Home › Forums › Closed Forums › Properties or Areas › SOLANA BEACH
- This topic has 165 replies, 13 voices, and was last updated 13 years, 8 months ago by
SD Realtor.
-
AuthorPosts
-
February 28, 2011 at 8:02 AM #18577February 28, 2011 at 8:18 AM #671972
sdrealtor
ParticipantNow you are in my wheelhouse. SB has three distinct parts.
1) The beach area west of the freeway,
2) The older/tract neighborhoods east of the freeway and North of Lomas Santa Fe
3) The custom areas east of the 5 and south of Lomas Sante FeThere is plenty of shopping and great restaurants nearby. In fact one of the top rated restaurants in the country (Mille Fleurs) is in adjacent Rancho Santa Fe. There are great places all over SB and DM also. Secondary schools are tops (San Dieguito Schools feed into Torrey Pines and Canyon Crest for HS).
It is a safe area but for kids playing outdoors I would say options 2 and 3 are more kid friendly.
I would stay away from the beachfront condos as a very high percentage are short term vacation rentals and not where you would likley want to live year round.
Do you know where you will be working? The length of a commute (if you have one) and your tolerance for the same may open up some other great options also.
February 28, 2011 at 8:18 AM #672034ParticipantNow you are in my wheelhouse. SB has three distinct parts.
1) The beach area west of the freeway,
2) The older/tract neighborhoods east of the freeway and North of Lomas Santa Fe
3) The custom areas east of the 5 and south of Lomas Sante FeThere is plenty of shopping and great restaurants nearby. In fact one of the top rated restaurants in the country (Mille Fleurs) is in adjacent Rancho Santa Fe. There are great places all over SB and DM also. Secondary schools are tops (San Dieguito Schools feed into Torrey Pines and Canyon Crest for HS).
It is a safe area but for kids playing outdoors I would say options 2 and 3 are more kid friendly.
I would stay away from the beachfront condos as a very high percentage are short term vacation rentals and not where you would likley want to live year round.
Do you know where you will be working? The length of a commute (if you have one) and your tolerance for the same may open up some other great options also.
February 28, 2011 at 8:18 AM #672643ParticipantNow you are in my wheelhouse. SB has three distinct parts.
1) The beach area west of the freeway,
2) The older/tract neighborhoods east of the freeway and North of Lomas Santa Fe
3) The custom areas east of the 5 and south of Lomas Sante FeThere is plenty of shopping and great restaurants nearby. In fact one of the top rated restaurants in the country (Mille Fleurs) is in adjacent Rancho Santa Fe. There are great places all over SB and DM also. Secondary schools are tops (San Dieguito Schools feed into Torrey Pines and Canyon Crest for HS).
It is a safe area but for kids playing outdoors I would say options 2 and 3 are more kid friendly.
I would stay away from the beachfront condos as a very high percentage are short term vacation rentals and not where you would likley want to live year round.
Do you know where you will be working? The length of a commute (if you have one) and your tolerance for the same may open up some other great options also.
February 28, 2011 at 8:18 AM #672782ParticipantNow you are in my wheelhouse. SB has three distinct parts.
1) The beach area west of the freeway,
2) The older/tract neighborhoods east of the freeway and North of Lomas Santa Fe
3) The custom areas east of the 5 and south of Lomas Sante FeThere is plenty of shopping and great restaurants nearby. In fact one of the top rated restaurants in the country (Mille Fleurs) is in adjacent Rancho Santa Fe. There are great places all over SB and DM also. Secondary schools are tops (San Dieguito Schools feed into Torrey Pines and Canyon Crest for HS).
It is a safe area but for kids playing outdoors I would say options 2 and 3 are more kid friendly.
I would stay away from the beachfront condos as a very high percentage are short term vacation rentals and not where you would likley want to live year round.
Do you know where you will be working? The length of a commute (if you have one) and your tolerance for the same may open up some other great options also.
February 28, 2011 at 8:18 AM #673129ParticipantNow you are in my wheelhouse. SB has three distinct parts.
1) The beach area west of the freeway,
2) The older/tract neighborhoods east of the freeway and North of Lomas Santa Fe
3) The custom areas east of the 5 and south of Lomas Sante FeThere is plenty of shopping and great restaurants nearby. In fact one of the top rated restaurants in the country (Mille Fleurs) is in adjacent Rancho Santa Fe. There are great places all over SB and DM also. Secondary schools are tops (San Dieguito Schools feed into Torrey Pines and Canyon Crest for HS).
It is a safe area but for kids playing outdoors I would say options 2 and 3 are more kid friendly.
I would stay away from the beachfront condos as a very high percentage are short term vacation rentals and not where you would likley want to live year round.
Do you know where you will be working? The length of a commute (if you have one) and your tolerance for the same may open up some other great options also.
February 28, 2011 at 4:52 PM #672047DaCounselor
ParticipantNo it is not an impossible dream. There have been an increasing number of properties north of LSF/east of 5 that have closed for under $1 million. It’s an older tract area and you may need to do some updating but on the plus side the lot size is often pretty generous.
Personally I think this neighborhood has a ways to go before it bottoms out. It’s actually one of the neighborhoods I am looking to ultimately buy in if and when the price is right for me.
February 28, 2011 at 4:52 PM #672110ParticipantNo it is not an impossible dream. There have been an increasing number of properties north of LSF/east of 5 that have closed for under $1 million. It’s an older tract area and you may need to do some updating but on the plus side the lot size is often pretty generous.
Personally I think this neighborhood has a ways to go before it bottoms out. It’s actually one of the neighborhoods I am looking to ultimately buy in if and when the price is right for me.
February 28, 2011 at 4:52 PM #672718ParticipantNo it is not an impossible dream. There have been an increasing number of properties north of LSF/east of 5 that have closed for under $1 million. It’s an older tract area and you may need to do some updating but on the plus side the lot size is often pretty generous.
Personally I think this neighborhood has a ways to go before it bottoms out. It’s actually one of the neighborhoods I am looking to ultimately buy in if and when the price is right for me.
February 28, 2011 at 4:52 PM #672857ParticipantNo it is not an impossible dream. There have been an increasing number of properties north of LSF/east of 5 that have closed for under $1 million. It’s an older tract area and you may need to do some updating but on the plus side the lot size is often pretty generous.
Personally I think this neighborhood has a ways to go before it bottoms out. It’s actually one of the neighborhoods I am looking to ultimately buy in if and when the price is right for me.
February 28, 2011 at 4:52 PM #673204ParticipantNo it is not an impossible dream. There have been an increasing number of properties north of LSF/east of 5 that have closed for under $1 million. It’s an older tract area and you may need to do some updating but on the plus side the lot size is often pretty generous.
Personally I think this neighborhood has a ways to go before it bottoms out. It’s actually one of the neighborhoods I am looking to ultimately buy in if and when the price is right for me.
March 1, 2011 at 6:13 AM #672184CA-dreamin
ParticipantThanks sdrealtor
I have seen a few in SB online and visited a couple last year in the Santa(s) neighborhood… lots of Freeway noise and very dated interiors.
Why don’t people out there seem to update interiors? Is it just the price range I am looking in (750-850) are there HOA restrictions or do they spend all their time outdoors or simply plan to move when the time comes??? Very puzzling to us.
March 1, 2011 at 6:13 AM #672246ParticipantThanks sdrealtor
I have seen a few in SB online and visited a couple last year in the Santa(s) neighborhood… lots of Freeway noise and very dated interiors.
Why don’t people out there seem to update interiors? Is it just the price range I am looking in (750-850) are there HOA restrictions or do they spend all their time outdoors or simply plan to move when the time comes??? Very puzzling to us.
March 1, 2011 at 6:13 AM #672854ParticipantThanks sdrealtor
I have seen a few in SB online and visited a couple last year in the Santa(s) neighborhood… lots of Freeway noise and very dated interiors.
Why don’t people out there seem to update interiors? Is it just the price range I am looking in (750-850) are there HOA restrictions or do they spend all their time outdoors or simply plan to move when the time comes??? Very puzzling to us.
March 1, 2011 at 6:13 AM #672993ParticipantThanks sdrealtor
I have seen a few in SB online and visited a couple last year in the Santa(s) neighborhood… lots of Freeway noise and very dated interiors.
Why don’t people out there seem to update interiors? Is it just the price range I am looking in (750-850) are there HOA restrictions or do they spend all their time outdoors or simply plan to move when the time comes??? Very puzzling to us.
-
AuthorPosts
- The forum ‘Properties or Areas’ is closed to new topics and replies.