantages
– I had one less exterior wall to heat. That’s not a value in our climate… but back east it reduced my heating bills.
– I had the benefit of a guard dog, without the work. (neighbors dog barked at people coming onto my porch, lol.)

Mine was fee simple… property line ran exactly through the fire/party wall. No HOA’s. Only covenant prevented me from having a tannery or a manure pit in my back yard. (Seriously.) My neighbors on the other side of the wall were great… it was a good experience.
[/quote]I think it works pretty well here. During winter my condo is definitely warmed by the heat from adjacent condos. In the summer, when it’s hot, the shared walls are cooler (no outside exposure).

That’s funny about the tannery and manure pile. I’ll have to check my CCRs to see if there’s anything like that.

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