San Elijo Hills commute

[Rockemsock]

I live in SEH and drive to UTC everyday. I leave at 8:45am and arrive between 8:10 and 8:20 most days…we have a meeting at 9:30. I go home at 7pm and I’m almost always home before 7:30.

But because i hate traffic so much i take surface streets all the way to Via De La Valle in the morning. Traffic is usually flowing really good at the Race Track. Driving through RSF and the back streets of Del Mar is slower than a speedy freeway obviously…but the commute is consistent and rather peaceful.

Going home I just take the freeway all the way to La Costa and it’s a total breeze. The merge can sometimes still be congested, but it’s usually just about clear by the time I get there.

The few times I’ve left at 8 or earlier I’ve noticed a bit more traffic on the surface streets (the stop signs through Olivenhain can get backed up) but i don’t think i’ve ever spent more than 45 minutes commuting, unless there’s Holiday traffic or an accident or something.

[patientlywaiting]

esmith, you are one the most bullish posters on Piggington. Interestingly, you’re not that much of a free market advocate. You seem to believe that government action will avert this crisis.

Please give us some details AFTER you buy. No need to ask prior to purchase because you already know what the answer will be.

It would be interesting to track your purchase over the years. Perhaps you’ll be saying “I told you so.”

[patientlywaiting]

esmith, you are one the most bullish posters on Piggington. Interestingly, you’re not that much of a free market advocate. You seem to believe that government action will avert this crisis.

Please give us some details AFTER you buy. No need to ask prior to purchase because you already know what the answer will be.

It would be interesting to track your purchase over the years. Perhaps you’ll be saying “I told you so.”

[patientlywaiting]

esmith, you are one the most bullish posters on Piggington. Interestingly, you’re not that much of a free market advocate. You seem to believe that government action will avert this crisis.

Please give us some details AFTER you buy. No need to ask prior to purchase because you already know what the answer will be.

It would be interesting to track your purchase over the years. Perhaps you’ll be saying “I told you so.”

[patientlywaiting]

esmith, you are one the most bullish posters on Piggington. Interestingly, you’re not that much of a free market advocate. You seem to believe that government action will avert this crisis.

Please give us some details AFTER you buy. No need to ask prior to purchase because you already know what the answer will be.

It would be interesting to track your purchase over the years. Perhaps you’ll be saying “I told you so.”

[patientlywaiting]

esmith, you are one the most bullish posters on Piggington. Interestingly, you’re not that much of a free market advocate. You seem to believe that government action will avert this crisis.

Please give us some details AFTER you buy. No need to ask prior to purchase because you already know what the answer will be.

It would be interesting to track your purchase over the years. Perhaps you’ll be saying “I told you so.”

[Eugene]

Sadly I don’t have a crystal ball and all I can do is try to make a rational decision and stick with it. It may be a wrong decision.

My rational side tells me that the best time to buy is when everyone is scared of buying and everyone is sure that buying is a bad idea. We’re already starting to see that.

Also as the thread about Chula Vista shows, in some parts of the city foreclosures are going through the roof and prices are going through the floor. 2410 Wishing Star Way: 3817 sqft 6/5 for 499k. That’s just over 3k/month after property tax and mello-roos. In a brand new neighborhood 20 min from downtown. If Eastlake is not at fundamentals yet, it’s getting there fast. Foreclosures make sure that prices will keep declining until the bottom is reached. Unless the economy suddenly turns for the worse, I don’t see how things could continue deteriorating till 2010-12.

If you’re in a “must-buy” camp like me (I’m a father of 7 month old twins and I’m getting tired of renting and moving every year), it might be a good idea to start looking for a place to live, under the assumption that we hit a bottom in the winter of ’08/’09 in some parts of the city. If you don’t have to buy, by all means continue renting, maybe in 2012 you’ll buy a house next to mine and save a lot of money.

[Eugene]

Sadly I don’t have a crystal ball and all I can do is try to make a rational decision and stick with it. It may be a wrong decision.

My rational side tells me that the best time to buy is when everyone is scared of buying and everyone is sure that buying is a bad idea. We’re already starting to see that.

Also as the thread about Chula Vista shows, in some parts of the city foreclosures are going through the roof and prices are going through the floor. 2410 Wishing Star Way: 3817 sqft 6/5 for 499k. That’s just over 3k/month after property tax and mello-roos. In a brand new neighborhood 20 min from downtown. If Eastlake is not at fundamentals yet, it’s getting there fast. Foreclosures make sure that prices will keep declining until the bottom is reached. Unless the economy suddenly turns for the worse, I don’t see how things could continue deteriorating till 2010-12.

If you’re in a “must-buy” camp like me (I’m a father of 7 month old twins and I’m getting tired of renting and moving every year), it might be a good idea to start looking for a place to live, under the assumption that we hit a bottom in the winter of ’08/’09 in some parts of the city. If you don’t have to buy, by all means continue renting, maybe in 2012 you’ll buy a house next to mine and save a lot of money.

[Eugene]

Sadly I don’t have a crystal ball and all I can do is try to make a rational decision and stick with it. It may be a wrong decision.

My rational side tells me that the best time to buy is when everyone is scared of buying and everyone is sure that buying is a bad idea. We’re already starting to see that.

Also as the thread about Chula Vista shows, in some parts of the city foreclosures are going through the roof and prices are going through the floor. 2410 Wishing Star Way: 3817 sqft 6/5 for 499k. That’s just over 3k/month after property tax and mello-roos. In a brand new neighborhood 20 min from downtown. If Eastlake is not at fundamentals yet, it’s getting there fast. Foreclosures make sure that prices will keep declining until the bottom is reached. Unless the economy suddenly turns for the worse, I don’t see how things could continue deteriorating till 2010-12.

If you’re in a “must-buy” camp like me (I’m a father of 7 month old twins and I’m getting tired of renting and moving every year), it might be a good idea to start looking for a place to live, under the assumption that we hit a bottom in the winter of ’08/’09 in some parts of the city. If you don’t have to buy, by all means continue renting, maybe in 2012 you’ll buy a house next to mine and save a lot of money.

[Eugene]

Sadly I don’t have a crystal ball and all I can do is try to make a rational decision and stick with it. It may be a wrong decision.

My rational side tells me that the best time to buy is when everyone is scared of buying and everyone is sure that buying is a bad idea. We’re already starting to see that.

Also as the thread about Chula Vista shows, in some parts of the city foreclosures are going through the roof and prices are going through the floor. 2410 Wishing Star Way: 3817 sqft 6/5 for 499k. That’s just over 3k/month after property tax and mello-roos. In a brand new neighborhood 20 min from downtown. If Eastlake is not at fundamentals yet, it’s getting there fast. Foreclosures make sure that prices will keep declining until the bottom is reached. Unless the economy suddenly turns for the worse, I don’t see how things could continue deteriorating till 2010-12.

If you’re in a “must-buy” camp like me (I’m a father of 7 month old twins and I’m getting tired of renting and moving every year), it might be a good idea to start looking for a place to live, under the assumption that we hit a bottom in the winter of ’08/’09 in some parts of the city. If you don’t have to buy, by all means continue renting, maybe in 2012 you’ll buy a house next to mine and save a lot of money.

[Eugene]

Sadly I don’t have a crystal ball and all I can do is try to make a rational decision and stick with it. It may be a wrong decision.

My rational side tells me that the best time to buy is when everyone is scared of buying and everyone is sure that buying is a bad idea. We’re already starting to see that.

Also as the thread about Chula Vista shows, in some parts of the city foreclosures are going through the roof and prices are going through the floor. 2410 Wishing Star Way: 3817 sqft 6/5 for 499k. That’s just over 3k/month after property tax and mello-roos. In a brand new neighborhood 20 min from downtown. If Eastlake is not at fundamentals yet, it’s getting there fast. Foreclosures make sure that prices will keep declining until the bottom is reached. Unless the economy suddenly turns for the worse, I don’t see how things could continue deteriorating till 2010-12.

If you’re in a “must-buy” camp like me (I’m a father of 7 month old twins and I’m getting tired of renting and moving every year), it might be a good idea to start looking for a place to live, under the assumption that we hit a bottom in the winter of ’08/’09 in some parts of the city. If you don’t have to buy, by all means continue renting, maybe in 2012 you’ll buy a house next to mine and save a lot of money.

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