Serramar in La Mesa-good time to buy now?

[CA renter]

[quote=evolusd]Sorry guys…I’m just not buying that San Diego is the end all, be all and if we leave we’ll never be able to come back. I’ve lived here a long time and know what I like and don’t like about So Cal.

I’m not looking to buy a home for wild appreciation…I’d prefer a stable market that isn’t as bubbly as the one here in SD.

People live happy lives all over this great country. I’m open to experiencing a different kind of life.[/quote]

Sounds like you’re making an educated decision, and will likely do very well with whatever you decide. Good luck to you, and I hope you enjoy your new home town! 🙂

[Anonymous]

I’m from San Diego (30+ years) currently in Dallas (Plano) after two years in Austin. I can tell you Austin is neither “weird” as they like to say or interesting. The hill country is pretty – not compared to San Diego – but compared to where we are now. I won’t tell you not to move, because I’m not in your shoes, but I’d urge you to visit during the spring or summer when the humidity is high. Actually, I stood it pretty well the first year, but over time I just can’t handle it. You can’t go out at night for 5 minutes or the mosquitos get you. I haven’t seen one child playing outside in the 2 years I’ve been here and I live in the suburbs. We sit inside and look out at the sunshine. When you go out it’s either muggy or hot or freezing or something unpleasant. There are maybe 2 nice months a year. I also would like to never see a brick again. Every house is made of brick. Every. House. It gets old.

I’m still glad we moved. Sold our Temecula house for $435k and could buy it back for less than $300k now. I keep an eye on San Diego prices but they aren’t as low as I’d like and we’d like a newer house with a pool so we’d end up back in Temecula if we came back. We’re actually looking at Phoenix (Chandler) as a compromise. Not as boring and humid as Texas, or as expensive or highly taxed as California. I like heat a lot better than cold so 4 months of 100 degrees with the rest of the year perfect is probably fine with me. So hard to know what you’ll like until you live there. But really, compared with Austin or Dallas, San Diego itself (not its prices) is paradise.

[Anonymous]

I’m from San Diego (30+ years) currently in Dallas (Plano) after two years in Austin. I can tell you Austin is neither “weird” as they like to say or interesting. The hill country is pretty – not compared to San Diego – but compared to where we are now. I won’t tell you not to move, because I’m not in your shoes, but I’d urge you to visit during the spring or summer when the humidity is high. Actually, I stood it pretty well the first year, but over time I just can’t handle it. You can’t go out at night for 5 minutes or the mosquitos get you. I haven’t seen one child playing outside in the 2 years I’ve been here and I live in the suburbs. We sit inside and look out at the sunshine. When you go out it’s either muggy or hot or freezing or something unpleasant. There are maybe 2 nice months a year. I also would like to never see a brick again. Every house is made of brick. Every. House. It gets old.

I’m still glad we moved. Sold our Temecula house for $435k and could buy it back for less than $300k now. I keep an eye on San Diego prices but they aren’t as low as I’d like and we’d like a newer house with a pool so we’d end up back in Temecula if we came back. We’re actually looking at Phoenix (Chandler) as a compromise. Not as boring and humid as Texas, or as expensive or highly taxed as California. I like heat a lot better than cold so 4 months of 100 degrees with the rest of the year perfect is probably fine with me. So hard to know what you’ll like until you live there. But really, compared with Austin or Dallas, San Diego itself (not its prices) is paradise.

[Anonymous]

I’m from San Diego (30+ years) currently in Dallas (Plano) after two years in Austin. I can tell you Austin is neither “weird” as they like to say or interesting. The hill country is pretty – not compared to San Diego – but compared to where we are now. I won’t tell you not to move, because I’m not in your shoes, but I’d urge you to visit during the spring or summer when the humidity is high. Actually, I stood it pretty well the first year, but over time I just can’t handle it. You can’t go out at night for 5 minutes or the mosquitos get you. I haven’t seen one child playing outside in the 2 years I’ve been here and I live in the suburbs. We sit inside and look out at the sunshine. When you go out it’s either muggy or hot or freezing or something unpleasant. There are maybe 2 nice months a year. I also would like to never see a brick again. Every house is made of brick. Every. House. It gets old.

I’m still glad we moved. Sold our Temecula house for $435k and could buy it back for less than $300k now. I keep an eye on San Diego prices but they aren’t as low as I’d like and we’d like a newer house with a pool so we’d end up back in Temecula if we came back. We’re actually looking at Phoenix (Chandler) as a compromise. Not as boring and humid as Texas, or as expensive or highly taxed as California. I like heat a lot better than cold so 4 months of 100 degrees with the rest of the year perfect is probably fine with me. So hard to know what you’ll like until you live there. But really, compared with Austin or Dallas, San Diego itself (not its prices) is paradise.

[Anonymous]

I’m from San Diego (30+ years) currently in Dallas (Plano) after two years in Austin. I can tell you Austin is neither “weird” as they like to say or interesting. The hill country is pretty – not compared to San Diego – but compared to where we are now. I won’t tell you not to move, because I’m not in your shoes, but I’d urge you to visit during the spring or summer when the humidity is high. Actually, I stood it pretty well the first year, but over time I just can’t handle it. You can’t go out at night for 5 minutes or the mosquitos get you. I haven’t seen one child playing outside in the 2 years I’ve been here and I live in the suburbs. We sit inside and look out at the sunshine. When you go out it’s either muggy or hot or freezing or something unpleasant. There are maybe 2 nice months a year. I also would like to never see a brick again. Every house is made of brick. Every. House. It gets old.

I’m still glad we moved. Sold our Temecula house for $435k and could buy it back for less than $300k now. I keep an eye on San Diego prices but they aren’t as low as I’d like and we’d like a newer house with a pool so we’d end up back in Temecula if we came back. We’re actually looking at Phoenix (Chandler) as a compromise. Not as boring and humid as Texas, or as expensive or highly taxed as California. I like heat a lot better than cold so 4 months of 100 degrees with the rest of the year perfect is probably fine with me. So hard to know what you’ll like until you live there. But really, compared with Austin or Dallas, San Diego itself (not its prices) is paradise.

[Anonymous]

I’m from San Diego (30+ years) currently in Dallas (Plano) after two years in Austin. I can tell you Austin is neither “weird” as they like to say or interesting. The hill country is pretty – not compared to San Diego – but compared to where we are now. I won’t tell you not to move, because I’m not in your shoes, but I’d urge you to visit during the spring or summer when the humidity is high. Actually, I stood it pretty well the first year, but over time I just can’t handle it. You can’t go out at night for 5 minutes or the mosquitos get you. I haven’t seen one child playing outside in the 2 years I’ve been here and I live in the suburbs. We sit inside and look out at the sunshine. When you go out it’s either muggy or hot or freezing or something unpleasant. There are maybe 2 nice months a year. I also would like to never see a brick again. Every house is made of brick. Every. House. It gets old.

I’m still glad we moved. Sold our Temecula house for $435k and could buy it back for less than $300k now. I keep an eye on San Diego prices but they aren’t as low as I’d like and we’d like a newer house with a pool so we’d end up back in Temecula if we came back. We’re actually looking at Phoenix (Chandler) as a compromise. Not as boring and humid as Texas, or as expensive or highly taxed as California. I like heat a lot better than cold so 4 months of 100 degrees with the rest of the year perfect is probably fine with me. So hard to know what you’ll like until you live there. But really, compared with Austin or Dallas, San Diego itself (not its prices) is paradise.

[bearishgurl]

Thank you for your in-the-trenches post, mint! But you forgot to mention all the mailboxes mounted on perfectly-matching brick pedestals at the curbs. This is an important accoutrement to all these fine brick homes ;=)

[bearishgurl]

Thank you for your in-the-trenches post, mint! But you forgot to mention all the mailboxes mounted on perfectly-matching brick pedestals at the curbs. This is an important accoutrement to all these fine brick homes ;=)

[bearishgurl]

Thank you for your in-the-trenches post, mint! But you forgot to mention all the mailboxes mounted on perfectly-matching brick pedestals at the curbs. This is an important accoutrement to all these fine brick homes ;=)

[bearishgurl]

Thank you for your in-the-trenches post, mint! But you forgot to mention all the mailboxes mounted on perfectly-matching brick pedestals at the curbs. This is an important accoutrement to all these fine brick homes ;=)

[bearishgurl]

Thank you for your in-the-trenches post, mint! But you forgot to mention all the mailboxes mounted on perfectly-matching brick pedestals at the curbs. This is an important accoutrement to all these fine brick homes ;=)

[joec]

Isn’t Phoenix really cold at night during the winter? I visited a family member in Dec a few years back and without the heat on inside, it was freezing and much much colder than San Diego…

[joec]

Isn’t Phoenix really cold at night during the winter? I visited a family member in Dec a few years back and without the heat on inside, it was freezing and much much colder than San Diego…

[joec]

Isn’t Phoenix really cold at night during the winter? I visited a family member in Dec a few years back and without the heat on inside, it was freezing and much much colder than San Diego…

[joec]

Isn’t Phoenix really cold at night during the winter? I visited a family member in Dec a few years back and without the heat on inside, it was freezing and much much colder than San Diego…

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