Tales of an RSF buyer

[raptorduck]

SDR. I have seen you provide consistenly sound and honest advice on this board.

I first lived in Manhattan, but mostly in Connecticut. I just did not like growing up in the NE. Good memories from prep school, but overall not for me. I liked Florida much better. But then I came to Cali for the military (to SD actually) and boom I was done for. No way I was going back East after comming here. Even Florida paled in comparison. See my top 25 reasons I love SD post for my colorful whys. I have been here ever since.

I love Cali, but love it more the more south I go. I like LA more than the Bay Area and SD more than LA. But I like the Bay Area more than any other place in the U.S. that is not in Cali.

[gn]

I am a future seller. I know the market. I will price my home to market.

Raptor, just out of curiosity, which area of San Jose do you live ? Most areas of San Jose is in a strong "buyer's market", you'll probably have to price your house aggressively.

[gn]

I am a future seller. I know the market. I will price my home to market.

Raptor, just out of curiosity, which area of San Jose do you live ? Most areas of San Jose is in a strong "buyer's market", you'll probably have to price your house aggressively.

[gn]

I am a future seller. I know the market. I will price my home to market.

Raptor, just out of curiosity, which area of San Jose do you live ? Most areas of San Jose is in a strong "buyer's market", you'll probably have to price your house aggressively.

[gn]

I am a future seller. I know the market. I will price my home to market.

Raptor, just out of curiosity, which area of San Jose do you live ? Most areas of San Jose is in a strong "buyer's market", you'll probably have to price your house aggressively.

[gn]

I am a future seller. I know the market. I will price my home to market.

Raptor, just out of curiosity, which area of San Jose do you live ? Most areas of San Jose is in a strong "buyer's market", you'll probably have to price your house aggressively.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

raptor: I live in San Diego, but the SF/Bay Area will always be home to me. That being said, the Bay Area now is nothing like it was when I was growing up.

Palo Alto/Los Altos/LAH/Mountain View were all quiet bedroom communities, and the Silicon Valley was just beginning it’s existence. Aside from a few large employers (IBM, Lockheed, Ford Aerospace) and Stanford University, there really wasn’t much going on in our neck of the woods.

Once the Silicon Valley exploded, the place changed and in every sense of the word. We were up there last Thanksgiving for vacation and I didn’t recognize entire swathes of Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, etc.

I guess my point would be this: The place had a lot more appeal 25+ years ago than it does now. My dad and I used to go to Stanford football games on Saturdays. You could get in for less than ten bucks, and concessions were cheap. Same went for Niner, Raider, and Giants games. Lift tickets at Squaw and Heavenly were affordable, and the lines were short.

Once the money arrived, so did the a-hole mentality that went with it, and now you have 11,000sf French chateaux lining the hills of Palo Alto and Los Altos. I don’t blame you for preferring RSF to that.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

raptor: I live in San Diego, but the SF/Bay Area will always be home to me. That being said, the Bay Area now is nothing like it was when I was growing up.

Palo Alto/Los Altos/LAH/Mountain View were all quiet bedroom communities, and the Silicon Valley was just beginning it’s existence. Aside from a few large employers (IBM, Lockheed, Ford Aerospace) and Stanford University, there really wasn’t much going on in our neck of the woods.

Once the Silicon Valley exploded, the place changed and in every sense of the word. We were up there last Thanksgiving for vacation and I didn’t recognize entire swathes of Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, etc.

I guess my point would be this: The place had a lot more appeal 25+ years ago than it does now. My dad and I used to go to Stanford football games on Saturdays. You could get in for less than ten bucks, and concessions were cheap. Same went for Niner, Raider, and Giants games. Lift tickets at Squaw and Heavenly were affordable, and the lines were short.

Once the money arrived, so did the a-hole mentality that went with it, and now you have 11,000sf French chateaux lining the hills of Palo Alto and Los Altos. I don’t blame you for preferring RSF to that.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

raptor: I live in San Diego, but the SF/Bay Area will always be home to me. That being said, the Bay Area now is nothing like it was when I was growing up.

Palo Alto/Los Altos/LAH/Mountain View were all quiet bedroom communities, and the Silicon Valley was just beginning it’s existence. Aside from a few large employers (IBM, Lockheed, Ford Aerospace) and Stanford University, there really wasn’t much going on in our neck of the woods.

Once the Silicon Valley exploded, the place changed and in every sense of the word. We were up there last Thanksgiving for vacation and I didn’t recognize entire swathes of Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, etc.

I guess my point would be this: The place had a lot more appeal 25+ years ago than it does now. My dad and I used to go to Stanford football games on Saturdays. You could get in for less than ten bucks, and concessions were cheap. Same went for Niner, Raider, and Giants games. Lift tickets at Squaw and Heavenly were affordable, and the lines were short.

Once the money arrived, so did the a-hole mentality that went with it, and now you have 11,000sf French chateaux lining the hills of Palo Alto and Los Altos. I don’t blame you for preferring RSF to that.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

raptor: I live in San Diego, but the SF/Bay Area will always be home to me. That being said, the Bay Area now is nothing like it was when I was growing up.

Palo Alto/Los Altos/LAH/Mountain View were all quiet bedroom communities, and the Silicon Valley was just beginning it’s existence. Aside from a few large employers (IBM, Lockheed, Ford Aerospace) and Stanford University, there really wasn’t much going on in our neck of the woods.

Once the Silicon Valley exploded, the place changed and in every sense of the word. We were up there last Thanksgiving for vacation and I didn’t recognize entire swathes of Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, etc.

I guess my point would be this: The place had a lot more appeal 25+ years ago than it does now. My dad and I used to go to Stanford football games on Saturdays. You could get in for less than ten bucks, and concessions were cheap. Same went for Niner, Raider, and Giants games. Lift tickets at Squaw and Heavenly were affordable, and the lines were short.

Once the money arrived, so did the a-hole mentality that went with it, and now you have 11,000sf French chateaux lining the hills of Palo Alto and Los Altos. I don’t blame you for preferring RSF to that.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

raptor: I live in San Diego, but the SF/Bay Area will always be home to me. That being said, the Bay Area now is nothing like it was when I was growing up.

Palo Alto/Los Altos/LAH/Mountain View were all quiet bedroom communities, and the Silicon Valley was just beginning it’s existence. Aside from a few large employers (IBM, Lockheed, Ford Aerospace) and Stanford University, there really wasn’t much going on in our neck of the woods.

Once the Silicon Valley exploded, the place changed and in every sense of the word. We were up there last Thanksgiving for vacation and I didn’t recognize entire swathes of Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, etc.

I guess my point would be this: The place had a lot more appeal 25+ years ago than it does now. My dad and I used to go to Stanford football games on Saturdays. You could get in for less than ten bucks, and concessions were cheap. Same went for Niner, Raider, and Giants games. Lift tickets at Squaw and Heavenly were affordable, and the lines were short.

Once the money arrived, so did the a-hole mentality that went with it, and now you have 11,000sf French chateaux lining the hills of Palo Alto and Los Altos. I don’t blame you for preferring RSF to that.

[raptorduck]

Allan. I actually moved to the Bay Area around 25 years ago from San Diego, with a break in there when I lived in SD again about 8 yrs ago.

I like the Bay Area and really like the LA/LAH/MV area a lot. I have lived in MV, PA, LA, and Berkeley over those years and now San Jose the past 8. It has changed, but it is still nice. My complaint is not so much the high cost of housing as it is what those big $$ buy you. Not much. Ranch homes abound up here. I don’t like ranch homes. There are few homes like you find in RSF, and when they hit the market, they are twice the RSF price. Selection just is not there up here.

Silicon Valley is a special place and I do appreciate it for what it is, but my family wants back to SD and that is what matters. I am lucky to be able to accomodate them.

[raptorduck]

Allan. I actually moved to the Bay Area around 25 years ago from San Diego, with a break in there when I lived in SD again about 8 yrs ago.

I like the Bay Area and really like the LA/LAH/MV area a lot. I have lived in MV, PA, LA, and Berkeley over those years and now San Jose the past 8. It has changed, but it is still nice. My complaint is not so much the high cost of housing as it is what those big $$ buy you. Not much. Ranch homes abound up here. I don’t like ranch homes. There are few homes like you find in RSF, and when they hit the market, they are twice the RSF price. Selection just is not there up here.

Silicon Valley is a special place and I do appreciate it for what it is, but my family wants back to SD and that is what matters. I am lucky to be able to accomodate them.

[raptorduck]

Allan. I actually moved to the Bay Area around 25 years ago from San Diego, with a break in there when I lived in SD again about 8 yrs ago.

I like the Bay Area and really like the LA/LAH/MV area a lot. I have lived in MV, PA, LA, and Berkeley over those years and now San Jose the past 8. It has changed, but it is still nice. My complaint is not so much the high cost of housing as it is what those big $$ buy you. Not much. Ranch homes abound up here. I don’t like ranch homes. There are few homes like you find in RSF, and when they hit the market, they are twice the RSF price. Selection just is not there up here.

Silicon Valley is a special place and I do appreciate it for what it is, but my family wants back to SD and that is what matters. I am lucky to be able to accomodate them.

[raptorduck]

Allan. I actually moved to the Bay Area around 25 years ago from San Diego, with a break in there when I lived in SD again about 8 yrs ago.

I like the Bay Area and really like the LA/LAH/MV area a lot. I have lived in MV, PA, LA, and Berkeley over those years and now San Jose the past 8. It has changed, but it is still nice. My complaint is not so much the high cost of housing as it is what those big $$ buy you. Not much. Ranch homes abound up here. I don’t like ranch homes. There are few homes like you find in RSF, and when they hit the market, they are twice the RSF price. Selection just is not there up here.

Silicon Valley is a special place and I do appreciate it for what it is, but my family wants back to SD and that is what matters. I am lucky to be able to accomodate them.

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