Still looking in Temecula, but…

[paramount]

We have covered the commute issue in the past, but I’ll provide my perspective as someone who has been commuting from Temecula to RB for (5) years.

It’s not awful, but the 56 would be my absolute southern limit.

It takes me anywhere from 35-45 minutes each way, I commute from Temecula Parkway (79 South) to Bernardo Center.

It helps to carpool which is what I do, so I only end up driving about once per week – saves me loads of $$.

I also think the commute will continue to improve with the work that’s being done from the 78 on down.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reply, I am a completele newbie to the Temecula area as I lived in North County for the past 5 years and commuted south. I did well with my company stock options being fully vested and have the real option of paying cash for a house should I choose to do so and find the right place. SD county is still in another universe as far as as ridiculous price per/sq.foot. Schools are a big issue to me. We looked at Wolf Creek on Sat but some of these posts have me running for the hills LOL. I am looking at Redfin now, what are the major streets that mark the border to RedHawk? My commute is beyond yours paramount, I would to need to cut across the 56 to the 5 and go a little south from there, which on a daily basis I see crammed with traffic on the way back.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reply, I am a completele newbie to the Temecula area as I lived in North County for the past 5 years and commuted south. I did well with my company stock options being fully vested and have the real option of paying cash for a house should I choose to do so and find the right place. SD county is still in another universe as far as as ridiculous price per/sq.foot. Schools are a big issue to me. We looked at Wolf Creek on Sat but some of these posts have me running for the hills LOL. I am looking at Redfin now, what are the major streets that mark the border to RedHawk? My commute is beyond yours paramount, I would to need to cut across the 56 to the 5 and go a little south from there, which on a daily basis I see crammed with traffic on the way back.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reply, I am a completele newbie to the Temecula area as I lived in North County for the past 5 years and commuted south. I did well with my company stock options being fully vested and have the real option of paying cash for a house should I choose to do so and find the right place. SD county is still in another universe as far as as ridiculous price per/sq.foot. Schools are a big issue to me. We looked at Wolf Creek on Sat but some of these posts have me running for the hills LOL. I am looking at Redfin now, what are the major streets that mark the border to RedHawk? My commute is beyond yours paramount, I would to need to cut across the 56 to the 5 and go a little south from there, which on a daily basis I see crammed with traffic on the way back.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reply, I am a completele newbie to the Temecula area as I lived in North County for the past 5 years and commuted south. I did well with my company stock options being fully vested and have the real option of paying cash for a house should I choose to do so and find the right place. SD county is still in another universe as far as as ridiculous price per/sq.foot. Schools are a big issue to me. We looked at Wolf Creek on Sat but some of these posts have me running for the hills LOL. I am looking at Redfin now, what are the major streets that mark the border to RedHawk? My commute is beyond yours paramount, I would to need to cut across the 56 to the 5 and go a little south from there, which on a daily basis I see crammed with traffic on the way back.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reply, I am a completele newbie to the Temecula area as I lived in North County for the past 5 years and commuted south. I did well with my company stock options being fully vested and have the real option of paying cash for a house should I choose to do so and find the right place. SD county is still in another universe as far as as ridiculous price per/sq.foot. Schools are a big issue to me. We looked at Wolf Creek on Sat but some of these posts have me running for the hills LOL. I am looking at Redfin now, what are the major streets that mark the border to RedHawk? My commute is beyond yours paramount, I would to need to cut across the 56 to the 5 and go a little south from there, which on a daily basis I see crammed with traffic on the way back.

[bearvine]

Marlo’s right:

When the boy’s from New York tried to muscle in to Marlo’s section of Bmore, they got whacked. (glad to see you are taking to the moniker)
I was wrong about the elementary school.

And the main reason for Wolf’s downfall will be economics.

However, my points were made more about why one with a family would not want to live there. As a single guy, different story, closer to the hunting grounds next door. I do have a couple of buds who live there and are single, and though they are UPSIDE down, they do have a good time luring the ladies over from the casino to their pads.

School closures during tough economic times in California have happened in the past, and will happen again. That school in Wolf would be a likely target.

I am quite friendly with the boys in blue, and for those of you who don’t know, Temecula and Murrieta dating back to the 90’s have been a popular landing point for POlice and firemen from the LAPD and the LAFD and other major depts. It’s always nice to know that your neighborhood watch has a leg up on others, and such is the case in Redhawk, etc. Not so in Wolf, the law local to the area, and outside of the area, are all smart enough to have not bought homes, and they do talk about it. Simply too close to the den of sin. Temecula’s finest are not only doing their jobs when nailing people coming in to Redhawk from Wolf area, they are protecting their own hood.

Redwood is a dev with some nice homes, but that’s it. I really liked that repo model, when I toured it I just remember thinking, no way to a resale at 700-800k looking at a casino hotel tower with purple lights from my balcony. A sense of community and your neighbors are just as important for a long term living situation as a home, and even with the foreclosures, and tough times ahead, one will find that in Redhawk/Morgan. And Redhawk more so in many ways. In Redhawk, many of your neighbors will be there to stay. In Morgan, not only are we gone, so are many of our original neighbors, and those still there want out.

Turnover in Wolf will be far worse than Redhawk/Morgan.

The same investors who bought high in Wolf, and more, will be coming in to dollar cost average, buying up repos and making them rentals in the next few years. The Pechanga/Pala/Harrah’s work force will only grow, why not take advantage of it, it’s a great locale for the work force. Transient neighborhoods are never a good spot for a family.

When Wolf collapses, we will be establishing our corner there as well. And they will be rental type units

We have some hip hop references, now going to Metal, Wolf residents will be “Running to the Hills, Running for your life.”

Random thoughts before the games are on and the beer is flowing:

Here’s an article front page of today’s OC register:
http://ocregister.com/news/home-house-beyer-1962150-price-three

I’m not a big fan of Centex, but Strafford has some merits, and they’ll deal, and even more so soon.

French Valley is already home to your neighborhood meth lab, and I say $50 sq ft out there. French Valley should not even be discussed, only as a warning to stay away, and if you live already live there, sorry. Take Marlo-TG’s advice and just say no. Any other area in Tem/Mur is better, including Wolf.

[bearvine]

Marlo’s right:

When the boy’s from New York tried to muscle in to Marlo’s section of Bmore, they got whacked. (glad to see you are taking to the moniker)
I was wrong about the elementary school.

And the main reason for Wolf’s downfall will be economics.

However, my points were made more about why one with a family would not want to live there. As a single guy, different story, closer to the hunting grounds next door. I do have a couple of buds who live there and are single, and though they are UPSIDE down, they do have a good time luring the ladies over from the casino to their pads.

School closures during tough economic times in California have happened in the past, and will happen again. That school in Wolf would be a likely target.

I am quite friendly with the boys in blue, and for those of you who don’t know, Temecula and Murrieta dating back to the 90’s have been a popular landing point for POlice and firemen from the LAPD and the LAFD and other major depts. It’s always nice to know that your neighborhood watch has a leg up on others, and such is the case in Redhawk, etc. Not so in Wolf, the law local to the area, and outside of the area, are all smart enough to have not bought homes, and they do talk about it. Simply too close to the den of sin. Temecula’s finest are not only doing their jobs when nailing people coming in to Redhawk from Wolf area, they are protecting their own hood.

Redwood is a dev with some nice homes, but that’s it. I really liked that repo model, when I toured it I just remember thinking, no way to a resale at 700-800k looking at a casino hotel tower with purple lights from my balcony. A sense of community and your neighbors are just as important for a long term living situation as a home, and even with the foreclosures, and tough times ahead, one will find that in Redhawk/Morgan. And Redhawk more so in many ways. In Redhawk, many of your neighbors will be there to stay. In Morgan, not only are we gone, so are many of our original neighbors, and those still there want out.

Turnover in Wolf will be far worse than Redhawk/Morgan.

The same investors who bought high in Wolf, and more, will be coming in to dollar cost average, buying up repos and making them rentals in the next few years. The Pechanga/Pala/Harrah’s work force will only grow, why not take advantage of it, it’s a great locale for the work force. Transient neighborhoods are never a good spot for a family.

When Wolf collapses, we will be establishing our corner there as well. And they will be rental type units

We have some hip hop references, now going to Metal, Wolf residents will be “Running to the Hills, Running for your life.”

Random thoughts before the games are on and the beer is flowing:

Here’s an article front page of today’s OC register:
http://ocregister.com/news/home-house-beyer-1962150-price-three

I’m not a big fan of Centex, but Strafford has some merits, and they’ll deal, and even more so soon.

French Valley is already home to your neighborhood meth lab, and I say $50 sq ft out there. French Valley should not even be discussed, only as a warning to stay away, and if you live already live there, sorry. Take Marlo-TG’s advice and just say no. Any other area in Tem/Mur is better, including Wolf.

[bearvine]

Marlo’s right:

When the boy’s from New York tried to muscle in to Marlo’s section of Bmore, they got whacked. (glad to see you are taking to the moniker)
I was wrong about the elementary school.

And the main reason for Wolf’s downfall will be economics.

However, my points were made more about why one with a family would not want to live there. As a single guy, different story, closer to the hunting grounds next door. I do have a couple of buds who live there and are single, and though they are UPSIDE down, they do have a good time luring the ladies over from the casino to their pads.

School closures during tough economic times in California have happened in the past, and will happen again. That school in Wolf would be a likely target.

I am quite friendly with the boys in blue, and for those of you who don’t know, Temecula and Murrieta dating back to the 90’s have been a popular landing point for POlice and firemen from the LAPD and the LAFD and other major depts. It’s always nice to know that your neighborhood watch has a leg up on others, and such is the case in Redhawk, etc. Not so in Wolf, the law local to the area, and outside of the area, are all smart enough to have not bought homes, and they do talk about it. Simply too close to the den of sin. Temecula’s finest are not only doing their jobs when nailing people coming in to Redhawk from Wolf area, they are protecting their own hood.

Redwood is a dev with some nice homes, but that’s it. I really liked that repo model, when I toured it I just remember thinking, no way to a resale at 700-800k looking at a casino hotel tower with purple lights from my balcony. A sense of community and your neighbors are just as important for a long term living situation as a home, and even with the foreclosures, and tough times ahead, one will find that in Redhawk/Morgan. And Redhawk more so in many ways. In Redhawk, many of your neighbors will be there to stay. In Morgan, not only are we gone, so are many of our original neighbors, and those still there want out.

Turnover in Wolf will be far worse than Redhawk/Morgan.

The same investors who bought high in Wolf, and more, will be coming in to dollar cost average, buying up repos and making them rentals in the next few years. The Pechanga/Pala/Harrah’s work force will only grow, why not take advantage of it, it’s a great locale for the work force. Transient neighborhoods are never a good spot for a family.

When Wolf collapses, we will be establishing our corner there as well. And they will be rental type units

We have some hip hop references, now going to Metal, Wolf residents will be “Running to the Hills, Running for your life.”

Random thoughts before the games are on and the beer is flowing:

Here’s an article front page of today’s OC register:
http://ocregister.com/news/home-house-beyer-1962150-price-three

I’m not a big fan of Centex, but Strafford has some merits, and they’ll deal, and even more so soon.

French Valley is already home to your neighborhood meth lab, and I say $50 sq ft out there. French Valley should not even be discussed, only as a warning to stay away, and if you live already live there, sorry. Take Marlo-TG’s advice and just say no. Any other area in Tem/Mur is better, including Wolf.

[bearvine]

Marlo’s right:

When the boy’s from New York tried to muscle in to Marlo’s section of Bmore, they got whacked. (glad to see you are taking to the moniker)
I was wrong about the elementary school.

And the main reason for Wolf’s downfall will be economics.

However, my points were made more about why one with a family would not want to live there. As a single guy, different story, closer to the hunting grounds next door. I do have a couple of buds who live there and are single, and though they are UPSIDE down, they do have a good time luring the ladies over from the casino to their pads.

School closures during tough economic times in California have happened in the past, and will happen again. That school in Wolf would be a likely target.

I am quite friendly with the boys in blue, and for those of you who don’t know, Temecula and Murrieta dating back to the 90’s have been a popular landing point for POlice and firemen from the LAPD and the LAFD and other major depts. It’s always nice to know that your neighborhood watch has a leg up on others, and such is the case in Redhawk, etc. Not so in Wolf, the law local to the area, and outside of the area, are all smart enough to have not bought homes, and they do talk about it. Simply too close to the den of sin. Temecula’s finest are not only doing their jobs when nailing people coming in to Redhawk from Wolf area, they are protecting their own hood.

Redwood is a dev with some nice homes, but that’s it. I really liked that repo model, when I toured it I just remember thinking, no way to a resale at 700-800k looking at a casino hotel tower with purple lights from my balcony. A sense of community and your neighbors are just as important for a long term living situation as a home, and even with the foreclosures, and tough times ahead, one will find that in Redhawk/Morgan. And Redhawk more so in many ways. In Redhawk, many of your neighbors will be there to stay. In Morgan, not only are we gone, so are many of our original neighbors, and those still there want out.

Turnover in Wolf will be far worse than Redhawk/Morgan.

The same investors who bought high in Wolf, and more, will be coming in to dollar cost average, buying up repos and making them rentals in the next few years. The Pechanga/Pala/Harrah’s work force will only grow, why not take advantage of it, it’s a great locale for the work force. Transient neighborhoods are never a good spot for a family.

When Wolf collapses, we will be establishing our corner there as well. And they will be rental type units

We have some hip hop references, now going to Metal, Wolf residents will be “Running to the Hills, Running for your life.”

Random thoughts before the games are on and the beer is flowing:

Here’s an article front page of today’s OC register:
http://ocregister.com/news/home-house-beyer-1962150-price-three

I’m not a big fan of Centex, but Strafford has some merits, and they’ll deal, and even more so soon.

French Valley is already home to your neighborhood meth lab, and I say $50 sq ft out there. French Valley should not even be discussed, only as a warning to stay away, and if you live already live there, sorry. Take Marlo-TG’s advice and just say no. Any other area in Tem/Mur is better, including Wolf.

[bearvine]

Marlo’s right:

When the boy’s from New York tried to muscle in to Marlo’s section of Bmore, they got whacked. (glad to see you are taking to the moniker)
I was wrong about the elementary school.

And the main reason for Wolf’s downfall will be economics.

However, my points were made more about why one with a family would not want to live there. As a single guy, different story, closer to the hunting grounds next door. I do have a couple of buds who live there and are single, and though they are UPSIDE down, they do have a good time luring the ladies over from the casino to their pads.

School closures during tough economic times in California have happened in the past, and will happen again. That school in Wolf would be a likely target.

I am quite friendly with the boys in blue, and for those of you who don’t know, Temecula and Murrieta dating back to the 90’s have been a popular landing point for POlice and firemen from the LAPD and the LAFD and other major depts. It’s always nice to know that your neighborhood watch has a leg up on others, and such is the case in Redhawk, etc. Not so in Wolf, the law local to the area, and outside of the area, are all smart enough to have not bought homes, and they do talk about it. Simply too close to the den of sin. Temecula’s finest are not only doing their jobs when nailing people coming in to Redhawk from Wolf area, they are protecting their own hood.

Redwood is a dev with some nice homes, but that’s it. I really liked that repo model, when I toured it I just remember thinking, no way to a resale at 700-800k looking at a casino hotel tower with purple lights from my balcony. A sense of community and your neighbors are just as important for a long term living situation as a home, and even with the foreclosures, and tough times ahead, one will find that in Redhawk/Morgan. And Redhawk more so in many ways. In Redhawk, many of your neighbors will be there to stay. In Morgan, not only are we gone, so are many of our original neighbors, and those still there want out.

Turnover in Wolf will be far worse than Redhawk/Morgan.

The same investors who bought high in Wolf, and more, will be coming in to dollar cost average, buying up repos and making them rentals in the next few years. The Pechanga/Pala/Harrah’s work force will only grow, why not take advantage of it, it’s a great locale for the work force. Transient neighborhoods are never a good spot for a family.

When Wolf collapses, we will be establishing our corner there as well. And they will be rental type units

We have some hip hop references, now going to Metal, Wolf residents will be “Running to the Hills, Running for your life.”

Random thoughts before the games are on and the beer is flowing:

Here’s an article front page of today’s OC register:
http://ocregister.com/news/home-house-beyer-1962150-price-three

I’m not a big fan of Centex, but Strafford has some merits, and they’ll deal, and even more so soon.

French Valley is already home to your neighborhood meth lab, and I say $50 sq ft out there. French Valley should not even be discussed, only as a warning to stay away, and if you live already live there, sorry. Take Marlo-TG’s advice and just say no. Any other area in Tem/Mur is better, including Wolf.

[HappyHouseHunting]

Marion, thanks for the heads up on the ugly carpet and run down condition of the Big Sage house. I am not interested, but the info does help make a decision on even whether to call the realtor and look at it or not.

I guess my question was more rhetorical than anything else. I keep reading over at The Housing Bubble Blog how bad it is getting every where, but then see stupid s**t like Big Sage.

I have lived in Temecula since 1996, sold a home in Meadowview in 2006, made a little bit of money. My ex and I bought the house for $235,000 in 1996. The home had been on the market for a LONG time and totally desperate sellers finally caved in. When I look at the sales in Meadowview that have happened in the past year, I can only think that there will be some foreclosures happening there soon. I love Meadowview, but a million bucks to live there?

I distinctly remember the first time we went into an open house in Meadowview, one of the ugly 1970s homes on Del Rey, and it was listed for over $200,000! What were they thinking! It is laughable now but it really seemed outrageous at the time.

I remember buying our first home in 1988 and being told by the builders that we COULD buy one of their homes, all it would take is for us to leave a deposit check and when the next phase came out, they would call us and tell us how much! We finally found one for $129,000 (1900 square feet on 1/2 acre) and sold it EIGHT years later for $135,000. Tell me real estate cannot be a depreciating asset!

I guess what I was asking was do you all think that we still have a long way to go before we see the bottom in Temecula?

BTW, does anybody know what happened to 41158 Promenade Chardonnay Hills? My agent said it was in escrow for $280,000 with multiple offers but now it seems to be back on the market for $290,000?

HappyHouseHunting

[HappyHouseHunting]

Marion, thanks for the heads up on the ugly carpet and run down condition of the Big Sage house. I am not interested, but the info does help make a decision on even whether to call the realtor and look at it or not.

I guess my question was more rhetorical than anything else. I keep reading over at The Housing Bubble Blog how bad it is getting every where, but then see stupid s**t like Big Sage.

I have lived in Temecula since 1996, sold a home in Meadowview in 2006, made a little bit of money. My ex and I bought the house for $235,000 in 1996. The home had been on the market for a LONG time and totally desperate sellers finally caved in. When I look at the sales in Meadowview that have happened in the past year, I can only think that there will be some foreclosures happening there soon. I love Meadowview, but a million bucks to live there?

I distinctly remember the first time we went into an open house in Meadowview, one of the ugly 1970s homes on Del Rey, and it was listed for over $200,000! What were they thinking! It is laughable now but it really seemed outrageous at the time.

I remember buying our first home in 1988 and being told by the builders that we COULD buy one of their homes, all it would take is for us to leave a deposit check and when the next phase came out, they would call us and tell us how much! We finally found one for $129,000 (1900 square feet on 1/2 acre) and sold it EIGHT years later for $135,000. Tell me real estate cannot be a depreciating asset!

I guess what I was asking was do you all think that we still have a long way to go before we see the bottom in Temecula?

BTW, does anybody know what happened to 41158 Promenade Chardonnay Hills? My agent said it was in escrow for $280,000 with multiple offers but now it seems to be back on the market for $290,000?

HappyHouseHunting

[HappyHouseHunting]

Marion, thanks for the heads up on the ugly carpet and run down condition of the Big Sage house. I am not interested, but the info does help make a decision on even whether to call the realtor and look at it or not.

I guess my question was more rhetorical than anything else. I keep reading over at The Housing Bubble Blog how bad it is getting every where, but then see stupid s**t like Big Sage.

I have lived in Temecula since 1996, sold a home in Meadowview in 2006, made a little bit of money. My ex and I bought the house for $235,000 in 1996. The home had been on the market for a LONG time and totally desperate sellers finally caved in. When I look at the sales in Meadowview that have happened in the past year, I can only think that there will be some foreclosures happening there soon. I love Meadowview, but a million bucks to live there?

I distinctly remember the first time we went into an open house in Meadowview, one of the ugly 1970s homes on Del Rey, and it was listed for over $200,000! What were they thinking! It is laughable now but it really seemed outrageous at the time.

I remember buying our first home in 1988 and being told by the builders that we COULD buy one of their homes, all it would take is for us to leave a deposit check and when the next phase came out, they would call us and tell us how much! We finally found one for $129,000 (1900 square feet on 1/2 acre) and sold it EIGHT years later for $135,000. Tell me real estate cannot be a depreciating asset!

I guess what I was asking was do you all think that we still have a long way to go before we see the bottom in Temecula?

BTW, does anybody know what happened to 41158 Promenade Chardonnay Hills? My agent said it was in escrow for $280,000 with multiple offers but now it seems to be back on the market for $290,000?

HappyHouseHunting

[HappyHouseHunting]

Marion, thanks for the heads up on the ugly carpet and run down condition of the Big Sage house. I am not interested, but the info does help make a decision on even whether to call the realtor and look at it or not.

I guess my question was more rhetorical than anything else. I keep reading over at The Housing Bubble Blog how bad it is getting every where, but then see stupid s**t like Big Sage.

I have lived in Temecula since 1996, sold a home in Meadowview in 2006, made a little bit of money. My ex and I bought the house for $235,000 in 1996. The home had been on the market for a LONG time and totally desperate sellers finally caved in. When I look at the sales in Meadowview that have happened in the past year, I can only think that there will be some foreclosures happening there soon. I love Meadowview, but a million bucks to live there?

I distinctly remember the first time we went into an open house in Meadowview, one of the ugly 1970s homes on Del Rey, and it was listed for over $200,000! What were they thinking! It is laughable now but it really seemed outrageous at the time.

I remember buying our first home in 1988 and being told by the builders that we COULD buy one of their homes, all it would take is for us to leave a deposit check and when the next phase came out, they would call us and tell us how much! We finally found one for $129,000 (1900 square feet on 1/2 acre) and sold it EIGHT years later for $135,000. Tell me real estate cannot be a depreciating asset!

I guess what I was asking was do you all think that we still have a long way to go before we see the bottom in Temecula?

BTW, does anybody know what happened to 41158 Promenade Chardonnay Hills? My agent said it was in escrow for $280,000 with multiple offers but now it seems to be back on the market for $290,000?

HappyHouseHunting

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