Opinions on this house in Bay Park?

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[quote=svelte]What in the living hell is going on in that picture on the wall in the living room?[/quote]

I saw that too. I thought there was sodomy laws in this state!

Love the blue carpet! saracasm…

I am with SDDuuuude on the love-hate of CV. Not fond of cookie cutter myself but I am one of those low key ppl that is more interested in the school districts than anything else. Otherwise it would be UC for me…

CE

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[quote=Rich Toscano]We actually looked at that house. Pretty nice and I like the pool/backyard a lot. We ended up buying in Bay Park so I am obviously a fan of the area.

But at this place in particular, the traffic noise was way too much for me, by a long shot. Of course, that’s a matter of personal preference, and I happen to have a low tolerance for traffic noise. If you’ve been there to hear the noise multiple times (at different times of day/different atmospheric conditions) and it doesn’t bother you, then I guess it’s not an issue. It will definitely hurt the resale value of the house, but then again you are benefitting from that effect on the way in, so perhaps that is a wash. Best of luck.[/quote]

One thing I would add to Rich’s comment is that whatever noise level you find bearable during the day maybe unbearable at night. My mother’s house is near the freeway in Las Vegas… During the day we don’t even notice it. During the stillness of the night it is quite loud.

Also, from living in that area of town I noticed during May Gray and June Gloom the aircraft noise is much lounder until the aircraft breaks through the layer.

CE

[Rich Toscano]

[quote=CDMA ENG][quote=svelte]What in the living hell is going on in that picture on the wall in the living room?[/quote]

I saw that too. I thought there was sodomy laws in this state!

Love the blue carpet! saracasm…

I am with SDDuuuude on the love-hate of CV. Not fond of cookie cutter myself but I am one of those low key ppl that is more interested in the school districts than anything else. Otherwise it would be UC for me…

CE[/quote]

That’s “fine art,” you pervs. 😉

http://www.sfmoma.org/explore/collection/artwork/265

Agree on the listening to traffic at night. Cold air (or whatever) seems to make it a lot louder; that’s what I was alluding to with my “different atmospheric conditions” thing (maybe I just should have said at night?).

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Great observations and someone in my family is an audiologist. Clouds and marine layers actually keep the sound from disapating up to space. Wet freeways are also noisier than dry freeways. Sound is a science unto itself

[Anonymous]

Diego Rivera isn’t a pervert, but he is a communist! (Actually he was a bit of a pervert also…)

I think that sound also travels more through moist air because it is denser. (I could be wrong. I got an engineering degree years ago but never really used it because I instead choose to be a Wall Street villain.)

I do know that in Temecula the artillery from Pendleton is much louder on overcast days.

It’s surprisingly hard to explain to young kids why there are people on the other side of the mountain blowing things up.

“They are just practicing…”

[CA renter]

[quote=Rich Toscano]
That’s “fine art,” you pervs. 😉

http://www.sfmoma.org/explore/collection/artwork/265

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Funny! 🙂

[DaCounselor]

I have lived in MB/PB/BayHo for 20 yrs. The western slope of Clairemont (BayHo, Bay Park and Morena) is a good middle ground as far as offering great access to PB/Mission Bay but being outside the jungle so to speak. Geographically I think it’s perhaps the best central location you can find in San Diego.

It is definitely a diverse area with your quality of home, upkeep, and type of person inhabiting said home varying greatly. There are some sweet pockets to be found but also many areas where quality swings wildly not just street to street but lot to lot. I have great friends in a beautiful remodeled canyon home on a Mt. Street with an increasingly run down home next door and a 50 year old drug addict living in a camper in the driveway of the home across the street. That is Clairemont.

BPE is a very good school, I have a close friend who teaches there and she does not BS. It has a very good rep. The fall-off in quality from BPE to public middle and high school is extremely steep by every account. If this is your 20 yr house than get comfortable with sending your kids to these schools or get ready to start writing some big checks if you know what I mean.

The freeway noise hitting that house will at least double in volume at night and maybe even more depending on cloud cover. Trust me I live on a hillside in Bay Ho.

Regarding CV and the like, I have always been anti-cookie-cutter myself until I faced the fact that I grew up in the planned community/subdivision environment and it was a great childhood. The typical slam against the stucco-box tracts is that they lack character and soul. It’s actually a pretty shallow and almost comical argument in some ways. I figure I would look like an idiot getting down on one knee and telling my kids about this neighborhood designed for families, with the best schools, parks, lots of kids running around the neighborhood, etc – but hey kids we’re not going to move there because you see those houses don’t have any soul…

Now I’m not saying every family should run up to CV or SR and buy a house, there are pros and cons with every area, I’m just saying the cons espoused by the ant-tract crowd of which I used to belong may merit some deeper thought.

Anyway I think there is no reason why you and your family can’t have a great life in that house – sounds like you really like it and the area works for you. I agree with whoever said the price may be a little high for the neighborhood, the freeway noise and no view, but it doesn’t look to be wildly over-priced. Keep us posted how it turns out!

[pbnative]

We are still thinking and looking, have not made an offer yet. We like the house a lot but are trying to be objective and consider the cons, and figure out what we might feel comfortable offering based on pros/cons. Thanks to everyone for all the insight, its been a huge part of our considserations. I haven’t done this in awhile and I forgot how stressful it is. Fun, but stressful.

[sdrealtor]

Just my opinion, but if you are still agnozing over the decision it probably isnt the next 20 year house. When you see that one you will likley not be so apprehensive. Witha 4 year old time is still on your side. Be patient and take the time to find the one. The deal may be a bit better and it may be a bit worse but if its truly the one that wont matter. Then again, what do I know

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