Skyranch in Santee

[Coronita]

[quote=AN]flu, those houses with one acre in Sky Rranch do not have a full useable acre. I’d guess its around 1/3-1/2 acre of useable land and the rest is slope. Those houses alsso have wider foot print than your average tract homes. The side yard are also wider(which means more concrete than sod). The actual back yard space is around the same size as a 2000sq-ft single story on 1/4 acre in Solana Beach.[/quote]

Well, I have visited Santee but never visited the actual model homes (no interest)..So I’ll have to take your word for it that the 1 acre is not useable on those homes..But then this sort of contradicts SRO’s selling points about these homes.. Because one of those selling points was it’s situated on a 1 acre land. I’m not sure I understand what is the point of 1 acre of land, if most of it is slopes that’s not usable…It just doesn’t seem like it would be different from say a DH/Saratoga home that sits on a canyon for which the hills/slopes is controlled by HOA/city… In both cases, the land isn’t usable…In fact, I’d prefer if that’s the case, the land belongs to the HOA/city so that they can deal with the maintenance of it…Seems like it would be a maintenance headache, clearing brush, dealing with wildlife,etc that the homeowner has to deal with. I guess since technically the land belongs to the home, you *could* turn it into usual land…But then we’re not talking about something that is cheap to do (maybe another 100k+)…and definitely not something that is turnkey once you move in…which again, if someone were to spend money to do this, I would say probably puts that home out of the league of where it belongs…

Again, I don’t get it. I assume 1 acre means 1 acre of land that I could say raise a horse on. (not that I would). And also, not trying to slam Santee. I’m not suggesting it’s a dump or anything. It just seems like all the arguments for why this is a “great” deal just feels like it has so many holes. $800k is not a stellar deal of any sort in Santee. Not saying you can’t find buyers, but it doesn’t seem like it would be the norm…

I’d say places parts of Mira Mesa are a much better place to be frankly, with the total package of cost/location/convenience.

[kcal09]

I think we all agree that location is the most important criteria to value a home in financial terms. For some people Santee works great because it’s convenient and they care less about the reputation. For other people a prime location with good schools is more important. The homes at “Skyranch” have nice floorplans and the prices have come down from 2 years ago. I believe that if you don’t want to resell your house anytime soon and expect a profit you will be okay.

[kcal09]

I think we all agree that location is the most important criteria to value a home in financial terms. For some people Santee works great because it’s convenient and they care less about the reputation. For other people a prime location with good schools is more important. The homes at “Skyranch” have nice floorplans and the prices have come down from 2 years ago. I believe that if you don’t want to resell your house anytime soon and expect a profit you will be okay.

[kcal09]

I think we all agree that location is the most important criteria to value a home in financial terms. For some people Santee works great because it’s convenient and they care less about the reputation. For other people a prime location with good schools is more important. The homes at “Skyranch” have nice floorplans and the prices have come down from 2 years ago. I believe that if you don’t want to resell your house anytime soon and expect a profit you will be okay.

[kcal09]

I think we all agree that location is the most important criteria to value a home in financial terms. For some people Santee works great because it’s convenient and they care less about the reputation. For other people a prime location with good schools is more important. The homes at “Skyranch” have nice floorplans and the prices have come down from 2 years ago. I believe that if you don’t want to resell your house anytime soon and expect a profit you will be okay.

[kcal09]

I think we all agree that location is the most important criteria to value a home in financial terms. For some people Santee works great because it’s convenient and they care less about the reputation. For other people a prime location with good schools is more important. The homes at “Skyranch” have nice floorplans and the prices have come down from 2 years ago. I believe that if you don’t want to resell your house anytime soon and expect a profit you will be okay.

[an]

I visited SR because of this thread. Just want to check it out to see what’s so great about it. The view is great and so is the lot and spacing of the homes. However, like you said, it’s still Santee. I went a few weeks ago and even the breeze was warm, even for my Mira Mesa Standard.

I’m not 100% sure, SRO can chime in, but I think the HOA maintain the slope, even when the land belong to you. So in that sense, it’s like DH/Saratoga. I’ve never been to DH/Saratoga, but I have been to Stonebridge and I think these houses in Sky Ranch are spaced out almost like the more expensive area of Stonebrindge, where the side yard is decent (~7 feet vs 3-4 feet in your average tract homes).

I agree that $800k is not a deal for these houses. Even for the model home. I’ve been in the model home and it’s still lacking some fine details, such as window mouldings. At $650k for the model and $599k for non model would be a much better deal. After seeing it, I was impressed w/ the view and the house and the lot, but at the end of the day, I was still unimpressed of the whole package because the whole feel is not there. Especially for the price they’re asking for.

I personally wish there were these house/lot in MM for $600-700k. That would be ideal to me. But too bad I have to go to Chula/Santee/Escondido to get it.

[an]

I visited SR because of this thread. Just want to check it out to see what’s so great about it. The view is great and so is the lot and spacing of the homes. However, like you said, it’s still Santee. I went a few weeks ago and even the breeze was warm, even for my Mira Mesa Standard.

I’m not 100% sure, SRO can chime in, but I think the HOA maintain the slope, even when the land belong to you. So in that sense, it’s like DH/Saratoga. I’ve never been to DH/Saratoga, but I have been to Stonebridge and I think these houses in Sky Ranch are spaced out almost like the more expensive area of Stonebrindge, where the side yard is decent (~7 feet vs 3-4 feet in your average tract homes).

I agree that $800k is not a deal for these houses. Even for the model home. I’ve been in the model home and it’s still lacking some fine details, such as window mouldings. At $650k for the model and $599k for non model would be a much better deal. After seeing it, I was impressed w/ the view and the house and the lot, but at the end of the day, I was still unimpressed of the whole package because the whole feel is not there. Especially for the price they’re asking for.

I personally wish there were these house/lot in MM for $600-700k. That would be ideal to me. But too bad I have to go to Chula/Santee/Escondido to get it.

[an]

I visited SR because of this thread. Just want to check it out to see what’s so great about it. The view is great and so is the lot and spacing of the homes. However, like you said, it’s still Santee. I went a few weeks ago and even the breeze was warm, even for my Mira Mesa Standard.

I’m not 100% sure, SRO can chime in, but I think the HOA maintain the slope, even when the land belong to you. So in that sense, it’s like DH/Saratoga. I’ve never been to DH/Saratoga, but I have been to Stonebridge and I think these houses in Sky Ranch are spaced out almost like the more expensive area of Stonebrindge, where the side yard is decent (~7 feet vs 3-4 feet in your average tract homes).

I agree that $800k is not a deal for these houses. Even for the model home. I’ve been in the model home and it’s still lacking some fine details, such as window mouldings. At $650k for the model and $599k for non model would be a much better deal. After seeing it, I was impressed w/ the view and the house and the lot, but at the end of the day, I was still unimpressed of the whole package because the whole feel is not there. Especially for the price they’re asking for.

I personally wish there were these house/lot in MM for $600-700k. That would be ideal to me. But too bad I have to go to Chula/Santee/Escondido to get it.

[an]

I visited SR because of this thread. Just want to check it out to see what’s so great about it. The view is great and so is the lot and spacing of the homes. However, like you said, it’s still Santee. I went a few weeks ago and even the breeze was warm, even for my Mira Mesa Standard.

I’m not 100% sure, SRO can chime in, but I think the HOA maintain the slope, even when the land belong to you. So in that sense, it’s like DH/Saratoga. I’ve never been to DH/Saratoga, but I have been to Stonebridge and I think these houses in Sky Ranch are spaced out almost like the more expensive area of Stonebrindge, where the side yard is decent (~7 feet vs 3-4 feet in your average tract homes).

I agree that $800k is not a deal for these houses. Even for the model home. I’ve been in the model home and it’s still lacking some fine details, such as window mouldings. At $650k for the model and $599k for non model would be a much better deal. After seeing it, I was impressed w/ the view and the house and the lot, but at the end of the day, I was still unimpressed of the whole package because the whole feel is not there. Especially for the price they’re asking for.

I personally wish there were these house/lot in MM for $600-700k. That would be ideal to me. But too bad I have to go to Chula/Santee/Escondido to get it.

[an]

I visited SR because of this thread. Just want to check it out to see what’s so great about it. The view is great and so is the lot and spacing of the homes. However, like you said, it’s still Santee. I went a few weeks ago and even the breeze was warm, even for my Mira Mesa Standard.

I’m not 100% sure, SRO can chime in, but I think the HOA maintain the slope, even when the land belong to you. So in that sense, it’s like DH/Saratoga. I’ve never been to DH/Saratoga, but I have been to Stonebridge and I think these houses in Sky Ranch are spaced out almost like the more expensive area of Stonebrindge, where the side yard is decent (~7 feet vs 3-4 feet in your average tract homes).

I agree that $800k is not a deal for these houses. Even for the model home. I’ve been in the model home and it’s still lacking some fine details, such as window mouldings. At $650k for the model and $599k for non model would be a much better deal. After seeing it, I was impressed w/ the view and the house and the lot, but at the end of the day, I was still unimpressed of the whole package because the whole feel is not there. Especially for the price they’re asking for.

I personally wish there were these house/lot in MM for $600-700k. That would be ideal to me. But too bad I have to go to Chula/Santee/Escondido to get it.

[an]

[quote=kcal09]I think we all agree that location is the most important criteria to value a home in financial terms. For some people Santee works great because it’s convenient and they care less about the reputation. For other people a prime location with good schools is more important. The homes at “Skyranch” have nice floorplans and the prices have come down from 2 years ago. I believe that if you don’t want to resell your house anytime soon and expect a profit you will be okay.[/quote]
The biggest unknown upside about Sky Ranch is how Santee will be in 20-30 years. If Santee grows into a bigger city, the view would be killer. Especially if they start having a lot of high rises and such.

[an]

[quote=kcal09]I think we all agree that location is the most important criteria to value a home in financial terms. For some people Santee works great because it’s convenient and they care less about the reputation. For other people a prime location with good schools is more important. The homes at “Skyranch” have nice floorplans and the prices have come down from 2 years ago. I believe that if you don’t want to resell your house anytime soon and expect a profit you will be okay.[/quote]
The biggest unknown upside about Sky Ranch is how Santee will be in 20-30 years. If Santee grows into a bigger city, the view would be killer. Especially if they start having a lot of high rises and such.

[an]

[quote=kcal09]I think we all agree that location is the most important criteria to value a home in financial terms. For some people Santee works great because it’s convenient and they care less about the reputation. For other people a prime location with good schools is more important. The homes at “Skyranch” have nice floorplans and the prices have come down from 2 years ago. I believe that if you don’t want to resell your house anytime soon and expect a profit you will be okay.[/quote]
The biggest unknown upside about Sky Ranch is how Santee will be in 20-30 years. If Santee grows into a bigger city, the view would be killer. Especially if they start having a lot of high rises and such.

[an]

[quote=kcal09]I think we all agree that location is the most important criteria to value a home in financial terms. For some people Santee works great because it’s convenient and they care less about the reputation. For other people a prime location with good schools is more important. The homes at “Skyranch” have nice floorplans and the prices have come down from 2 years ago. I believe that if you don’t want to resell your house anytime soon and expect a profit you will be okay.[/quote]
The biggest unknown upside about Sky Ranch is how Santee will be in 20-30 years. If Santee grows into a bigger city, the view would be killer. Especially if they start having a lot of high rises and such.

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