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  • April 2, 2008 at 9:28 AM #180135
    CardiffBaseball
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    Is that $116/month? And no pool or park? What does it buy you? Or is that a yearly fee?

    Not that I am looking to buy in Encinitas right now either.

    April 2, 2008 at 10:57 AM #179706
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    I lived in Silvercrest for 2+ years, so here’s the dump on it…

    -Location is not too bad, considering you still get coastal breezes, it is close to the new Sprinter station, close to Cal State, close to major shopping center, not too far from the coast compared to similar priced areas in Temecula, Escondido etc. Also close to the 15 and 78. New Sprinter is not the big deal they thought it would be – it is generally quite. The City of San Marcos itself impressed me alot – including the actual management, fire, police who were all very responsive. Go to city hall, walk around, and you will find a city government that is engaged in the community and working to make it better.

    -Neighborhood – No sense of community whatsoever. When I lived there, with few exceptions, neighbors didn’t know each other at all and there was alot of turnover and flipping. It is the most diverse area I have ever lived, with 1/2+ Asians, and people from just about every continent except Antarctica living there! I found this to be a positive given my intense interest in meeting people from around the world, but it also had downsides. By and large, the Asian families completely segregated themselves from the rest of the neighborhood and were never, ever outside – ever. EG: A family that lived right across the street from us, from China, refused to say hello to me for two years, and the day we left we remarked how sad it was that we never even met them in two years. On the school bus one day, one of our neighbors kids were told to ‘go to the back of the bus’ because the were white and sitting in the Asian section!

    -Overall assesment – Silvercrest shares many of the issues that all new communities here face and is far from the American utopia where neighbors trade pies and the kids play baseball together and BBQ on weekends. Go to Nebraska if you want to find that. Maybe over time a sense of community will develop, with the various cultures coming together and actually taking the time to get to know each other. It is the story of this country in many ways, and will require everyone to leave their own comfort zones. When I lived there, that just wasn’t happening in Silvercrest…

    April 2, 2008 at 10:57 AM #180075
    Anonymous
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    I lived in Silvercrest for 2+ years, so here’s the dump on it…

    -Location is not too bad, considering you still get coastal breezes, it is close to the new Sprinter station, close to Cal State, close to major shopping center, not too far from the coast compared to similar priced areas in Temecula, Escondido etc. Also close to the 15 and 78. New Sprinter is not the big deal they thought it would be – it is generally quite. The City of San Marcos itself impressed me alot – including the actual management, fire, police who were all very responsive. Go to city hall, walk around, and you will find a city government that is engaged in the community and working to make it better.

    -Neighborhood – No sense of community whatsoever. When I lived there, with few exceptions, neighbors didn’t know each other at all and there was alot of turnover and flipping. It is the most diverse area I have ever lived, with 1/2+ Asians, and people from just about every continent except Antarctica living there! I found this to be a positive given my intense interest in meeting people from around the world, but it also had downsides. By and large, the Asian families completely segregated themselves from the rest of the neighborhood and were never, ever outside – ever. EG: A family that lived right across the street from us, from China, refused to say hello to me for two years, and the day we left we remarked how sad it was that we never even met them in two years. On the school bus one day, one of our neighbors kids were told to ‘go to the back of the bus’ because the were white and sitting in the Asian section!

    -Overall assesment – Silvercrest shares many of the issues that all new communities here face and is far from the American utopia where neighbors trade pies and the kids play baseball together and BBQ on weekends. Go to Nebraska if you want to find that. Maybe over time a sense of community will develop, with the various cultures coming together and actually taking the time to get to know each other. It is the story of this country in many ways, and will require everyone to leave their own comfort zones. When I lived there, that just wasn’t happening in Silvercrest…

    April 2, 2008 at 10:57 AM #180078
    Anonymous
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    I lived in Silvercrest for 2+ years, so here’s the dump on it…

    -Location is not too bad, considering you still get coastal breezes, it is close to the new Sprinter station, close to Cal State, close to major shopping center, not too far from the coast compared to similar priced areas in Temecula, Escondido etc. Also close to the 15 and 78. New Sprinter is not the big deal they thought it would be – it is generally quite. The City of San Marcos itself impressed me alot – including the actual management, fire, police who were all very responsive. Go to city hall, walk around, and you will find a city government that is engaged in the community and working to make it better.

    -Neighborhood – No sense of community whatsoever. When I lived there, with few exceptions, neighbors didn’t know each other at all and there was alot of turnover and flipping. It is the most diverse area I have ever lived, with 1/2+ Asians, and people from just about every continent except Antarctica living there! I found this to be a positive given my intense interest in meeting people from around the world, but it also had downsides. By and large, the Asian families completely segregated themselves from the rest of the neighborhood and were never, ever outside – ever. EG: A family that lived right across the street from us, from China, refused to say hello to me for two years, and the day we left we remarked how sad it was that we never even met them in two years. On the school bus one day, one of our neighbors kids were told to ‘go to the back of the bus’ because the were white and sitting in the Asian section!

    -Overall assesment – Silvercrest shares many of the issues that all new communities here face and is far from the American utopia where neighbors trade pies and the kids play baseball together and BBQ on weekends. Go to Nebraska if you want to find that. Maybe over time a sense of community will develop, with the various cultures coming together and actually taking the time to get to know each other. It is the story of this country in many ways, and will require everyone to leave their own comfort zones. When I lived there, that just wasn’t happening in Silvercrest…

    April 2, 2008 at 10:57 AM #180091
    Anonymous
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    I lived in Silvercrest for 2+ years, so here’s the dump on it…

    -Location is not too bad, considering you still get coastal breezes, it is close to the new Sprinter station, close to Cal State, close to major shopping center, not too far from the coast compared to similar priced areas in Temecula, Escondido etc. Also close to the 15 and 78. New Sprinter is not the big deal they thought it would be – it is generally quite. The City of San Marcos itself impressed me alot – including the actual management, fire, police who were all very responsive. Go to city hall, walk around, and you will find a city government that is engaged in the community and working to make it better.

    -Neighborhood – No sense of community whatsoever. When I lived there, with few exceptions, neighbors didn’t know each other at all and there was alot of turnover and flipping. It is the most diverse area I have ever lived, with 1/2+ Asians, and people from just about every continent except Antarctica living there! I found this to be a positive given my intense interest in meeting people from around the world, but it also had downsides. By and large, the Asian families completely segregated themselves from the rest of the neighborhood and were never, ever outside – ever. EG: A family that lived right across the street from us, from China, refused to say hello to me for two years, and the day we left we remarked how sad it was that we never even met them in two years. On the school bus one day, one of our neighbors kids were told to ‘go to the back of the bus’ because the were white and sitting in the Asian section!

    -Overall assesment – Silvercrest shares many of the issues that all new communities here face and is far from the American utopia where neighbors trade pies and the kids play baseball together and BBQ on weekends. Go to Nebraska if you want to find that. Maybe over time a sense of community will develop, with the various cultures coming together and actually taking the time to get to know each other. It is the story of this country in many ways, and will require everyone to leave their own comfort zones. When I lived there, that just wasn’t happening in Silvercrest…

    April 2, 2008 at 10:57 AM #180165
    Anonymous
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    I lived in Silvercrest for 2+ years, so here’s the dump on it…

    -Location is not too bad, considering you still get coastal breezes, it is close to the new Sprinter station, close to Cal State, close to major shopping center, not too far from the coast compared to similar priced areas in Temecula, Escondido etc. Also close to the 15 and 78. New Sprinter is not the big deal they thought it would be – it is generally quite. The City of San Marcos itself impressed me alot – including the actual management, fire, police who were all very responsive. Go to city hall, walk around, and you will find a city government that is engaged in the community and working to make it better.

    -Neighborhood – No sense of community whatsoever. When I lived there, with few exceptions, neighbors didn’t know each other at all and there was alot of turnover and flipping. It is the most diverse area I have ever lived, with 1/2+ Asians, and people from just about every continent except Antarctica living there! I found this to be a positive given my intense interest in meeting people from around the world, but it also had downsides. By and large, the Asian families completely segregated themselves from the rest of the neighborhood and were never, ever outside – ever. EG: A family that lived right across the street from us, from China, refused to say hello to me for two years, and the day we left we remarked how sad it was that we never even met them in two years. On the school bus one day, one of our neighbors kids were told to ‘go to the back of the bus’ because the were white and sitting in the Asian section!

    -Overall assesment – Silvercrest shares many of the issues that all new communities here face and is far from the American utopia where neighbors trade pies and the kids play baseball together and BBQ on weekends. Go to Nebraska if you want to find that. Maybe over time a sense of community will develop, with the various cultures coming together and actually taking the time to get to know each other. It is the story of this country in many ways, and will require everyone to leave their own comfort zones. When I lived there, that just wasn’t happening in Silvercrest…

    April 2, 2008 at 5:25 PM #179852
    sdlvr
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    Butleroftwo,
    I’m sorry if I offended you if you live there. I merely meant it seemed “ghetto” compared to other developments with $108 HOA and $275 MR fees-which seem really high to me for no pool, tot lot, etc.
    On the day we visited the lawns were not kept up, there were trash cans overflowing, visible junk in side yards, the playground at front was not nice,etc. I was surprised by the feel of it since the homes are so nice.
    Two years ago my friends tried to buy in there and couldn’t afford it. They went looking last week with us and they said they were surprised at how much it had changed and agreed it looked haggard compared to the last time they visited. They ended up buying in Beleeza and I know that community better since we visit them. They have made many friends and it seems to have a neighborly feel with BBQ’s, playdates, park days, etc. I just don’t like how smashed together Beleeza is.
    But the actual homes are lovely and the interior was much nicer than anything we saw in Beleeza…just wondered about the “neighborhood”. And it could have just been an off day when we visited. Anyway, I was trying to help explain why those prices are low for what seem to be amazing deals on great houses…Just my opinion though.

    All that as it is, if that same neighborhood was in Encinitas for the same prices I’d buy in a second! It just wasn’t as great as we’d hoped to lure us away from buying/living in Encinitas.

    April 2, 2008 at 5:25 PM #180219
    sdlvr
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    Butleroftwo,
    I’m sorry if I offended you if you live there. I merely meant it seemed “ghetto” compared to other developments with $108 HOA and $275 MR fees-which seem really high to me for no pool, tot lot, etc.
    On the day we visited the lawns were not kept up, there were trash cans overflowing, visible junk in side yards, the playground at front was not nice,etc. I was surprised by the feel of it since the homes are so nice.
    Two years ago my friends tried to buy in there and couldn’t afford it. They went looking last week with us and they said they were surprised at how much it had changed and agreed it looked haggard compared to the last time they visited. They ended up buying in Beleeza and I know that community better since we visit them. They have made many friends and it seems to have a neighborly feel with BBQ’s, playdates, park days, etc. I just don’t like how smashed together Beleeza is.
    But the actual homes are lovely and the interior was much nicer than anything we saw in Beleeza…just wondered about the “neighborhood”. And it could have just been an off day when we visited. Anyway, I was trying to help explain why those prices are low for what seem to be amazing deals on great houses…Just my opinion though.

    All that as it is, if that same neighborhood was in Encinitas for the same prices I’d buy in a second! It just wasn’t as great as we’d hoped to lure us away from buying/living in Encinitas.

    April 2, 2008 at 5:25 PM #180220
    sdlvr
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    Butleroftwo,
    I’m sorry if I offended you if you live there. I merely meant it seemed “ghetto” compared to other developments with $108 HOA and $275 MR fees-which seem really high to me for no pool, tot lot, etc.
    On the day we visited the lawns were not kept up, there were trash cans overflowing, visible junk in side yards, the playground at front was not nice,etc. I was surprised by the feel of it since the homes are so nice.
    Two years ago my friends tried to buy in there and couldn’t afford it. They went looking last week with us and they said they were surprised at how much it had changed and agreed it looked haggard compared to the last time they visited. They ended up buying in Beleeza and I know that community better since we visit them. They have made many friends and it seems to have a neighborly feel with BBQ’s, playdates, park days, etc. I just don’t like how smashed together Beleeza is.
    But the actual homes are lovely and the interior was much nicer than anything we saw in Beleeza…just wondered about the “neighborhood”. And it could have just been an off day when we visited. Anyway, I was trying to help explain why those prices are low for what seem to be amazing deals on great houses…Just my opinion though.

    All that as it is, if that same neighborhood was in Encinitas for the same prices I’d buy in a second! It just wasn’t as great as we’d hoped to lure us away from buying/living in Encinitas.

    April 2, 2008 at 5:25 PM #180238
    sdlvr
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    Butleroftwo,
    I’m sorry if I offended you if you live there. I merely meant it seemed “ghetto” compared to other developments with $108 HOA and $275 MR fees-which seem really high to me for no pool, tot lot, etc.
    On the day we visited the lawns were not kept up, there were trash cans overflowing, visible junk in side yards, the playground at front was not nice,etc. I was surprised by the feel of it since the homes are so nice.
    Two years ago my friends tried to buy in there and couldn’t afford it. They went looking last week with us and they said they were surprised at how much it had changed and agreed it looked haggard compared to the last time they visited. They ended up buying in Beleeza and I know that community better since we visit them. They have made many friends and it seems to have a neighborly feel with BBQ’s, playdates, park days, etc. I just don’t like how smashed together Beleeza is.
    But the actual homes are lovely and the interior was much nicer than anything we saw in Beleeza…just wondered about the “neighborhood”. And it could have just been an off day when we visited. Anyway, I was trying to help explain why those prices are low for what seem to be amazing deals on great houses…Just my opinion though.

    All that as it is, if that same neighborhood was in Encinitas for the same prices I’d buy in a second! It just wasn’t as great as we’d hoped to lure us away from buying/living in Encinitas.

    April 2, 2008 at 5:25 PM #180311
    sdlvr
    Participant

    Butleroftwo,
    I’m sorry if I offended you if you live there. I merely meant it seemed “ghetto” compared to other developments with $108 HOA and $275 MR fees-which seem really high to me for no pool, tot lot, etc.
    On the day we visited the lawns were not kept up, there were trash cans overflowing, visible junk in side yards, the playground at front was not nice,etc. I was surprised by the feel of it since the homes are so nice.
    Two years ago my friends tried to buy in there and couldn’t afford it. They went looking last week with us and they said they were surprised at how much it had changed and agreed it looked haggard compared to the last time they visited. They ended up buying in Beleeza and I know that community better since we visit them. They have made many friends and it seems to have a neighborly feel with BBQ’s, playdates, park days, etc. I just don’t like how smashed together Beleeza is.
    But the actual homes are lovely and the interior was much nicer than anything we saw in Beleeza…just wondered about the “neighborhood”. And it could have just been an off day when we visited. Anyway, I was trying to help explain why those prices are low for what seem to be amazing deals on great houses…Just my opinion though.

    All that as it is, if that same neighborhood was in Encinitas for the same prices I’d buy in a second! It just wasn’t as great as we’d hoped to lure us away from buying/living in Encinitas.

    April 2, 2008 at 8:24 PM #179947
    ocrenter
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    extremely high truck to car ratio.

    April 2, 2008 at 8:24 PM #180314
    ocrenter
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    extremely high truck to car ratio.

    April 2, 2008 at 8:24 PM #180318
    ocrenter
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    extremely high truck to car ratio.

    April 2, 2008 at 8:24 PM #180332
    ocrenter
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    extremely high truck to car ratio.

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