Skyranch in Santee

[NotCranky]

[quote=sdcellar]Russell, I’d think think it would be sellers that address “buyer’s objections”. A shrewd seller would never let truth or facts get in the way. I’m also sure you’re familiar with “sins of omission”?

Just remember that people can lie to themselves just as easily as any salesperson can. These are called rationalizations.

I’m not saying people shouldn’t hope for a better tomorrow and all that, but they should go in with their eyes wide open.

I appreciate that it’s nice for people to feel good about their choices, but at some point…[/quote]

I could be wrong but I think SRO has been accused of being in sales on this thread? Sales people, as you know, do often times exert themselves to overcome “buyer’s objections”. I was just addressing that hypothetical situation. Maybe SRO craves having piggs for neighbors, and who can blame him. He could trying to overcome potential “buyer’s objections” w/o actually sinning?

As far as feeling good about one’s choices…nobody really knows why they do for sure… if they can afford it,and maybe even if they can’t, pushing on them might be, to use one of flu’s favorites, “sour grapes”.

[natty]

[quote=sdrealtor]

And for the record Sharp and Children’s are nowhere near 6 miles away from the Golden Triangle border of the 52/805 intersection. Look at a map, it wont hurt you.[/quote]

Not that it matters, but if you truly want to be(more) specific:

the center point of 52/805 to children’s hospital is roughly 3.7 miles, using latitude/longitude & my calculations. So add to that roughly 1 mile to allow for driving.

[natty]

[quote=sdrealtor]

And for the record Sharp and Children’s are nowhere near 6 miles away from the Golden Triangle border of the 52/805 intersection. Look at a map, it wont hurt you.[/quote]

Not that it matters, but if you truly want to be(more) specific:

the center point of 52/805 to children’s hospital is roughly 3.7 miles, using latitude/longitude & my calculations. So add to that roughly 1 mile to allow for driving.

[natty]

[quote=sdrealtor]

And for the record Sharp and Children’s are nowhere near 6 miles away from the Golden Triangle border of the 52/805 intersection. Look at a map, it wont hurt you.[/quote]

Not that it matters, but if you truly want to be(more) specific:

the center point of 52/805 to children’s hospital is roughly 3.7 miles, using latitude/longitude & my calculations. So add to that roughly 1 mile to allow for driving.

[natty]

[quote=sdrealtor]

And for the record Sharp and Children’s are nowhere near 6 miles away from the Golden Triangle border of the 52/805 intersection. Look at a map, it wont hurt you.[/quote]

Not that it matters, but if you truly want to be(more) specific:

the center point of 52/805 to children’s hospital is roughly 3.7 miles, using latitude/longitude & my calculations. So add to that roughly 1 mile to allow for driving.

[natty]

[quote=sdrealtor]

And for the record Sharp and Children’s are nowhere near 6 miles away from the Golden Triangle border of the 52/805 intersection. Look at a map, it wont hurt you.[/quote]

Not that it matters, but if you truly want to be(more) specific:

the center point of 52/805 to children’s hospital is roughly 3.7 miles, using latitude/longitude & my calculations. So add to that roughly 1 mile to allow for driving.

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[joec]

Thanks for your long reply SRO. I think for me and my family, we certainly didn’t want to wait 10, 15 or even 5 years because number 1: we were buying to live now and the home was never an investment. Life can also change so even though we all plan to be somewhere for 10-20 years, you never know.

We wanted to enjoy our area, feel safe outside walking about, have good schools and maybe the upside isn’t as high in other areas, but I still think when/if the market moves back up, pretty much all the other areas discussed here will have better appreciation due to more limited supply (#1) and greater desirability to be closer to the employment centers. I think in general, most home buyers would prefer to live in a smaller house in a nicer area compared to a big house in a not as nice area. That was our thinking at least. Location location location right?

I agree that the city of Santee is trying very hard to improve the image and clean it up a lot. This was also our reasons for trying to find a new home there and we were extremely close to pulling the trigger on Riverwalk/Stoney Creek. Looking at prices back in Feb 2008, Plan 3 (2600 sqft) was going for 565k. Crestview was going for 595k – 690k in April 2008 with most closer to 610k or so. I think that’s off 75-100k now for Crestview…Still, at 500k, I think I’d rather pay lower HOA fees and move to Del Sur if I had to have a new home or some of the new smaller places in Carlsbad for 500-600k.

I understand not wanting to say what you paid, but any range of everything that closed around that time is ok with me (and I don’t want to bother looking it up) since I think for the same amount, we’d probably look elsewhere.

I suppose in end, it really just boils down to what’s important to you and a view is worth $0 to us so that’s why we didn’t go for Sky Ranch. 🙂

Hope this helps other folks in the same house hunting even though it seems like a lot of Pigg members have bought in the past 2 years. I know I don’t visit as much as I used to myself!

[joec]

Thanks for your long reply SRO. I think for me and my family, we certainly didn’t want to wait 10, 15 or even 5 years because number 1: we were buying to live now and the home was never an investment. Life can also change so even though we all plan to be somewhere for 10-20 years, you never know.

We wanted to enjoy our area, feel safe outside walking about, have good schools and maybe the upside isn’t as high in other areas, but I still think when/if the market moves back up, pretty much all the other areas discussed here will have better appreciation due to more limited supply (#1) and greater desirability to be closer to the employment centers. I think in general, most home buyers would prefer to live in a smaller house in a nicer area compared to a big house in a not as nice area. That was our thinking at least. Location location location right?

I agree that the city of Santee is trying very hard to improve the image and clean it up a lot. This was also our reasons for trying to find a new home there and we were extremely close to pulling the trigger on Riverwalk/Stoney Creek. Looking at prices back in Feb 2008, Plan 3 (2600 sqft) was going for 565k. Crestview was going for 595k – 690k in April 2008 with most closer to 610k or so. I think that’s off 75-100k now for Crestview…Still, at 500k, I think I’d rather pay lower HOA fees and move to Del Sur if I had to have a new home or some of the new smaller places in Carlsbad for 500-600k.

I understand not wanting to say what you paid, but any range of everything that closed around that time is ok with me (and I don’t want to bother looking it up) since I think for the same amount, we’d probably look elsewhere.

I suppose in end, it really just boils down to what’s important to you and a view is worth $0 to us so that’s why we didn’t go for Sky Ranch. 🙂

Hope this helps other folks in the same house hunting even though it seems like a lot of Pigg members have bought in the past 2 years. I know I don’t visit as much as I used to myself!

[joec]

Thanks for your long reply SRO. I think for me and my family, we certainly didn’t want to wait 10, 15 or even 5 years because number 1: we were buying to live now and the home was never an investment. Life can also change so even though we all plan to be somewhere for 10-20 years, you never know.

We wanted to enjoy our area, feel safe outside walking about, have good schools and maybe the upside isn’t as high in other areas, but I still think when/if the market moves back up, pretty much all the other areas discussed here will have better appreciation due to more limited supply (#1) and greater desirability to be closer to the employment centers. I think in general, most home buyers would prefer to live in a smaller house in a nicer area compared to a big house in a not as nice area. That was our thinking at least. Location location location right?

I agree that the city of Santee is trying very hard to improve the image and clean it up a lot. This was also our reasons for trying to find a new home there and we were extremely close to pulling the trigger on Riverwalk/Stoney Creek. Looking at prices back in Feb 2008, Plan 3 (2600 sqft) was going for 565k. Crestview was going for 595k – 690k in April 2008 with most closer to 610k or so. I think that’s off 75-100k now for Crestview…Still, at 500k, I think I’d rather pay lower HOA fees and move to Del Sur if I had to have a new home or some of the new smaller places in Carlsbad for 500-600k.

I understand not wanting to say what you paid, but any range of everything that closed around that time is ok with me (and I don’t want to bother looking it up) since I think for the same amount, we’d probably look elsewhere.

I suppose in end, it really just boils down to what’s important to you and a view is worth $0 to us so that’s why we didn’t go for Sky Ranch. 🙂

Hope this helps other folks in the same house hunting even though it seems like a lot of Pigg members have bought in the past 2 years. I know I don’t visit as much as I used to myself!

[joec]

Thanks for your long reply SRO. I think for me and my family, we certainly didn’t want to wait 10, 15 or even 5 years because number 1: we were buying to live now and the home was never an investment. Life can also change so even though we all plan to be somewhere for 10-20 years, you never know.

We wanted to enjoy our area, feel safe outside walking about, have good schools and maybe the upside isn’t as high in other areas, but I still think when/if the market moves back up, pretty much all the other areas discussed here will have better appreciation due to more limited supply (#1) and greater desirability to be closer to the employment centers. I think in general, most home buyers would prefer to live in a smaller house in a nicer area compared to a big house in a not as nice area. That was our thinking at least. Location location location right?

I agree that the city of Santee is trying very hard to improve the image and clean it up a lot. This was also our reasons for trying to find a new home there and we were extremely close to pulling the trigger on Riverwalk/Stoney Creek. Looking at prices back in Feb 2008, Plan 3 (2600 sqft) was going for 565k. Crestview was going for 595k – 690k in April 2008 with most closer to 610k or so. I think that’s off 75-100k now for Crestview…Still, at 500k, I think I’d rather pay lower HOA fees and move to Del Sur if I had to have a new home or some of the new smaller places in Carlsbad for 500-600k.

I understand not wanting to say what you paid, but any range of everything that closed around that time is ok with me (and I don’t want to bother looking it up) since I think for the same amount, we’d probably look elsewhere.

I suppose in end, it really just boils down to what’s important to you and a view is worth $0 to us so that’s why we didn’t go for Sky Ranch. 🙂

Hope this helps other folks in the same house hunting even though it seems like a lot of Pigg members have bought in the past 2 years. I know I don’t visit as much as I used to myself!

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