Skyranch in Santee

[PKMAN]

[quote=kcal09][quote=joec]You also pointed out the sex offenders living in that neighborhood and I fully agree that this could be a problem when it comes to resale value. smart buyers always check these kind of info before making a descision to buy.[/quote]Sex offenders live everywhere in the greater SD. I’ve also looked at the Megan’s Law website and found that all the zip codes where I was looking (San Marcos, Rancho Bernardo, MM and Poway, etc) had sex offenders living there. It’s virtually impossible to find a populated residential area within SD where’s there’s no sex offenders.

I understand the other knocks on Santee but to pin this one on Santee just isn’t fair. If I’m a girl, there are many neighborhoods that I can think of that’s more scary to walk around after dark.

[PCinSD]

If memory serves me right, I bought a townhouse in Santee in 1992. Across the street from Santana High on Magnolia. By 1994 it was underwater.

The 52 was just going in at that time, and the realtors always said that the completion would completely change Santee. I’m sure it has had an effect on that area.

What I liked about Santee: In the evenings I liked the sunsets – being surrounded by a range of hills. It looked cool.

I didn’t like anything else about Santee. Now, everything that I didn’t like about it remains, but just with more traffic. The last time I was out there was 2008.

I agree with what another poster suggested: Paying that much is the classic “buying the nicest house in the poorest location” syndrome. Having lived there myself, and been there somewhat recently, I am surprised that people are paying $800k to live there.

I wish I liked where I live now as much as SRO likes his/her place. It’s nice and all, don’t get me wrong. But damn, SRO really really really really really really really really really really really loves Skryranch in Santee. Must be nice.

[PCinSD]

If memory serves me right, I bought a townhouse in Santee in 1992. Across the street from Santana High on Magnolia. By 1994 it was underwater.

The 52 was just going in at that time, and the realtors always said that the completion would completely change Santee. I’m sure it has had an effect on that area.

What I liked about Santee: In the evenings I liked the sunsets – being surrounded by a range of hills. It looked cool.

I didn’t like anything else about Santee. Now, everything that I didn’t like about it remains, but just with more traffic. The last time I was out there was 2008.

I agree with what another poster suggested: Paying that much is the classic “buying the nicest house in the poorest location” syndrome. Having lived there myself, and been there somewhat recently, I am surprised that people are paying $800k to live there.

I wish I liked where I live now as much as SRO likes his/her place. It’s nice and all, don’t get me wrong. But damn, SRO really really really really really really really really really really really loves Skryranch in Santee. Must be nice.

[PCinSD]

If memory serves me right, I bought a townhouse in Santee in 1992. Across the street from Santana High on Magnolia. By 1994 it was underwater.

The 52 was just going in at that time, and the realtors always said that the completion would completely change Santee. I’m sure it has had an effect on that area.

What I liked about Santee: In the evenings I liked the sunsets – being surrounded by a range of hills. It looked cool.

I didn’t like anything else about Santee. Now, everything that I didn’t like about it remains, but just with more traffic. The last time I was out there was 2008.

I agree with what another poster suggested: Paying that much is the classic “buying the nicest house in the poorest location” syndrome. Having lived there myself, and been there somewhat recently, I am surprised that people are paying $800k to live there.

I wish I liked where I live now as much as SRO likes his/her place. It’s nice and all, don’t get me wrong. But damn, SRO really really really really really really really really really really really loves Skryranch in Santee. Must be nice.

[PCinSD]

If memory serves me right, I bought a townhouse in Santee in 1992. Across the street from Santana High on Magnolia. By 1994 it was underwater.

The 52 was just going in at that time, and the realtors always said that the completion would completely change Santee. I’m sure it has had an effect on that area.

What I liked about Santee: In the evenings I liked the sunsets – being surrounded by a range of hills. It looked cool.

I didn’t like anything else about Santee. Now, everything that I didn’t like about it remains, but just with more traffic. The last time I was out there was 2008.

I agree with what another poster suggested: Paying that much is the classic “buying the nicest house in the poorest location” syndrome. Having lived there myself, and been there somewhat recently, I am surprised that people are paying $800k to live there.

I wish I liked where I live now as much as SRO likes his/her place. It’s nice and all, don’t get me wrong. But damn, SRO really really really really really really really really really really really loves Skryranch in Santee. Must be nice.

[PCinSD]

If memory serves me right, I bought a townhouse in Santee in 1992. Across the street from Santana High on Magnolia. By 1994 it was underwater.

The 52 was just going in at that time, and the realtors always said that the completion would completely change Santee. I’m sure it has had an effect on that area.

What I liked about Santee: In the evenings I liked the sunsets – being surrounded by a range of hills. It looked cool.

I didn’t like anything else about Santee. Now, everything that I didn’t like about it remains, but just with more traffic. The last time I was out there was 2008.

I agree with what another poster suggested: Paying that much is the classic “buying the nicest house in the poorest location” syndrome. Having lived there myself, and been there somewhat recently, I am surprised that people are paying $800k to live there.

I wish I liked where I live now as much as SRO likes his/her place. It’s nice and all, don’t get me wrong. But damn, SRO really really really really really really really really really really really loves Skryranch in Santee. Must be nice.

[joec]

I agree that there are sex offenders everywhere. I’m just pointing out that in terms of future value and price increases, any home buyer is going to do basic research and something like this may completely put off a buyer. At least for us, this was one of the checks we did and one of the reasons we did not buy there.

Anyhow, here’s some data for thoughts/discussion:

San Marcos comes out pretty well on this metric, at least based on this data.

ZIP — CITY — # of sex offenders — Population — # of offenders per 10000 people.

92025 Escondido: 45 / 50,337 = 8.9397 offenders for every 10k peeps
92071 Santee: 47 / 54,369 = 8.6446 offenders for every 10k peeps
92126 Mira Mesa: 32 / 77,323 = 4.1385 offenders for every 10k peeps
92127 4s Ranch: 7 / 20,869 = 3.3543 offenders for every 10k peeps
92069 San Marcos: 22 / 74,591 = 2.9494 offenders for every 10k peeps
92118 Coronado: 5 / 22,593 = 2.2131 offenders for every 10k peeps
92037 La Jolla: 5 / 46,231 = 1.0815 offenders for every 10k peeps
92130 Carmel Valley: 3 / 29,364 = 1.0217 offenders for every 10k peeps

Population data based on zip code search at City Data.
http://www.city-data.com/

Megan’s Law data from Office of the Attorney General’s website based on zip again:
http://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/

[joec]

I agree that there are sex offenders everywhere. I’m just pointing out that in terms of future value and price increases, any home buyer is going to do basic research and something like this may completely put off a buyer. At least for us, this was one of the checks we did and one of the reasons we did not buy there.

Anyhow, here’s some data for thoughts/discussion:

San Marcos comes out pretty well on this metric, at least based on this data.

ZIP — CITY — # of sex offenders — Population — # of offenders per 10000 people.

92025 Escondido: 45 / 50,337 = 8.9397 offenders for every 10k peeps
92071 Santee: 47 / 54,369 = 8.6446 offenders for every 10k peeps
92126 Mira Mesa: 32 / 77,323 = 4.1385 offenders for every 10k peeps
92127 4s Ranch: 7 / 20,869 = 3.3543 offenders for every 10k peeps
92069 San Marcos: 22 / 74,591 = 2.9494 offenders for every 10k peeps
92118 Coronado: 5 / 22,593 = 2.2131 offenders for every 10k peeps
92037 La Jolla: 5 / 46,231 = 1.0815 offenders for every 10k peeps
92130 Carmel Valley: 3 / 29,364 = 1.0217 offenders for every 10k peeps

Population data based on zip code search at City Data.
http://www.city-data.com/

Megan’s Law data from Office of the Attorney General’s website based on zip again:
http://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/

[joec]

I agree that there are sex offenders everywhere. I’m just pointing out that in terms of future value and price increases, any home buyer is going to do basic research and something like this may completely put off a buyer. At least for us, this was one of the checks we did and one of the reasons we did not buy there.

Anyhow, here’s some data for thoughts/discussion:

San Marcos comes out pretty well on this metric, at least based on this data.

ZIP — CITY — # of sex offenders — Population — # of offenders per 10000 people.

92025 Escondido: 45 / 50,337 = 8.9397 offenders for every 10k peeps
92071 Santee: 47 / 54,369 = 8.6446 offenders for every 10k peeps
92126 Mira Mesa: 32 / 77,323 = 4.1385 offenders for every 10k peeps
92127 4s Ranch: 7 / 20,869 = 3.3543 offenders for every 10k peeps
92069 San Marcos: 22 / 74,591 = 2.9494 offenders for every 10k peeps
92118 Coronado: 5 / 22,593 = 2.2131 offenders for every 10k peeps
92037 La Jolla: 5 / 46,231 = 1.0815 offenders for every 10k peeps
92130 Carmel Valley: 3 / 29,364 = 1.0217 offenders for every 10k peeps

Population data based on zip code search at City Data.
http://www.city-data.com/

Megan’s Law data from Office of the Attorney General’s website based on zip again:
http://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/

[joec]

I agree that there are sex offenders everywhere. I’m just pointing out that in terms of future value and price increases, any home buyer is going to do basic research and something like this may completely put off a buyer. At least for us, this was one of the checks we did and one of the reasons we did not buy there.

Anyhow, here’s some data for thoughts/discussion:

San Marcos comes out pretty well on this metric, at least based on this data.

ZIP — CITY — # of sex offenders — Population — # of offenders per 10000 people.

92025 Escondido: 45 / 50,337 = 8.9397 offenders for every 10k peeps
92071 Santee: 47 / 54,369 = 8.6446 offenders for every 10k peeps
92126 Mira Mesa: 32 / 77,323 = 4.1385 offenders for every 10k peeps
92127 4s Ranch: 7 / 20,869 = 3.3543 offenders for every 10k peeps
92069 San Marcos: 22 / 74,591 = 2.9494 offenders for every 10k peeps
92118 Coronado: 5 / 22,593 = 2.2131 offenders for every 10k peeps
92037 La Jolla: 5 / 46,231 = 1.0815 offenders for every 10k peeps
92130 Carmel Valley: 3 / 29,364 = 1.0217 offenders for every 10k peeps

Population data based on zip code search at City Data.
http://www.city-data.com/

Megan’s Law data from Office of the Attorney General’s website based on zip again:
http://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/

[joec]

I agree that there are sex offenders everywhere. I’m just pointing out that in terms of future value and price increases, any home buyer is going to do basic research and something like this may completely put off a buyer. At least for us, this was one of the checks we did and one of the reasons we did not buy there.

Anyhow, here’s some data for thoughts/discussion:

San Marcos comes out pretty well on this metric, at least based on this data.

ZIP — CITY — # of sex offenders — Population — # of offenders per 10000 people.

92025 Escondido: 45 / 50,337 = 8.9397 offenders for every 10k peeps
92071 Santee: 47 / 54,369 = 8.6446 offenders for every 10k peeps
92126 Mira Mesa: 32 / 77,323 = 4.1385 offenders for every 10k peeps
92127 4s Ranch: 7 / 20,869 = 3.3543 offenders for every 10k peeps
92069 San Marcos: 22 / 74,591 = 2.9494 offenders for every 10k peeps
92118 Coronado: 5 / 22,593 = 2.2131 offenders for every 10k peeps
92037 La Jolla: 5 / 46,231 = 1.0815 offenders for every 10k peeps
92130 Carmel Valley: 3 / 29,364 = 1.0217 offenders for every 10k peeps

Population data based on zip code search at City Data.
http://www.city-data.com/

Megan’s Law data from Office of the Attorney General’s website based on zip again:
http://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/

[SkyRanchOwner]

I’m not saying that Sky Ranch is comparable to Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Rancho Bernardo, and other areas.

I am comparing it to San Marcos and Chula Vista on commute, pricing, size of house, size of lot, view, closeness to good shopping and restaurants, and amenities in the City. In my opinion, based on all the links I showed you, we chose Sky Ranch.

Also, who would have lived in East Village (Petco Park area) downtown 10 years ago?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Village,_San_Diego
http://www.sdeastvillage.com/

Probably, not most of the people on this blog. Yet, today, you would probably enjoy a nice condo down there.

Again, I’m buying on what Santee will be in the future. When you can drive that 52 straight from La Jolla/Sorrento Valley, and it drops you off right on Magnolia/Prospect at the bottom of the mountain, I won’t even have to drive through town. I know this because I’ve been looking in detail at the plans for the 52, since they gave them to us when we bought the house. Not only that, but you can now see on Magnolia where those on-ramps and off-ramps will be. (This will be done in less than 1 year!!)

pabloesquobar, the 52 has changed Santee, you just didn’t wait long enough on your house. Plus, your house was no where near the 52 to give you the benefits as much. In addition, what would that house have been worth in 2005? Did you know that many of the old, old homes in Santee were selling for $500k+ during the boom years? Wait till the 52 extends to the 67. It will have many offramps/onramps through the Santee area. This WILL minimize traffic on Mission Gorge.

And the whole, “buying the nicest house in the poorest location”, schtick is a little extreme. I wouldn’t call Santee the poorest location, by any means. If your mind is set on living in Del Mar or Rancho Santa Fe, then that’s a different story when comparing to Santee. Santee is it’s own city, with it’s own unique culture/style. Again, it’s not for everyone, yet it definitely isn’t as bad as some of you make it out to be.

Also, any of you questioning the view, should really come up here at night!! Those are some of the best views. Very quiet and lots of city lights, plus a nice sunset to go with it.

[SkyRanchOwner]

I’m not saying that Sky Ranch is comparable to Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Rancho Bernardo, and other areas.

I am comparing it to San Marcos and Chula Vista on commute, pricing, size of house, size of lot, view, closeness to good shopping and restaurants, and amenities in the City. In my opinion, based on all the links I showed you, we chose Sky Ranch.

Also, who would have lived in East Village (Petco Park area) downtown 10 years ago?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Village,_San_Diego
http://www.sdeastvillage.com/

Probably, not most of the people on this blog. Yet, today, you would probably enjoy a nice condo down there.

Again, I’m buying on what Santee will be in the future. When you can drive that 52 straight from La Jolla/Sorrento Valley, and it drops you off right on Magnolia/Prospect at the bottom of the mountain, I won’t even have to drive through town. I know this because I’ve been looking in detail at the plans for the 52, since they gave them to us when we bought the house. Not only that, but you can now see on Magnolia where those on-ramps and off-ramps will be. (This will be done in less than 1 year!!)

pabloesquobar, the 52 has changed Santee, you just didn’t wait long enough on your house. Plus, your house was no where near the 52 to give you the benefits as much. In addition, what would that house have been worth in 2005? Did you know that many of the old, old homes in Santee were selling for $500k+ during the boom years? Wait till the 52 extends to the 67. It will have many offramps/onramps through the Santee area. This WILL minimize traffic on Mission Gorge.

And the whole, “buying the nicest house in the poorest location”, schtick is a little extreme. I wouldn’t call Santee the poorest location, by any means. If your mind is set on living in Del Mar or Rancho Santa Fe, then that’s a different story when comparing to Santee. Santee is it’s own city, with it’s own unique culture/style. Again, it’s not for everyone, yet it definitely isn’t as bad as some of you make it out to be.

Also, any of you questioning the view, should really come up here at night!! Those are some of the best views. Very quiet and lots of city lights, plus a nice sunset to go with it.

[SkyRanchOwner]

I’m not saying that Sky Ranch is comparable to Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Rancho Bernardo, and other areas.

I am comparing it to San Marcos and Chula Vista on commute, pricing, size of house, size of lot, view, closeness to good shopping and restaurants, and amenities in the City. In my opinion, based on all the links I showed you, we chose Sky Ranch.

Also, who would have lived in East Village (Petco Park area) downtown 10 years ago?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Village,_San_Diego
http://www.sdeastvillage.com/

Probably, not most of the people on this blog. Yet, today, you would probably enjoy a nice condo down there.

Again, I’m buying on what Santee will be in the future. When you can drive that 52 straight from La Jolla/Sorrento Valley, and it drops you off right on Magnolia/Prospect at the bottom of the mountain, I won’t even have to drive through town. I know this because I’ve been looking in detail at the plans for the 52, since they gave them to us when we bought the house. Not only that, but you can now see on Magnolia where those on-ramps and off-ramps will be. (This will be done in less than 1 year!!)

pabloesquobar, the 52 has changed Santee, you just didn’t wait long enough on your house. Plus, your house was no where near the 52 to give you the benefits as much. In addition, what would that house have been worth in 2005? Did you know that many of the old, old homes in Santee were selling for $500k+ during the boom years? Wait till the 52 extends to the 67. It will have many offramps/onramps through the Santee area. This WILL minimize traffic on Mission Gorge.

And the whole, “buying the nicest house in the poorest location”, schtick is a little extreme. I wouldn’t call Santee the poorest location, by any means. If your mind is set on living in Del Mar or Rancho Santa Fe, then that’s a different story when comparing to Santee. Santee is it’s own city, with it’s own unique culture/style. Again, it’s not for everyone, yet it definitely isn’t as bad as some of you make it out to be.

Also, any of you questioning the view, should really come up here at night!! Those are some of the best views. Very quiet and lots of city lights, plus a nice sunset to go with it.

[SkyRanchOwner]

I’m not saying that Sky Ranch is comparable to Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Rancho Bernardo, and other areas.

I am comparing it to San Marcos and Chula Vista on commute, pricing, size of house, size of lot, view, closeness to good shopping and restaurants, and amenities in the City. In my opinion, based on all the links I showed you, we chose Sky Ranch.

Also, who would have lived in East Village (Petco Park area) downtown 10 years ago?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Village,_San_Diego
http://www.sdeastvillage.com/

Probably, not most of the people on this blog. Yet, today, you would probably enjoy a nice condo down there.

Again, I’m buying on what Santee will be in the future. When you can drive that 52 straight from La Jolla/Sorrento Valley, and it drops you off right on Magnolia/Prospect at the bottom of the mountain, I won’t even have to drive through town. I know this because I’ve been looking in detail at the plans for the 52, since they gave them to us when we bought the house. Not only that, but you can now see on Magnolia where those on-ramps and off-ramps will be. (This will be done in less than 1 year!!)

pabloesquobar, the 52 has changed Santee, you just didn’t wait long enough on your house. Plus, your house was no where near the 52 to give you the benefits as much. In addition, what would that house have been worth in 2005? Did you know that many of the old, old homes in Santee were selling for $500k+ during the boom years? Wait till the 52 extends to the 67. It will have many offramps/onramps through the Santee area. This WILL minimize traffic on Mission Gorge.

And the whole, “buying the nicest house in the poorest location”, schtick is a little extreme. I wouldn’t call Santee the poorest location, by any means. If your mind is set on living in Del Mar or Rancho Santa Fe, then that’s a different story when comparing to Santee. Santee is it’s own city, with it’s own unique culture/style. Again, it’s not for everyone, yet it definitely isn’t as bad as some of you make it out to be.

Also, any of you questioning the view, should really come up here at night!! Those are some of the best views. Very quiet and lots of city lights, plus a nice sunset to go with it.

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