Temecula – Morgan Hill Estates?

[sdrealtor]

Ironically my HOA has a Rickshaw proposal on the table at our next meeting. There is a coffee shop and a wine bar across the street from my community. Bobby Dooley has proposed adding Rickshaw service and there is a groundswell of support for it to be supported out of our monthly HOA dues.

[paramount]

[quote=pri_dk]Don’t mind paramount – he’s just Temecula’s Eeyore.

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Thank the Good Lord for Google.

But just to prove that I’m not an Eeyore, I have a south Temecula restaurant recommendation. Now I just happened to stumble upon this establishment just last week; it’s over by KFC and just to the east of Henry’s by La Cocina (off of Temecula Parkway). It’s called Marisco El Cuate – it’s an exceptional Mexican Seafood restaurant.

It almost looks closed from the front due to a white window covering; once inside the atmosphere is very pleasant and the food is inspired IMO.

Suggestion: Ceviche/Fish Tacos, Rice and Beans with a Cold Corona. Life is good!

Price: $$

[scaredyclassic]

i want to pull that rickshaw

[paramount]

[quote=HeadedHome] To be frank, I’m not sure you understand what a “redneck” really is. [/quote]

You just had to go there, and by the way I do know what a Redneck is. You are a redneck if:

You think “loading the dishwasher” means getting your wife drunk.

You think a subdivision is part of a math problem.

People hear your car a long time before they see it.

The primary color of your car is bondo.

and my favorite one:

If the fifth grade is referred to as “your senior year,”

Jeff Foxworthy – thank you.

[briansd1]

When I think rednecks I think of all their rowdy friends coming over.

[TemekuT]

HeadedHome, I am familiar with Morgan Hill and Temeku Hills. I don’t know much about Paseo Del Sol.

[TemekuT]

Let me tell you what rednecks are:

My (minority) husband and I (Anglo) were in a diner on Hwy 5 in the Central Valley and a group of Anglo men glared at us and muttered under their breath. I’ve only experienced this a few times and it is uncomfortable.

I equate rednecks with prejudice.

[paramount]

I do like Morgan Hill, the problem is that it’s not a part of Temecula and unincorporated. I’d rather be in the actual city and the benefits that go along with being part of the city.

All other things being equal, I’d lean towards Paseo del Sol since it’s in central Temecula. Particularly if you have kids.

[HeadedHome]

Thanks all for the advice. I’ve done a bunch of research on recent sales, what’s currently on the market, and what’s in foreclosure process in the Morgan Hill area. The problem is that I can’t see any economic justification for a $455k house w/3400sf, even on a 10,000sf lot.

Anybody think I’m wrong on this? There are certainly a number of people out there buying them, but from what I can tell it doesn’t make much sense.

[temeculaguy]

You are correct, it’s not worth it. I can show you examples of why it is somewhere in the neighborhood of 20% to 25% over what it should be but I also know why people are buying them. Piggington women, please ignore the following sexist comments, this does not apply to you:

This is not an entry level neighborhood and it’s not a neighborhood of single people (I am still the only single person I’ve met in my neighborhood). People don’t buy 3,000 sq foot homes in quiet subdivisions to live alone for the most part. So that means most buyers are couples and most couples contain at least one woman. Model homes do something to most women, it’s somewhere between catnip and heroin. They are wired to not see square feet, they see nice decorations and furnishings and colors. They aren’t buying a home, they are buying someone else’s life. Throw in the fact that most husbands are below average in home repair and projects, so when she sees a screwed up repo, she’s been with him 20 years, she knows he won’t be able to fix those things. Similar thoughts go through peoples heads when buying new cars with a warranty.

regardless of the mud slung so far in the thread and regardless if it’s cheap by San Diego standards, this is one of the most expensive and/or prestigious neighborhoods in the area. The demographic usually is the type that pay other people to do installation and repairs. they are also usually busy and have kids and the guys have jobs. So the women know their man isn’t going to spend a month repainting and repairing and upgrading everything to what they see in the model homes. They want to pick out their flooring and upgrades, move in over a weekend and be done with it. Convenience costs money, people with money don’t mind paying for it.

So who are you, how much do you care and what is your life like, what is your wife like and what is your skill level and what is her skill level. Many couples are great at it, lots of wives can remodel their own house, paint their own house, rebuild the sprinkler system. I just don’t see that being the typical Morgan Hill wife. Not to knock them, they are great, but that’s not who they are for the most part. I took advantage of that, the more screwed up a place is here, the better it is for price because most buyers want turnkey properties. I put in 1200 sq feet of hardwood by myself (took me two months, but I did it). I had to sweat pipes, replace every fixture, light switch, door knob, closet door, replace drywall, appliances, clear water from gaslines, replace toilets, sinks, shower controls, you name it, they stole it. Most women walked out of my house with a look on their face as if there were dead bodies strewn about the house.

So be honest, who are you and who are you married to. If it costs you 75k to make the wife happy, then pay it, that is a bargain compared to a divorce.

But if she’s the type that watches the do it yourself shows instead of the reality or fantasy shows, and you are good at it, but a screwed up repo or a designer disaster of a resale and take on the project. It’s about you and not the numbers at this point. Are you Nordstrom or home depot?

Now here is 4,000 sq feet on a 10,000 sq ft lot for 350k, and it definitely needs a facelift.

http://www.redfin.com/CA/Temecula/44944-Vine-Cliff-St-92592/home/12508409

here’s a great one, 3100 sq ft on 8,000 sq ft lot for 280k. Doesn’t need much work and its just a tad smaller but it’s almost half the price and the backyard is done (kinda plain, but it’s a start).

http://www.redfin.com/CA/Temecula/44968-Silver-Rose-St-92592/home/12507072

I actually dig that one, it will go for over 300, but examples like that make a 450k new one seem kinda silly.

My advice, never, ever, let a woman enter a model home. Think of it as kinda like a strip club or porn for women, it has this weird power over them. Not all of them, but most of them.

[scaredyclassic]

but isn’t every place in the process of decaying. liek a new car is instantly int he process of becoming a used car? why not embrace wherever it is along the lone of decay. why is starting at no decay so attractive?

[briansd1]

[quote=temeculaguy]
So be honest, who are you and who are you married to. If it costs you 75k to make the wife happy, then pay it, that is a bargain compared to a divorce.
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I know a guy who had a great mistress — beautiful, cooks, cleans, etc…. He was too cheap to give her monthly stipend, or at least be generous, so she moved on.

His wife costs him a hell of a lot more.

[scaredyclassic]

75,000 financed over 30 years at 4% is actually pretty cheap fora happy woman. however, i do not beleive that this happiness
will last over the amortized period.

[HeadedHome]

Temeculaguy, you must be a brother from another mother. It sounds like a country song, “She’s a little bit Nordstrom, I’m a little bit Home Depot.”.

My wife is really pretty grounded, but even she agrees that she’s powerless to resist the catnip of the model home. 🙂

I actually already wrote an offer on that Silver Rose house, only to find out it was previously under contract. 🙁

Oh, well, the good news is that we decided we love Morgan Hill, and that if we’re patient we really think we can get a great deal in a neighborhood we really enjoy. I had a hold on one of the new homes, and today made the call to release that hold back to the builder.

Thanks guys for the help!! We’re hanging in there – hope something decent with a decent sized yard and some moderate privacy comes on the market soon!

[scaredyclassic]

sister from another mister

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