Relo from Boston – urban mom wants it all

[briansd1]

[quote=bearishgurl]

Just because an area is 50+ years old, this in no way means that a property for sale there hasn’t been remodeled down to the studs in the last 20 years and/or will need constant expensive repairs after move-in!! In addition, many older properties which have NOT been extensively remodeled have been extremely well-maintained over the years and have central A/C and even a central vac! Most of the sellers in these areas have the $$ for maintenance, gardeners, pool svc, etc. WHY is this so?? They don’t have HOA dues and MR, lol. A good portion have Prop 13 protection on their tax rates and another good portion (could be the same portion as the first portion) do NOT have a mortgage. [/quote]

Sorry BG, old is old. And decades of painting, and haphazardly remodeling result in “improvements” that detract from the original architecture of the house rather than complement it.

I love old houses… but I don’t want to live in other people’s old design ideas which they put together piecemeal over time, and which they want to charge a lot of money for. If I buy an old house, I’d want to get rid of much of the old stuff.

[scaredyclassic]

The secret to happiness is low expectations.

Wannting it all is not likely to end well.

[SD Realtor]

My suggestion would be to come and rent for awhile and get to know the city. Taking a description from an internet blog can be helpful but I would not limit myself to it. I also know plenty of transplants that wanted one thing when they came out and when they spent time here, they ended up locating in parts of the county that they never even thought about. You may find that you are enchanted with a north county coastal area or want the Poway schools after you spend time here. Nothing wrong with taking walks on the beach every day or two.

Spend some time, check it out, then decide.

[svelte]

Excellent advice, SD R.

Buying is a house is a big decision. It is best done after careful and long consideration.

[poorgradstudent]

[quote=temeculaguy]Unfortunately the good weather of the West comes with a different type of city (much to the dismay of some pigs) but most people don’t raise kids in the city. You can either walk to a store/bar/coffee shop or you can walk to a good school, rarely can you do both at the same time, and when you can, you can’t buy for 500k.[/quote]
We’re still struggling with this fact. Sadly we’re probably going to have to throw in the towel and go with safety and good schools over character and culture. Hopefully in 7-10 years we can afford that 600k price point.

[Ricechex]

Check out Allied Gardens and Rolando. They are close enough for “urban” but mostly SFR. Better schools, and in your price range.

[paramount]

You may want to reconsider leaving Boston would be my advice, even though that’s not what you asked.

It will be expensive to move here among other reasons, and it does get cold at night.

[scaredyclassic]

My brother lives right near Boston and he’s happier than me.

[moneymaker]

I think Boston is a bit pricey too from what I’ve heard. Ok I’m thinking OB. A little far from the relatives (could be a good thing) but fun for the kid and not too far from Downtown. Of course you have to be a bit Bohemian, I suppose to really appreciate OB. If you want Bohemian downtown then check out renting @ 1399 9th ave. Sadly no place for the kid to ride his bike, but they do have a pool, just like about every place downtown, not far from the old library either. I personally think raising kids downtown might not be a good idea, but what do i know?

[scaredyclassic]

my kid’s temecula middle school really let us down on the compelling content side today.

man, public schools waste the hell out of kids time…

In today’s local paper I read temecula may ban any future liquor stores. Definitely not a downtown vibe but research has shown liquor stores lead to sin, crime, degradation and drunkenness.

If that doesn’t entice u up to temec I don’t know what will

[sdrealtor]

I never liked Larry Bird but Johnny Most was my Dad’s college roomate at Brooklyn College (really..not kidding). If you are actually from Boston that means something to you. If you arent..think Chick Hearn plus royalty

[svelte]

[quote=walterwhite]
In today’s local paper I read temecula may ban any future liquor stores. Definitely not a downtown vibe but research has shown liquor stores lead to sin, crime, degradation and drunkenness.
[/quote]

Yeah, well, mother’s milk leads to *everything*.

[scaredyclassic]

In the old days probably they woulda banned public breastfeeding too

[CA renter]

[quote=walterwhite]my kid’s temecula middle school really let us down on the compelling content side today.

man, public schools waste the hell out of kids time…

In today’s local paper I read temecula may ban any future liquor stores. Definitely not a downtown vibe but research has shown liquor stores lead to sin, crime, degradation and drunkenness.

If that doesn’t entice u up to temec I don’t know what will[/quote]

I thought you homeschooled. Changed your minds? Why?

[CA renter]

[quote=walterwhite]The secret to happiness is low expectations.

Wannting it all is not likely to end well.[/quote]

+1,000,000,000,000,000!

How many people who seemed to “have it all” have committed suicide or spent months or years in and out of rehab? They look to me like a rather depressed bunch.

It’s got to suck when you spend your life feeling envious of others and can’t feel perfectly content with what you’ve got.

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