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January 3, 2011 at 2:18 PM #648645January 3, 2011 at 2:27 PM #647532
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Participant[quote=SD Realtor]Of all of the young families I have helped find homes for in Carmel Valley, or 4S or PQ or Sabre Springs, or RB or wherever, if I would have pushed something more urban that was not filled with kids, they would have probably dropped me as their agent.[/quote]
SDR, the last time I acted as a buyer’s agent for young families was probably about 1993. The families I worked with wanted properties within close proximity of other established relatives (read: their old “stomping grounds”).
Perhaps the young-parent generation of today is a LOT more kid-indulgent or kid-oriented than the young parent of yesteryear. Not sure how long API scores have been in existence but I did not really look at them until I started reading this blog in Spring 2010. In my young-parent days, parents bought what they could afford and what was convenient for them and the kids went along with the program.
January 3, 2011 at 2:27 PM #647603Participant[quote=SD Realtor]Of all of the young families I have helped find homes for in Carmel Valley, or 4S or PQ or Sabre Springs, or RB or wherever, if I would have pushed something more urban that was not filled with kids, they would have probably dropped me as their agent.[/quote]
SDR, the last time I acted as a buyer’s agent for young families was probably about 1993. The families I worked with wanted properties within close proximity of other established relatives (read: their old “stomping grounds”).
Perhaps the young-parent generation of today is a LOT more kid-indulgent or kid-oriented than the young parent of yesteryear. Not sure how long API scores have been in existence but I did not really look at them until I started reading this blog in Spring 2010. In my young-parent days, parents bought what they could afford and what was convenient for them and the kids went along with the program.
January 3, 2011 at 2:27 PM #648189Participant[quote=SD Realtor]Of all of the young families I have helped find homes for in Carmel Valley, or 4S or PQ or Sabre Springs, or RB or wherever, if I would have pushed something more urban that was not filled with kids, they would have probably dropped me as their agent.[/quote]
SDR, the last time I acted as a buyer’s agent for young families was probably about 1993. The families I worked with wanted properties within close proximity of other established relatives (read: their old “stomping grounds”).
Perhaps the young-parent generation of today is a LOT more kid-indulgent or kid-oriented than the young parent of yesteryear. Not sure how long API scores have been in existence but I did not really look at them until I started reading this blog in Spring 2010. In my young-parent days, parents bought what they could afford and what was convenient for them and the kids went along with the program.
January 3, 2011 at 2:27 PM #648326Participant[quote=SD Realtor]Of all of the young families I have helped find homes for in Carmel Valley, or 4S or PQ or Sabre Springs, or RB or wherever, if I would have pushed something more urban that was not filled with kids, they would have probably dropped me as their agent.[/quote]
SDR, the last time I acted as a buyer’s agent for young families was probably about 1993. The families I worked with wanted properties within close proximity of other established relatives (read: their old “stomping grounds”).
Perhaps the young-parent generation of today is a LOT more kid-indulgent or kid-oriented than the young parent of yesteryear. Not sure how long API scores have been in existence but I did not really look at them until I started reading this blog in Spring 2010. In my young-parent days, parents bought what they could afford and what was convenient for them and the kids went along with the program.
January 3, 2011 at 2:27 PM #648650Participant[quote=SD Realtor]Of all of the young families I have helped find homes for in Carmel Valley, or 4S or PQ or Sabre Springs, or RB or wherever, if I would have pushed something more urban that was not filled with kids, they would have probably dropped me as their agent.[/quote]
SDR, the last time I acted as a buyer’s agent for young families was probably about 1993. The families I worked with wanted properties within close proximity of other established relatives (read: their old “stomping grounds”).
Perhaps the young-parent generation of today is a LOT more kid-indulgent or kid-oriented than the young parent of yesteryear. Not sure how long API scores have been in existence but I did not really look at them until I started reading this blog in Spring 2010. In my young-parent days, parents bought what they could afford and what was convenient for them and the kids went along with the program.
January 3, 2011 at 2:41 PM #647547sdrealtor
ParticipantI have a large backyard as do most of my neighbors/kids friends. My kids are more interested in playing on the sidewalks/streets due to one chief reason….thats where all the other kids are.
January 3, 2011 at 2:41 PM #647618ParticipantI have a large backyard as do most of my neighbors/kids friends. My kids are more interested in playing on the sidewalks/streets due to one chief reason….thats where all the other kids are.
January 3, 2011 at 2:41 PM #648204ParticipantI have a large backyard as do most of my neighbors/kids friends. My kids are more interested in playing on the sidewalks/streets due to one chief reason….thats where all the other kids are.
January 3, 2011 at 2:41 PM #648341ParticipantI have a large backyard as do most of my neighbors/kids friends. My kids are more interested in playing on the sidewalks/streets due to one chief reason….thats where all the other kids are.
January 3, 2011 at 2:41 PM #648665ParticipantI have a large backyard as do most of my neighbors/kids friends. My kids are more interested in playing on the sidewalks/streets due to one chief reason….thats where all the other kids are.
January 3, 2011 at 2:49 PM #647552Scarlett
ParticipantBG,
SD R was refering to San Carlos recommendation I believe.
To recap, I am unfamiliar with UC in terms of buying a house there, since it was out of our price range, except perhaps for a couple outliers a year (that were usually tiny or fixers) – so we had little incentive to get to know UC SFRs – diminished returns and focused instead of what was affordable with a decent selection of inventory. I still think that is the case. Not many at all at low 500K in UCto CHOOSE something we LIKE. CAN it happen? Sure, I know I buy only one house, but I don’t know how likely it is. But I keep an eye on it via Realtor.com listings. It is more likely I will find something like that, that we LIKE in SR (which I know somewhat and plan to get to know better). ShortEST commute isn’t everything – I could buy a condo in LJ/UTC or an SFR in Clairemont – which I’ve considered and rejected. 30-35′ is still ok if I get a larger house with some yard in a nice neighborhood with young kids. Most PQ houses have no or very low HOAs and very few have low MRs. Same goes with Scripps Ranch.
Again, depends how each values various trade-offs.
BG, we may just value things differently that’s all.Before, I used to live pretty much across the lake Hodges from North County Mall. That was an additional 15′-20′ at least at rush hour than Carmel Mtn Ranch or Sabre Springs (all in 92128 zipcode).
Edit: No family in town. I put commute first, before schools.January 3, 2011 at 2:49 PM #647623ParticipantBG,
SD R was refering to San Carlos recommendation I believe.
To recap, I am unfamiliar with UC in terms of buying a house there, since it was out of our price range, except perhaps for a couple outliers a year (that were usually tiny or fixers) – so we had little incentive to get to know UC SFRs – diminished returns and focused instead of what was affordable with a decent selection of inventory. I still think that is the case. Not many at all at low 500K in UCto CHOOSE something we LIKE. CAN it happen? Sure, I know I buy only one house, but I don’t know how likely it is. But I keep an eye on it via Realtor.com listings. It is more likely I will find something like that, that we LIKE in SR (which I know somewhat and plan to get to know better). ShortEST commute isn’t everything – I could buy a condo in LJ/UTC or an SFR in Clairemont – which I’ve considered and rejected. 30-35′ is still ok if I get a larger house with some yard in a nice neighborhood with young kids. Most PQ houses have no or very low HOAs and very few have low MRs. Same goes with Scripps Ranch.
Again, depends how each values various trade-offs.
BG, we may just value things differently that’s all.Before, I used to live pretty much across the lake Hodges from North County Mall. That was an additional 15′-20′ at least at rush hour than Carmel Mtn Ranch or Sabre Springs (all in 92128 zipcode).
Edit: No family in town. I put commute first, before schools.January 3, 2011 at 2:49 PM #648209ParticipantBG,
SD R was refering to San Carlos recommendation I believe.
To recap, I am unfamiliar with UC in terms of buying a house there, since it was out of our price range, except perhaps for a couple outliers a year (that were usually tiny or fixers) – so we had little incentive to get to know UC SFRs – diminished returns and focused instead of what was affordable with a decent selection of inventory. I still think that is the case. Not many at all at low 500K in UCto CHOOSE something we LIKE. CAN it happen? Sure, I know I buy only one house, but I don’t know how likely it is. But I keep an eye on it via Realtor.com listings. It is more likely I will find something like that, that we LIKE in SR (which I know somewhat and plan to get to know better). ShortEST commute isn’t everything – I could buy a condo in LJ/UTC or an SFR in Clairemont – which I’ve considered and rejected. 30-35′ is still ok if I get a larger house with some yard in a nice neighborhood with young kids. Most PQ houses have no or very low HOAs and very few have low MRs. Same goes with Scripps Ranch.
Again, depends how each values various trade-offs.
BG, we may just value things differently that’s all.Before, I used to live pretty much across the lake Hodges from North County Mall. That was an additional 15′-20′ at least at rush hour than Carmel Mtn Ranch or Sabre Springs (all in 92128 zipcode).
Edit: No family in town. I put commute first, before schools.January 3, 2011 at 2:49 PM #648346ParticipantBG,
SD R was refering to San Carlos recommendation I believe.
To recap, I am unfamiliar with UC in terms of buying a house there, since it was out of our price range, except perhaps for a couple outliers a year (that were usually tiny or fixers) – so we had little incentive to get to know UC SFRs – diminished returns and focused instead of what was affordable with a decent selection of inventory. I still think that is the case. Not many at all at low 500K in UCto CHOOSE something we LIKE. CAN it happen? Sure, I know I buy only one house, but I don’t know how likely it is. But I keep an eye on it via Realtor.com listings. It is more likely I will find something like that, that we LIKE in SR (which I know somewhat and plan to get to know better). ShortEST commute isn’t everything – I could buy a condo in LJ/UTC or an SFR in Clairemont – which I’ve considered and rejected. 30-35′ is still ok if I get a larger house with some yard in a nice neighborhood with young kids. Most PQ houses have no or very low HOAs and very few have low MRs. Same goes with Scripps Ranch.
Again, depends how each values various trade-offs.
BG, we may just value things differently that’s all.Before, I used to live pretty much across the lake Hodges from North County Mall. That was an additional 15′-20′ at least at rush hour than Carmel Mtn Ranch or Sabre Springs (all in 92128 zipcode).
Edit: No family in town. I put commute first, before schools. -
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