Pardee Homes in San Ysidro (Esmeralda)

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I think that you can find the same type of housing in Eastlake, Rolling Hills for about the same price. If you are looking for new/newer homes for under 400K you might want to check Escondido also.

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[quote=92126_guy]xironman,

I wouldn’t say we are “seriously” considering it, but it’s not a joke either. My wife really liked the one model and it was quite a surprise to find nice new house 2500+ sq ft that was actually in our price range in San Diego. I’m betting the commute will probably kill the deal as I look into it, but I suggest going down there and taking a look at that community and surrounding areas on the east 905. They are off and secluded from the border town stuff by a mile or so.

I grew up in working class areas and am comfortable in them, hell I’m always wondering why people call MM a ghetto. I mean there aren’t Mercedes and BMWs in every driveway but I don’t feel it’s that bad.

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If you’re not married to the idea of a small yard and a driveway, you might want to check out Standard Pacific’s townhomes in Santee (Canopy Park at Riverwalk). They’re located in a very nice section of Santee (much closer to most of San Diego), and are extremely large for townhomes (1861-2226 sq ft, 3-4 BRs, with the largest going for 402K last I checked). No yard, and no driveway, but a really nice development in a low crime area with no Mello Roos and reasonable HOA (~110/mo right now). Build quality has been excellent as well – they are true townhomes (not condos) with double walls and soundproofed airspaces on shared walls, copper and cast iron plumbing, and very solid subflooring.

There’s a few Piggs that have bought in that development (we’re currently in escrow on ours, waiting for our building phase to complete sometime in early July).

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[quote=92126_guy]xironman,

I wouldn’t say we are “seriously” considering it, but it’s not a joke either. My wife really liked the one model and it was quite a surprise to find nice new house 2500+ sq ft that was actually in our price range in San Diego. I’m betting the commute will probably kill the deal as I look into it, but I suggest going down there and taking a look at that community and surrounding areas on the east 905. They are off and secluded from the border town stuff by a mile or so.

I grew up in working class areas and am comfortable in them, hell I’m always wondering why people call MM a ghetto. I mean there aren’t Mercedes and BMWs in every driveway but I don’t feel it’s that bad.

[/quote]

If you’re not married to the idea of a small yard and a driveway, you might want to check out Standard Pacific’s townhomes in Santee (Canopy Park at Riverwalk). They’re located in a very nice section of Santee (much closer to most of San Diego), and are extremely large for townhomes (1861-2226 sq ft, 3-4 BRs, with the largest going for 402K last I checked). No yard, and no driveway, but a really nice development in a low crime area with no Mello Roos and reasonable HOA (~110/mo right now). Build quality has been excellent as well – they are true townhomes (not condos) with double walls and soundproofed airspaces on shared walls, copper and cast iron plumbing, and very solid subflooring.

There’s a few Piggs that have bought in that development (we’re currently in escrow on ours, waiting for our building phase to complete sometime in early July).

[SDEngineer]

[quote=92126_guy]xironman,

I wouldn’t say we are “seriously” considering it, but it’s not a joke either. My wife really liked the one model and it was quite a surprise to find nice new house 2500+ sq ft that was actually in our price range in San Diego. I’m betting the commute will probably kill the deal as I look into it, but I suggest going down there and taking a look at that community and surrounding areas on the east 905. They are off and secluded from the border town stuff by a mile or so.

I grew up in working class areas and am comfortable in them, hell I’m always wondering why people call MM a ghetto. I mean there aren’t Mercedes and BMWs in every driveway but I don’t feel it’s that bad.

[/quote]

If you’re not married to the idea of a small yard and a driveway, you might want to check out Standard Pacific’s townhomes in Santee (Canopy Park at Riverwalk). They’re located in a very nice section of Santee (much closer to most of San Diego), and are extremely large for townhomes (1861-2226 sq ft, 3-4 BRs, with the largest going for 402K last I checked). No yard, and no driveway, but a really nice development in a low crime area with no Mello Roos and reasonable HOA (~110/mo right now). Build quality has been excellent as well – they are true townhomes (not condos) with double walls and soundproofed airspaces on shared walls, copper and cast iron plumbing, and very solid subflooring.

There’s a few Piggs that have bought in that development (we’re currently in escrow on ours, waiting for our building phase to complete sometime in early July).

[SDEngineer]

[quote=92126_guy]xironman,

I wouldn’t say we are “seriously” considering it, but it’s not a joke either. My wife really liked the one model and it was quite a surprise to find nice new house 2500+ sq ft that was actually in our price range in San Diego. I’m betting the commute will probably kill the deal as I look into it, but I suggest going down there and taking a look at that community and surrounding areas on the east 905. They are off and secluded from the border town stuff by a mile or so.

I grew up in working class areas and am comfortable in them, hell I’m always wondering why people call MM a ghetto. I mean there aren’t Mercedes and BMWs in every driveway but I don’t feel it’s that bad.

[/quote]

If you’re not married to the idea of a small yard and a driveway, you might want to check out Standard Pacific’s townhomes in Santee (Canopy Park at Riverwalk). They’re located in a very nice section of Santee (much closer to most of San Diego), and are extremely large for townhomes (1861-2226 sq ft, 3-4 BRs, with the largest going for 402K last I checked). No yard, and no driveway, but a really nice development in a low crime area with no Mello Roos and reasonable HOA (~110/mo right now). Build quality has been excellent as well – they are true townhomes (not condos) with double walls and soundproofed airspaces on shared walls, copper and cast iron plumbing, and very solid subflooring.

There’s a few Piggs that have bought in that development (we’re currently in escrow on ours, waiting for our building phase to complete sometime in early July).

[SDEngineer]

[quote=92126_guy]xironman,

I wouldn’t say we are “seriously” considering it, but it’s not a joke either. My wife really liked the one model and it was quite a surprise to find nice new house 2500+ sq ft that was actually in our price range in San Diego. I’m betting the commute will probably kill the deal as I look into it, but I suggest going down there and taking a look at that community and surrounding areas on the east 905. They are off and secluded from the border town stuff by a mile or so.

I grew up in working class areas and am comfortable in them, hell I’m always wondering why people call MM a ghetto. I mean there aren’t Mercedes and BMWs in every driveway but I don’t feel it’s that bad.

[/quote]

If you’re not married to the idea of a small yard and a driveway, you might want to check out Standard Pacific’s townhomes in Santee (Canopy Park at Riverwalk). They’re located in a very nice section of Santee (much closer to most of San Diego), and are extremely large for townhomes (1861-2226 sq ft, 3-4 BRs, with the largest going for 402K last I checked). No yard, and no driveway, but a really nice development in a low crime area with no Mello Roos and reasonable HOA (~110/mo right now). Build quality has been excellent as well – they are true townhomes (not condos) with double walls and soundproofed airspaces on shared walls, copper and cast iron plumbing, and very solid subflooring.

There’s a few Piggs that have bought in that development (we’re currently in escrow on ours, waiting for our building phase to complete sometime in early July).

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Thanks guys, those are great suggestions I think the wife and I will take a trip down to Santee this weekend and Otay next.

We were surprised how TierraSanta has seemed to have been spared the same deprecation that MM and further south have been hit with. I’m guessing the much heralded Alt-A crisis will hit them pretty hard, but then again what do I know.

[92027_guy]

Thanks guys, those are great suggestions I think the wife and I will take a trip down to Santee this weekend and Otay next.

We were surprised how TierraSanta has seemed to have been spared the same deprecation that MM and further south have been hit with. I’m guessing the much heralded Alt-A crisis will hit them pretty hard, but then again what do I know.

[92027_guy]

Thanks guys, those are great suggestions I think the wife and I will take a trip down to Santee this weekend and Otay next.

We were surprised how TierraSanta has seemed to have been spared the same deprecation that MM and further south have been hit with. I’m guessing the much heralded Alt-A crisis will hit them pretty hard, but then again what do I know.

[92027_guy]

Thanks guys, those are great suggestions I think the wife and I will take a trip down to Santee this weekend and Otay next.

We were surprised how TierraSanta has seemed to have been spared the same deprecation that MM and further south have been hit with. I’m guessing the much heralded Alt-A crisis will hit them pretty hard, but then again what do I know.

[92027_guy]

Thanks guys, those are great suggestions I think the wife and I will take a trip down to Santee this weekend and Otay next.

We were surprised how TierraSanta has seemed to have been spared the same deprecation that MM and further south have been hit with. I’m guessing the much heralded Alt-A crisis will hit them pretty hard, but then again what do I know.

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We’ve lived in both north county and south county in our time here. I won’t cover what you’ve called obvious (commute time, closeness to border) but here are a few other things we learned in our 3 years in Chula Vista:

– Whenever San Diego has some public works or business they don’t want, they throw it in San Ysidro…prisons, junk yards, public dump, amphitheaters, you name it. Not to mention taking a trip to the beach in IB means wondering what impurities you’re touching from the outflow of the lovely TJ river. I’m not exactly a NIMBY, but I sure don’t want ALL the less desireable things in my neighborhood either.

– Crime is an issue, and that may or may not be related to the proximity to the border. There were helos with spotlights overhead at least a few nights a month, I heard a neighbor’s car disappear into the distance, car alarm wailing, one night. Another neighbor came by and asked if I saw what tow truck took his car. I asked how he knew it was a tow truck. He said because it had no engine. !!

– There aren’t many professional jobs available in the south bay. My wife and I have found much better pickins in north county.

– And sort of related to commute time but not really: Whenever we travel, we head north (family, Vegas, mountains, LA, etc) and never south to Mexico. Therefore, living in south bay was costing us TWO HOURS – one when leaving, one when returning – on every trip we made. We’d drive through north county on the way home each trip and think “if I lived here, I’d be home now!!” This was a very powerful motivator to move north.

I’m not dissin’ south bay…we liked it for the most part. But there are definite advantages to living elsewhere, at least given our circumstances.

[svelte]

We’ve lived in both north county and south county in our time here. I won’t cover what you’ve called obvious (commute time, closeness to border) but here are a few other things we learned in our 3 years in Chula Vista:

– Whenever San Diego has some public works or business they don’t want, they throw it in San Ysidro…prisons, junk yards, public dump, amphitheaters, you name it. Not to mention taking a trip to the beach in IB means wondering what impurities you’re touching from the outflow of the lovely TJ river. I’m not exactly a NIMBY, but I sure don’t want ALL the less desireable things in my neighborhood either.

– Crime is an issue, and that may or may not be related to the proximity to the border. There were helos with spotlights overhead at least a few nights a month, I heard a neighbor’s car disappear into the distance, car alarm wailing, one night. Another neighbor came by and asked if I saw what tow truck took his car. I asked how he knew it was a tow truck. He said because it had no engine. !!

– There aren’t many professional jobs available in the south bay. My wife and I have found much better pickins in north county.

– And sort of related to commute time but not really: Whenever we travel, we head north (family, Vegas, mountains, LA, etc) and never south to Mexico. Therefore, living in south bay was costing us TWO HOURS – one when leaving, one when returning – on every trip we made. We’d drive through north county on the way home each trip and think “if I lived here, I’d be home now!!” This was a very powerful motivator to move north.

I’m not dissin’ south bay…we liked it for the most part. But there are definite advantages to living elsewhere, at least given our circumstances.

[svelte]

We’ve lived in both north county and south county in our time here. I won’t cover what you’ve called obvious (commute time, closeness to border) but here are a few other things we learned in our 3 years in Chula Vista:

– Whenever San Diego has some public works or business they don’t want, they throw it in San Ysidro…prisons, junk yards, public dump, amphitheaters, you name it. Not to mention taking a trip to the beach in IB means wondering what impurities you’re touching from the outflow of the lovely TJ river. I’m not exactly a NIMBY, but I sure don’t want ALL the less desireable things in my neighborhood either.

– Crime is an issue, and that may or may not be related to the proximity to the border. There were helos with spotlights overhead at least a few nights a month, I heard a neighbor’s car disappear into the distance, car alarm wailing, one night. Another neighbor came by and asked if I saw what tow truck took his car. I asked how he knew it was a tow truck. He said because it had no engine. !!

– There aren’t many professional jobs available in the south bay. My wife and I have found much better pickins in north county.

– And sort of related to commute time but not really: Whenever we travel, we head north (family, Vegas, mountains, LA, etc) and never south to Mexico. Therefore, living in south bay was costing us TWO HOURS – one when leaving, one when returning – on every trip we made. We’d drive through north county on the way home each trip and think “if I lived here, I’d be home now!!” This was a very powerful motivator to move north.

I’m not dissin’ south bay…we liked it for the most part. But there are definite advantages to living elsewhere, at least given our circumstances.

[svelte]

We’ve lived in both north county and south county in our time here. I won’t cover what you’ve called obvious (commute time, closeness to border) but here are a few other things we learned in our 3 years in Chula Vista:

– Whenever San Diego has some public works or business they don’t want, they throw it in San Ysidro…prisons, junk yards, public dump, amphitheaters, you name it. Not to mention taking a trip to the beach in IB means wondering what impurities you’re touching from the outflow of the lovely TJ river. I’m not exactly a NIMBY, but I sure don’t want ALL the less desireable things in my neighborhood either.

– Crime is an issue, and that may or may not be related to the proximity to the border. There were helos with spotlights overhead at least a few nights a month, I heard a neighbor’s car disappear into the distance, car alarm wailing, one night. Another neighbor came by and asked if I saw what tow truck took his car. I asked how he knew it was a tow truck. He said because it had no engine. !!

– There aren’t many professional jobs available in the south bay. My wife and I have found much better pickins in north county.

– And sort of related to commute time but not really: Whenever we travel, we head north (family, Vegas, mountains, LA, etc) and never south to Mexico. Therefore, living in south bay was costing us TWO HOURS – one when leaving, one when returning – on every trip we made. We’d drive through north county on the way home each trip and think “if I lived here, I’d be home now!!” This was a very powerful motivator to move north.

I’m not dissin’ south bay…we liked it for the most part. But there are definite advantages to living elsewhere, at least given our circumstances.

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