Temecula at 70-80/SQ foot???

[temeculaguy]

No, just the short term, but if you have to commute 60 miles away don’t move here, I’m all out of energy to make these arguments again and again so just read older posts. I’ve taken about half a dozen off site e-mails from people asking about that tract, I always tell them to look elsewhere, it is a low price leader for a reason. Zero ammenities other than maybe a little parkette, minimal communal landscape, horrible location adjacent to the 79, zero view (entirely flat and at the lowest elevation of S. Temecula) and no signal light or stop sign to get out of the tract, it is the furthest tract housing to the East so you always need to make a left onto a 50mph highway that is fairly busy. Anyone travelling that far is heading to a casino, winery, the desert or to palm springs and by the time you get to that tract you are out of town and step on the gas (lots of trucks and rv’s so you can really hear them). There is no way in or out without going onto a highway, if you have kids, they will never be able to ride bikes or walk safely outside of the tract. It is bordered by a flood control channel, a highway and commercial buildings/storage facility. Regardless of whether the town appeals to you, this is one of the worst locations for residential in that town, hence the price. When they were new, they were 100k less than other places, now that prices have dropped, the difference is less, for 30-50k more you can pick a nice neighborhood a mile away. When prices rise (regardless when that is) the places in the worst location, like that one, will not rise as fast and the gap will be even more pronounced. There are only a few tracts in the primarily commercial strip North of the creek/flood control channel and South of Highway 79, the other two were there before the commercial development and have entrances/exits to the rear, this one does not and a bonehead job of zoning. Because it is not in the city of temecula (it is unincorporated county) they had no say in it’s development, so they wont be putting in a signal light any time soon.

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[eclipxe]

Thanks tg! I was just about to post a reply that basically said the same thing you did. Location is worst in the area, the development is quite disconnected from the rest of the city (even thought it is right on the edge). Access in and out is a joke.

[eclipxe]

Thanks tg! I was just about to post a reply that basically said the same thing you did. Location is worst in the area, the development is quite disconnected from the rest of the city (even thought it is right on the edge). Access in and out is a joke.

[eclipxe]

Thanks tg! I was just about to post a reply that basically said the same thing you did. Location is worst in the area, the development is quite disconnected from the rest of the city (even thought it is right on the edge). Access in and out is a joke.

[eclipxe]

Thanks tg! I was just about to post a reply that basically said the same thing you did. Location is worst in the area, the development is quite disconnected from the rest of the city (even thought it is right on the edge). Access in and out is a joke.

[eclipxe]

Thanks tg! I was just about to post a reply that basically said the same thing you did. Location is worst in the area, the development is quite disconnected from the rest of the city (even thought it is right on the edge). Access in and out is a joke.

[eclipxe]

[quote=Blissful Ignoramus][quote=esmith]Ouch.

43880 Brookhaven backs up against the 79, but there’s also this in the same community, for 30K more:

http://www.redfin.com/CA/Temecula/33734-Pebble-Brook-Cir-92592/home/12506633

Both houses were originally sold in 2005 in high 500’s.[/quote]

What’s with the 1920s-style curved room entries? They look great in a house built in the 1920s — in these McMansions, not so much.

A lot of house for not a whole lot of money, but the fundamental issue remains: it’s Temecula. Great for retired people or people who can work from home, but there are way more houses like this than there are people with jobs a reasonable distance away. It’s logical to think that Temecula has an economic future to accommodate all of these houses, but the bubble has really screwed things up for more than just the short-term.
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A reasonable distance to you might not be a reasonable distance to others. I do work from home, but I have commuted to both Sorrento Valley and Irvine from Temecula on a regular basis and did not have a problem (I also had the luxury of timing my commute to miss traffic). There are two things I noticed regarding the commute:

1. The initial commute or occasional drive seems long and agonizing. After about a week of doing the drive, it becomes short and not too taxing (without traffic).

2. I lived in Rancho Santa Margarita for a short time and commuted to Irvine – My commute from Temecula was actually less of a burden (mainly clear driving on the 15) vs stop and go traffic through surface streets in Orange County or dealing with the 5 and 405 everyday. It was an extra 25 minutes of seat time, but it wasn’t much of a problem.

Of course my opinion should be taken with a grain of salt – I’m young and have no wife or kids at home so I can spend an hour or two a day just driving, pondering life, listening to music and enjoying the scenery.

[eclipxe]

[quote=Blissful Ignoramus][quote=esmith]Ouch.

43880 Brookhaven backs up against the 79, but there’s also this in the same community, for 30K more:

http://www.redfin.com/CA/Temecula/33734-Pebble-Brook-Cir-92592/home/12506633

Both houses were originally sold in 2005 in high 500’s.[/quote]

What’s with the 1920s-style curved room entries? They look great in a house built in the 1920s — in these McMansions, not so much.

A lot of house for not a whole lot of money, but the fundamental issue remains: it’s Temecula. Great for retired people or people who can work from home, but there are way more houses like this than there are people with jobs a reasonable distance away. It’s logical to think that Temecula has an economic future to accommodate all of these houses, but the bubble has really screwed things up for more than just the short-term.
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A reasonable distance to you might not be a reasonable distance to others. I do work from home, but I have commuted to both Sorrento Valley and Irvine from Temecula on a regular basis and did not have a problem (I also had the luxury of timing my commute to miss traffic). There are two things I noticed regarding the commute:

1. The initial commute or occasional drive seems long and agonizing. After about a week of doing the drive, it becomes short and not too taxing (without traffic).

2. I lived in Rancho Santa Margarita for a short time and commuted to Irvine – My commute from Temecula was actually less of a burden (mainly clear driving on the 15) vs stop and go traffic through surface streets in Orange County or dealing with the 5 and 405 everyday. It was an extra 25 minutes of seat time, but it wasn’t much of a problem.

Of course my opinion should be taken with a grain of salt – I’m young and have no wife or kids at home so I can spend an hour or two a day just driving, pondering life, listening to music and enjoying the scenery.

[eclipxe]

[quote=Blissful Ignoramus][quote=esmith]Ouch.

43880 Brookhaven backs up against the 79, but there’s also this in the same community, for 30K more:

http://www.redfin.com/CA/Temecula/33734-Pebble-Brook-Cir-92592/home/12506633

Both houses were originally sold in 2005 in high 500’s.[/quote]

What’s with the 1920s-style curved room entries? They look great in a house built in the 1920s — in these McMansions, not so much.

A lot of house for not a whole lot of money, but the fundamental issue remains: it’s Temecula. Great for retired people or people who can work from home, but there are way more houses like this than there are people with jobs a reasonable distance away. It’s logical to think that Temecula has an economic future to accommodate all of these houses, but the bubble has really screwed things up for more than just the short-term.
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A reasonable distance to you might not be a reasonable distance to others. I do work from home, but I have commuted to both Sorrento Valley and Irvine from Temecula on a regular basis and did not have a problem (I also had the luxury of timing my commute to miss traffic). There are two things I noticed regarding the commute:

1. The initial commute or occasional drive seems long and agonizing. After about a week of doing the drive, it becomes short and not too taxing (without traffic).

2. I lived in Rancho Santa Margarita for a short time and commuted to Irvine – My commute from Temecula was actually less of a burden (mainly clear driving on the 15) vs stop and go traffic through surface streets in Orange County or dealing with the 5 and 405 everyday. It was an extra 25 minutes of seat time, but it wasn’t much of a problem.

Of course my opinion should be taken with a grain of salt – I’m young and have no wife or kids at home so I can spend an hour or two a day just driving, pondering life, listening to music and enjoying the scenery.

[eclipxe]

[quote=Blissful Ignoramus][quote=esmith]Ouch.

43880 Brookhaven backs up against the 79, but there’s also this in the same community, for 30K more:

http://www.redfin.com/CA/Temecula/33734-Pebble-Brook-Cir-92592/home/12506633

Both houses were originally sold in 2005 in high 500’s.[/quote]

What’s with the 1920s-style curved room entries? They look great in a house built in the 1920s — in these McMansions, not so much.

A lot of house for not a whole lot of money, but the fundamental issue remains: it’s Temecula. Great for retired people or people who can work from home, but there are way more houses like this than there are people with jobs a reasonable distance away. It’s logical to think that Temecula has an economic future to accommodate all of these houses, but the bubble has really screwed things up for more than just the short-term.
[/quote]

A reasonable distance to you might not be a reasonable distance to others. I do work from home, but I have commuted to both Sorrento Valley and Irvine from Temecula on a regular basis and did not have a problem (I also had the luxury of timing my commute to miss traffic). There are two things I noticed regarding the commute:

1. The initial commute or occasional drive seems long and agonizing. After about a week of doing the drive, it becomes short and not too taxing (without traffic).

2. I lived in Rancho Santa Margarita for a short time and commuted to Irvine – My commute from Temecula was actually less of a burden (mainly clear driving on the 15) vs stop and go traffic through surface streets in Orange County or dealing with the 5 and 405 everyday. It was an extra 25 minutes of seat time, but it wasn’t much of a problem.

Of course my opinion should be taken with a grain of salt – I’m young and have no wife or kids at home so I can spend an hour or two a day just driving, pondering life, listening to music and enjoying the scenery.

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