Relocating from SF to Del Mar or Santaluz or Olivenhain or FBR or other?

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I have read alot of the posts on the forum but still thought I should ask for advice regarding our specific situation. We are looking to relocate for San Francisco to San Diego in the next few months. My wife and I are from the East Coast so have no family out here. We have a 5 yr old going into kindergarten next year, a 3 yr old in preschool, and an infant. We will most likely rent for the first year to be sure we have chosen the right community (budget $6k ish per month) and would like to buy once we are sure (probably $2.5-$3.5M budget).

questions I have are:
What areas should we be considering?
Which elementary schools should we be targeting?
Will we have a problem getting our 5 yr old into the school we want if we move in August?
What is the best way to get a sense for the communities if we were to come down for a weekend?

things important to us:
We love the beach but our children are by far our first priority so are willing to be 15 min away
somewhere where they can easily make friends
other young families like us
a sense of community
great schools
nice houses with some privacy and at least a small yard
safe neighborhood
very nice houses but a place where my kids won’t be overrun by entitlement, undisciplined or spoiled friends. We know much of this is our job but we are fairly grounded and want our kids to have great opportunities while also developing strong values.
We have been told that Del Mar Heights, Olivenhain, Santluz and Fairbanks Ranch are good places to look for the above. We’d greatly appreciate any advice.

[sdrealtor]

Welcome! I’m back east too and know that sense of entitlement you speak of well as I grew up squarely in the middle of it. Getting away from it to raise my kids is one of the main reasons I came out here myself. While beautiful, I think you are most likely to find that sense of entitlement in FBR and Santaluz. For what you described I’d focus on Olivenhain and DM. I dont think you will have any issues with that budget and could do very well at considerably lower than that.

In Olivenhain you can get a very nice home on an acre or two under $2M. The school is Olivenhain Pioneer and there are great preschool options nearby also. There are also some quality private schools. To check out Olivenhain and the surrounds I’d book a room at La Costa Resort which is very nice and would give you access to the communities surrounding Olivenhain. I live about 1 mile south of there myself. What I like best about this area is that it has a sense of community and a felling that you are someplace more than a collection of strip malls which describes much of SoCal.

For Del Mar, book a room at L’auberge Del Mar. Its a more expensive area than Olivenhain but if budget was no question for myself thats where I would go. L’auberge will put you right in the heart of DM Village and you can walk to the beach and restaurants. It will give you a great sense of life there.

Lastly, you should have no issue getting your child into school if you arrive in August. One thing you will want to be aware of is that the first day of school around here is in Mid August (usually between the 16th and 20th)

If you have specific questions, feel free to send me a Private Message and I’d be happy to hook you up with some good ideas.

[sdrealtor]

Welcome! I’m back east too and know that sense of entitlement you speak of well as I grew up squarely in the middle of it. Getting away from it to raise my kids is one of the main reasons I came out here myself. While beautiful, I think you are most likely to find that sense of entitlement in FBR and Santaluz. For what you described I’d focus on Olivenhain and DM. I dont think you will have any issues with that budget and could do very well at considerably lower than that.

In Olivenhain you can get a very nice home on an acre or two under $2M. The school is Olivenhain Pioneer and there are great preschool options nearby also. There are also some quality private schools. To check out Olivenhain and the surrounds I’d book a room at La Costa Resort which is very nice and would give you access to the communities surrounding Olivenhain. I live about 1 mile south of there myself. What I like best about this area is that it has a sense of community and a felling that you are someplace more than a collection of strip malls which describes much of SoCal.

For Del Mar, book a room at L’auberge Del Mar. Its a more expensive area than Olivenhain but if budget was no question for myself thats where I would go. L’auberge will put you right in the heart of DM Village and you can walk to the beach and restaurants. It will give you a great sense of life there.

Lastly, you should have no issue getting your child into school if you arrive in August. One thing you will want to be aware of is that the first day of school around here is in Mid August (usually between the 16th and 20th)

If you have specific questions, feel free to send me a Private Message and I’d be happy to hook you up with some good ideas.

[sdrealtor]

Welcome! I’m back east too and know that sense of entitlement you speak of well as I grew up squarely in the middle of it. Getting away from it to raise my kids is one of the main reasons I came out here myself. While beautiful, I think you are most likely to find that sense of entitlement in FBR and Santaluz. For what you described I’d focus on Olivenhain and DM. I dont think you will have any issues with that budget and could do very well at considerably lower than that.

In Olivenhain you can get a very nice home on an acre or two under $2M. The school is Olivenhain Pioneer and there are great preschool options nearby also. There are also some quality private schools. To check out Olivenhain and the surrounds I’d book a room at La Costa Resort which is very nice and would give you access to the communities surrounding Olivenhain. I live about 1 mile south of there myself. What I like best about this area is that it has a sense of community and a felling that you are someplace more than a collection of strip malls which describes much of SoCal.

For Del Mar, book a room at L’auberge Del Mar. Its a more expensive area than Olivenhain but if budget was no question for myself thats where I would go. L’auberge will put you right in the heart of DM Village and you can walk to the beach and restaurants. It will give you a great sense of life there.

Lastly, you should have no issue getting your child into school if you arrive in August. One thing you will want to be aware of is that the first day of school around here is in Mid August (usually between the 16th and 20th)

If you have specific questions, feel free to send me a Private Message and I’d be happy to hook you up with some good ideas.

[sdrealtor]

Welcome! I’m back east too and know that sense of entitlement you speak of well as I grew up squarely in the middle of it. Getting away from it to raise my kids is one of the main reasons I came out here myself. While beautiful, I think you are most likely to find that sense of entitlement in FBR and Santaluz. For what you described I’d focus on Olivenhain and DM. I dont think you will have any issues with that budget and could do very well at considerably lower than that.

In Olivenhain you can get a very nice home on an acre or two under $2M. The school is Olivenhain Pioneer and there are great preschool options nearby also. There are also some quality private schools. To check out Olivenhain and the surrounds I’d book a room at La Costa Resort which is very nice and would give you access to the communities surrounding Olivenhain. I live about 1 mile south of there myself. What I like best about this area is that it has a sense of community and a felling that you are someplace more than a collection of strip malls which describes much of SoCal.

For Del Mar, book a room at L’auberge Del Mar. Its a more expensive area than Olivenhain but if budget was no question for myself thats where I would go. L’auberge will put you right in the heart of DM Village and you can walk to the beach and restaurants. It will give you a great sense of life there.

Lastly, you should have no issue getting your child into school if you arrive in August. One thing you will want to be aware of is that the first day of school around here is in Mid August (usually between the 16th and 20th)

If you have specific questions, feel free to send me a Private Message and I’d be happy to hook you up with some good ideas.

[sdrealtor]

Welcome! I’m back east too and know that sense of entitlement you speak of well as I grew up squarely in the middle of it. Getting away from it to raise my kids is one of the main reasons I came out here myself. While beautiful, I think you are most likely to find that sense of entitlement in FBR and Santaluz. For what you described I’d focus on Olivenhain and DM. I dont think you will have any issues with that budget and could do very well at considerably lower than that.

In Olivenhain you can get a very nice home on an acre or two under $2M. The school is Olivenhain Pioneer and there are great preschool options nearby also. There are also some quality private schools. To check out Olivenhain and the surrounds I’d book a room at La Costa Resort which is very nice and would give you access to the communities surrounding Olivenhain. I live about 1 mile south of there myself. What I like best about this area is that it has a sense of community and a felling that you are someplace more than a collection of strip malls which describes much of SoCal.

For Del Mar, book a room at L’auberge Del Mar. Its a more expensive area than Olivenhain but if budget was no question for myself thats where I would go. L’auberge will put you right in the heart of DM Village and you can walk to the beach and restaurants. It will give you a great sense of life there.

Lastly, you should have no issue getting your child into school if you arrive in August. One thing you will want to be aware of is that the first day of school around here is in Mid August (usually between the 16th and 20th)

If you have specific questions, feel free to send me a Private Message and I’d be happy to hook you up with some good ideas.

[sdduuuude]

SDR – what about Solana Beach – that area around Sun Valley Rd ?

[sdduuuude]

SDR – what about Solana Beach – that area around Sun Valley Rd ?

[sdduuuude]

SDR – what about Solana Beach – that area around Sun Valley Rd ?

[sdduuuude]

SDR – what about Solana Beach – that area around Sun Valley Rd ?

[sdduuuude]

SDR – what about Solana Beach – that area around Sun Valley Rd ?

[sdrealtor]

[quote=sdduuuude]SDR – what about Solana Beach – that area around Sun Valley Rd ?[/quote]

Great suggestion sdduuuude. I would suggest including that in the search also.

[sdrealtor]

[quote=sdduuuude]SDR – what about Solana Beach – that area around Sun Valley Rd ?[/quote]

Great suggestion sdduuuude. I would suggest including that in the search also.

[sdrealtor]

[quote=sdduuuude]SDR – what about Solana Beach – that area around Sun Valley Rd ?[/quote]

Great suggestion sdduuuude. I would suggest including that in the search also.

[sdrealtor]

[quote=sdduuuude]SDR – what about Solana Beach – that area around Sun Valley Rd ?[/quote]

Great suggestion sdduuuude. I would suggest including that in the search also.

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