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[Rhett]

[quote=bearishgurl]There are TOO MANY prospective BUYERS out there who want a *newer* and *bigger* house for less money. They don’t CARE where its located.

There seems to be a HUGE HOMEBUYING CONTINGENT in “Gen Y” who doesn’t give a rat’s ass about a big lot (too much work) and doesn’t CARE if they have to commute ~1 hr+ to/from work to get the house they want at a particular price point … at least they don’t seem to care at the time they sign on the dotted line…
[/quote]

Though I think these are reasonable points, I think you are dismissing the “wide open spaces” contingent of people that are interested in Temecula. I guess you can get that in parts of Ramona, but that really isn’t that much of a better commute than Temecula, and you are a heck of a lot further from a good part of civilization than you would be with Temecula.

[Rhett]

[quote=paramount]I’ve doubled down since then, I’m just now recovering from the crash, and I don’t won’t some johnny-come-lately troll derailing any recovery.
[/quote]

I don’t think one new poster on Piggington is going to have much of an effect on a relatively large housing market. Temecula may simply not be for him. Maybe doesn’t like all the cowboys out there or something.

[paramount]

BG: If one can afford to buy in Temecula Proper, there are plenty areas of San Diego one could buy in as well.

I could move to San Diego tomorrow if I so desired, and while I don’t totally discount your thoughts and this has been well covered, there are obviously really good reasons to choose Temecula over San Diego.

I make considerably more than the average person who lives in San Diego, and in fact there is considerable wealth in Temecula.

I guess what it comes down to is schools: except for a few exclusive areas of San Diego, Temecula Schools are in general better than San Diego schools.

[flyer]

I think all this thread really proves is that everyone has a different viewpoint about where they choose to live.

There are quite a few places we would “never live,” but that’s just our preference. To each his or her own.

We’ve been very happy in RSF for many years, and can easily afford our lifestyle, especially since we paid less for our large home and acreage 20+ years ago, and we have never been overextended in our lives.

We raised our family the way we wanted to, and gave our kids a great education and lifestyle. They’ve turned out well, so it seems we made good choices, as far as our family was concerned.

IMO, the bottom line is that life is short, so wherever you live–enjoy yourself!

[scaredyclassic]

so wait–if life were long, we shouldn’t enjoy ourselves? I’m not sure I get why the length of life matters, particularly if it’s short. seems like if it were longer, you’d definitely want to enjoy it, or at least not suffer, since you’d be suffering more over a longer period of time. I guess if life were a lot longer, you could not enjoy a substantial chunk, but still get as much pleasure as you would have with the shorter life or perhaps even more pleasure. For instance, if life were 160 years, you could have 90 crap years, and 70 good ones, and still come out ahead over a guy who lived to be 70 and had a better percentage of 60 good years and 10 crap ones–but less overall happy yeas–60 less happy years!.

life is long; enjoy yourself?

life is one lifespan. enjoy yourself.

i think really the main goal is not to enjoy one’s self, but to avoid suffering.

[ocrenter]

[quote=paramount]I have to admit, I was very unhappy about my situation in Temecula during and following the crash. I viewed myself as a responsible buyer, I put a relatively large amount of money down on my house and at least on paper lost it all.

I’m not a RSF phony and 40-50k is a lot of money for me to lose.

I’ve doubled down since then, I’m just now recovering from the crash, and I don’t won’t some johnny-come-lately troll derailing any recovery.

This blog can be found on google.

People read this blog.

I’ve lived in a lot of different places around the country including san Diego, and Temecula has been the best value by far.

Temecula: So Cal weather, Texas Prices.[/quote]

While I don’t think a single thread on Piggington will do anything for or against a city/town/village,
I am of the opinion that the over-reaction toward the OP’s desire to leave would do more harm to Temecula’s image than what OP said throughout the entire thread.

[flyer]

[quote=6packscaredy]so wait–if life were long, we shouldn’t enjoy ourselves? I’m not sure I get why the length of life matters, particularly if it’s short. seems like if it were longer, you’d definitely want to enjoy it, or at least not suffer, since you’d be suffering more over a longer period of time. I guess if life were a lot longer, you could not enjoy a substantial chunk, but still get as much pleasure as you would have with the shorter life or perhaps even more pleasure. For instance, if life were 160 years, you could have 90 crap years, and 70 good ones, and still come out ahead over a guy who lived to be 70 and had a better percentage of 60 good years and 10 crap ones–but less overall happy yeas–60 less happy years!.

life is long; enjoy yourself?

life is one lifespan. enjoy yourself.

i think really the main goal is not to enjoy one’s self, but to avoid suffering.[/quote]

Always find your posts interesting scaredy, and I have to admit you have made some excellent points.

In light of your influence broadening my perspective, and in order to capture the true essence and spirit of this thread, I realize I probably should have said –“Only enjoy the enjoyable parts of your life, and don’t enjoy the unenjoyable parts of your life, wherever you enjoyably or unenjoyably choose to live for whatever enjoyable or unenjoyable period of time you choose to live there.”

And “no” I didn’t copy this astoundingly sage advice from one of Tony Robbin’s books–just in case you were wondering:)

[The-Shoveler]

[quote=Rhett][quote=bearishgurl]There are TOO MANY prospective BUYERS out there who want a *newer* and *bigger* house for less money. They don’t CARE where its located.

There seems to be a HUGE HOMEBUYING CONTINGENT in “Gen Y” who doesn’t give a rat’s ass about a big lot (too much work) and doesn’t CARE if they have to commute ~1 hr+ to/from work to get the house they want at a particular price point … at least they don’t seem to care at the time they sign on the dotted line…
[/quote]

Though I think these are reasonable points, I think you are dismissing the “wide open spaces” contingent of people that are interested in Temecula. I guess you can get that in parts of Ramona, but that really isn’t that much of a better commute than Temecula, and you are a heck of a lot further from a good part of civilization than you would be with Temecula.[/quote]

What I was getting at, from my experience especially in SoCal, Suburbs (not all but most) start out as bedroom communities then once they achieve a certain gravity (I think Temecula is there now) they start becoming Job centers and sprout suburbs etc…
Having witnessed it several times in Simi-valley, west-lake and Valencia etc… and you could go back to the communities of San Fernando valley etc.. if you wanted to go back in history.

[scaredyclassic]

Temecula is a place of less suffering.

what we think we view as enjoyment or pleasure is actually just a temporary abatement of the fear, anxiety and pain that pervades our lives.

Temecula provides for longer periods of abatement than the surrounding areas.

there, that ought to bring the real-estate buying hordes to us, paramount.

[The-Shoveler]

I like it, vague yet hopeful although it does not quite have that sense of perfect state of being, enlightenment if you will.
How about this,
Temecula, find your state of euphoria here.
No that’s not it,
Temecula, happiness found here.
Wait,
Stop suffering already, move to Temecula!!
Dang, I am not getting it, I give up.

OK one more time,
Temecula, it sucks a little less here!!
OK I like that.

[all]

[quote=paramount]I have to admit, I was very unhappy about my situation in Temecula during and following the crash. I viewed myself as a responsible buyer, I put a relatively large amount of money down on my house and at least on paper lost it all.

I’m not a RSF phony and 40-50k is a lot of money for me to lose.

I’ve doubled down since then, I’m just now recovering from the crash, and I don’t won’t some johnny-come-lately troll derailing any recovery.

This blog can be found on google.

People read this blog.

I’ve lived in a lot of different places around the country including san Diego, and Temecula has been the best value by far.

Temecula: So Cal weather, Texas Prices.[/quote]

So you are not genuine Temeculerian, you are simply astroturfing? You should just shut up and let the 6packer do the talking – he sounds like a guy I would love to have as my neighbor. You sound like a guy who will call people ‘phony’ just because they are better off financially. Don’t stress so much, life is finite. What you giveth is what you geteth.

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

[quote=6packscaredy]Temecula is a place of less suffering.

what we think we view as enjoyment or pleasure is actually just a temporary abatement of the fear, anxiety and pain that pervades our lives.

Temecula provides for longer periods of abatement than the surrounding areas.

there, that ought to bring the real-estate buying hordes to us, paramount.[/quote]

It’s great to see scaredy/walter/squat300/6pack back in action. Love it.

Maybe the city/developer can start a new ad campaign.

” Temecula … we suffer less”

or maybe

“You’re gonna suffer anywhere, why not suffer less … Temecula”

or maybe the old classic:

“Temecula… we suck less”

[bearishgurl]

[quote=paramount]BG: If one can afford to buy in Temecula Proper, there are plenty areas of San Diego one could buy in as well.

I could move to San Diego tomorrow if I so desired, and while I don’t totally discount your thoughts and this has been well covered, there are obviously really good reasons to choose Temecula over San Diego.

I make considerably more than the average person who lives in San Diego, and in fact there is considerable wealth in Temecula.

I guess what it comes down to is schools: except for a few exclusive areas of San Diego, Temecula Schools are in general better than San Diego schools.[/quote]

[quote=6packscaredy] . . . i think really the main goal is not to enjoy one’s self, but to avoid suffering.[/quote]

Well, scaredy, not sure you mean that in a RE context, but if you do, my feeling is that there is far less suffering for a family in the long run if the parents have a shorter commute.

Paramount, I believe you when you say you could buy a home in SD. But, even though you are a Native San Diegan?, you won’t. Why? Because, even though you know you can likely get a largish lot in SD, you really don’t want a 1500 sf home … or a ~1700 sf fixer. You want a *newer,* more spacious house just like the vast majority in your demographic and younger. You would rather commute to work so you can have this kind of house for the same money and that’s okay. The quality of (public) “schools” between SD County and RIV County are a smokescreen, IMHO. You know that SDUSD has several programs available whereby a parent can pick their kids’ schools out (within reason). You know there are many very good public schools of all levels in SD (SDUSD) and also in adjoining Districts.

The choices to move to exurbia (and yes, TV is “exurbia” to SD County workers) all boil down to age and size of home for the same money. That’s the primary draw of TV to SD County workers.

Oh, and if TV supposedly has “Texas (RE) prices,” its weather is, more often than not, like TX than the SoCal coast as well! You pay for what you get, Paramount!

[ocrenter]

[Quote]

Oh, and if TV supposedly has “Texas (RE) prices,” its weather is, more often than not, like TX than the SoCal coast as well! You pay for what you get, Paramount![/quote]

You get Texas politics too, no?

[paramount]

[quote=all][quote=paramount]I have to admit, I was very unhappy about my situation in Temecula during and following the crash. I viewed myself as a responsible buyer, I put a relatively large amount of money down on my house and at least on paper lost it all.

I’m not a RSF phony and 40-50k is a lot of money for me to lose.

I’ve doubled down since then, I’m just now recovering from the crash, and I don’t won’t some johnny-come-lately troll derailing any recovery.

This blog can be found on google.

People read this blog.

I’ve lived in a lot of different places around the country including san Diego, and Temecula has been the best value by far.

Temecula: So Cal weather, Texas Prices.[/quote]

So you are not genuine Temeculerian, you are simply astroturfing? You should just shut up and let the 6packer do the talking – he sounds like a guy I would love to have as my neighbor. You sound like a guy who will call people ‘phony’ just because they are better off financially. Don’t stress so much, life is finite. What you giveth is what you geteth.[/quote]

On the contrary, I’m a great neighbor as I mind my own business.

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