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  • September 21, 2009 at 6:55 PM #460702
    UCGal
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    [quote=enron_by_the_sea][quote=UCGal] If you don’t have kids and /or don’t plan to sell in the future, the school issue is a non-issue.[/quote]

    I always thought school district is non-issue as far as selling the house. Because if the school district is not good, you get to buy the house for cheap also.

    This can only be an issue if schools that had good reputation when you bought, suddenly became worse when you sold.

    Thus if you don’t have kids to send to school, it might be actually better to buy in not so good school district. You pay less and hold a lottery ticket if somehow the schools change for better in future.

    If you buy in a good school district (but not use its schools), you are in exactly opposite situation.[/quote]
    I’ll agree with this.

    And as I mentioned – if you do have schools you have options – you can apply to magnet schools or charter schools in SDUSD. You can also try to “choice” into better schools. I have friends in Kensington that have done this successfully. And as I mentioned above, my coworkers did this.

    September 21, 2009 at 8:05 PM #459912
    DWCAP
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    Everyone is different, but I wouldnt buy anything that was close to Sorrento Valley Blvd/Calle Cristobal. I have been in two differnt houses that border the road, and both have alot of road noise in the back yard. Most of the houses that are for sale in 92121 but-up-against that road. Where else can you drive 50mph legally 20 feet from houses, especially 700k houses?

    Most of the people who live in the area work in the Sorrento Valley area, or very near by (carmel valley/La Jolla/pill hill.

    September 21, 2009 at 8:05 PM #460099
    DWCAP
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    Everyone is different, but I wouldnt buy anything that was close to Sorrento Valley Blvd/Calle Cristobal. I have been in two differnt houses that border the road, and both have alot of road noise in the back yard. Most of the houses that are for sale in 92121 but-up-against that road. Where else can you drive 50mph legally 20 feet from houses, especially 700k houses?

    Most of the people who live in the area work in the Sorrento Valley area, or very near by (carmel valley/La Jolla/pill hill.

    September 21, 2009 at 8:05 PM #460438
    DWCAP
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    Everyone is different, but I wouldnt buy anything that was close to Sorrento Valley Blvd/Calle Cristobal. I have been in two differnt houses that border the road, and both have alot of road noise in the back yard. Most of the houses that are for sale in 92121 but-up-against that road. Where else can you drive 50mph legally 20 feet from houses, especially 700k houses?

    Most of the people who live in the area work in the Sorrento Valley area, or very near by (carmel valley/La Jolla/pill hill.

    September 21, 2009 at 8:05 PM #460511
    DWCAP
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    Everyone is different, but I wouldnt buy anything that was close to Sorrento Valley Blvd/Calle Cristobal. I have been in two differnt houses that border the road, and both have alot of road noise in the back yard. Most of the houses that are for sale in 92121 but-up-against that road. Where else can you drive 50mph legally 20 feet from houses, especially 700k houses?

    Most of the people who live in the area work in the Sorrento Valley area, or very near by (carmel valley/La Jolla/pill hill.

    September 21, 2009 at 8:05 PM #460712
    DWCAP
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    Everyone is different, but I wouldnt buy anything that was close to Sorrento Valley Blvd/Calle Cristobal. I have been in two differnt houses that border the road, and both have alot of road noise in the back yard. Most of the houses that are for sale in 92121 but-up-against that road. Where else can you drive 50mph legally 20 feet from houses, especially 700k houses?

    Most of the people who live in the area work in the Sorrento Valley area, or very near by (carmel valley/La Jolla/pill hill.

    September 21, 2009 at 8:16 PM #459917
    SD Realtor
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    Everyone pretty much captured it well. I lived on Cheryl Ridge, north of Calle Cristobal and paid in the rental range that AN mentioned. The home was decent and we were in a cul de sac. Of the 9 homes (I think) in the cul de sac, one of them was a rental with 4 cars in front of it. No problems to speak of. Calle Cristobal is noisy and there are usually a few accidents a year from people racing on it. However we didnt have a problem with the noise where we lived and I am really sensitive to noise in a big way. The quality of the homes are okay, not great, not crappy, at least the newer ones built after 1990. Yes the school district is the issue most people have. Overall it is not a bad area IMO. Of course some people here will badmouth it and others will not. We used to go to the park at the end of Camino Ruiz ALOT as it is a nice family park. When I worked in the tech center it was awesome driving to work in 5 minutes as well. I know the area there very well, almost as good as AN so if you do have questions just post em and I will be glad to try to answer them.

    September 21, 2009 at 8:16 PM #460104
    SD Realtor
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    Everyone pretty much captured it well. I lived on Cheryl Ridge, north of Calle Cristobal and paid in the rental range that AN mentioned. The home was decent and we were in a cul de sac. Of the 9 homes (I think) in the cul de sac, one of them was a rental with 4 cars in front of it. No problems to speak of. Calle Cristobal is noisy and there are usually a few accidents a year from people racing on it. However we didnt have a problem with the noise where we lived and I am really sensitive to noise in a big way. The quality of the homes are okay, not great, not crappy, at least the newer ones built after 1990. Yes the school district is the issue most people have. Overall it is not a bad area IMO. Of course some people here will badmouth it and others will not. We used to go to the park at the end of Camino Ruiz ALOT as it is a nice family park. When I worked in the tech center it was awesome driving to work in 5 minutes as well. I know the area there very well, almost as good as AN so if you do have questions just post em and I will be glad to try to answer them.

    September 21, 2009 at 8:16 PM #460442
    SD Realtor
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    Everyone pretty much captured it well. I lived on Cheryl Ridge, north of Calle Cristobal and paid in the rental range that AN mentioned. The home was decent and we were in a cul de sac. Of the 9 homes (I think) in the cul de sac, one of them was a rental with 4 cars in front of it. No problems to speak of. Calle Cristobal is noisy and there are usually a few accidents a year from people racing on it. However we didnt have a problem with the noise where we lived and I am really sensitive to noise in a big way. The quality of the homes are okay, not great, not crappy, at least the newer ones built after 1990. Yes the school district is the issue most people have. Overall it is not a bad area IMO. Of course some people here will badmouth it and others will not. We used to go to the park at the end of Camino Ruiz ALOT as it is a nice family park. When I worked in the tech center it was awesome driving to work in 5 minutes as well. I know the area there very well, almost as good as AN so if you do have questions just post em and I will be glad to try to answer them.

    September 21, 2009 at 8:16 PM #460517
    SD Realtor
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    Everyone pretty much captured it well. I lived on Cheryl Ridge, north of Calle Cristobal and paid in the rental range that AN mentioned. The home was decent and we were in a cul de sac. Of the 9 homes (I think) in the cul de sac, one of them was a rental with 4 cars in front of it. No problems to speak of. Calle Cristobal is noisy and there are usually a few accidents a year from people racing on it. However we didnt have a problem with the noise where we lived and I am really sensitive to noise in a big way. The quality of the homes are okay, not great, not crappy, at least the newer ones built after 1990. Yes the school district is the issue most people have. Overall it is not a bad area IMO. Of course some people here will badmouth it and others will not. We used to go to the park at the end of Camino Ruiz ALOT as it is a nice family park. When I worked in the tech center it was awesome driving to work in 5 minutes as well. I know the area there very well, almost as good as AN so if you do have questions just post em and I will be glad to try to answer them.

    September 21, 2009 at 8:16 PM #460717
    SD Realtor
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    Everyone pretty much captured it well. I lived on Cheryl Ridge, north of Calle Cristobal and paid in the rental range that AN mentioned. The home was decent and we were in a cul de sac. Of the 9 homes (I think) in the cul de sac, one of them was a rental with 4 cars in front of it. No problems to speak of. Calle Cristobal is noisy and there are usually a few accidents a year from people racing on it. However we didnt have a problem with the noise where we lived and I am really sensitive to noise in a big way. The quality of the homes are okay, not great, not crappy, at least the newer ones built after 1990. Yes the school district is the issue most people have. Overall it is not a bad area IMO. Of course some people here will badmouth it and others will not. We used to go to the park at the end of Camino Ruiz ALOT as it is a nice family park. When I worked in the tech center it was awesome driving to work in 5 minutes as well. I know the area there very well, almost as good as AN so if you do have questions just post em and I will be glad to try to answer them.

    September 22, 2009 at 9:45 AM #460081
    werewolf34
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    1st, thanks for all your comments. I appreciate the insight. I do have a couple more questions

    1) Is there a sense of community? It seems like a really isolated spot (which I kind of like)
    2) Is it good value for money given what’s been said? I am leaning towards the 92121 now but would target a smaller house (2000-2200, not 2800+ SF)
    3) Is there good access to the RP canyon? I would guess so I usually start from the trailhead
    4) Is Torrey Hills/Bluffs different / better? i.e. Would you consider it as well?

    September 22, 2009 at 9:45 AM #460272
    werewolf34
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    1st, thanks for all your comments. I appreciate the insight. I do have a couple more questions

    1) Is there a sense of community? It seems like a really isolated spot (which I kind of like)
    2) Is it good value for money given what’s been said? I am leaning towards the 92121 now but would target a smaller house (2000-2200, not 2800+ SF)
    3) Is there good access to the RP canyon? I would guess so I usually start from the trailhead
    4) Is Torrey Hills/Bluffs different / better? i.e. Would you consider it as well?

    September 22, 2009 at 9:45 AM #460611
    werewolf34
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    1st, thanks for all your comments. I appreciate the insight. I do have a couple more questions

    1) Is there a sense of community? It seems like a really isolated spot (which I kind of like)
    2) Is it good value for money given what’s been said? I am leaning towards the 92121 now but would target a smaller house (2000-2200, not 2800+ SF)
    3) Is there good access to the RP canyon? I would guess so I usually start from the trailhead
    4) Is Torrey Hills/Bluffs different / better? i.e. Would you consider it as well?

    September 22, 2009 at 9:45 AM #460685
    werewolf34
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    1st, thanks for all your comments. I appreciate the insight. I do have a couple more questions

    1) Is there a sense of community? It seems like a really isolated spot (which I kind of like)
    2) Is it good value for money given what’s been said? I am leaning towards the 92121 now but would target a smaller house (2000-2200, not 2800+ SF)
    3) Is there good access to the RP canyon? I would guess so I usually start from the trailhead
    4) Is Torrey Hills/Bluffs different / better? i.e. Would you consider it as well?

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