- This topic has 1,443 replies, 45 voices, and was last updated 12 years, 6 months ago by
an.
-
AuthorPosts
-
November 10, 2010 at 12:08 PM #629914November 10, 2010 at 12:20 PM #628824
sdrealtor
ParticipantI’m from Philly and comparatively we dont have real ghettos here for sure. I also feel that I came to live here to be close to the beach. NOt necessarily on the beach (though that would be nice too) but within a mile or two of it. For me if I was going to live in Poway it might as well be Phoenix so I understand your friends. That and planting palm trees all over my property that have since become huge and an expensive item to upkeep. Live and learn….
November 10, 2010 at 12:20 PM #628901ParticipantI’m from Philly and comparatively we dont have real ghettos here for sure. I also feel that I came to live here to be close to the beach. NOt necessarily on the beach (though that would be nice too) but within a mile or two of it. For me if I was going to live in Poway it might as well be Phoenix so I understand your friends. That and planting palm trees all over my property that have since become huge and an expensive item to upkeep. Live and learn….
November 10, 2010 at 12:20 PM #629475ParticipantI’m from Philly and comparatively we dont have real ghettos here for sure. I also feel that I came to live here to be close to the beach. NOt necessarily on the beach (though that would be nice too) but within a mile or two of it. For me if I was going to live in Poway it might as well be Phoenix so I understand your friends. That and planting palm trees all over my property that have since become huge and an expensive item to upkeep. Live and learn….
November 10, 2010 at 12:20 PM #629603ParticipantI’m from Philly and comparatively we dont have real ghettos here for sure. I also feel that I came to live here to be close to the beach. NOt necessarily on the beach (though that would be nice too) but within a mile or two of it. For me if I was going to live in Poway it might as well be Phoenix so I understand your friends. That and planting palm trees all over my property that have since become huge and an expensive item to upkeep. Live and learn….
November 10, 2010 at 12:20 PM #629919ParticipantI’m from Philly and comparatively we dont have real ghettos here for sure. I also feel that I came to live here to be close to the beach. NOt necessarily on the beach (though that would be nice too) but within a mile or two of it. For me if I was going to live in Poway it might as well be Phoenix so I understand your friends. That and planting palm trees all over my property that have since become huge and an expensive item to upkeep. Live and learn….
November 10, 2010 at 12:36 PM #628834jstoesz
Participant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=jstoesz] . . . Like I said though, La Mesa was at the top of the list. But even there a crappy house is at least 300 vs. 100 for a similar crap hole in MN. They do not compete. . . [/quote]
jstoesz, if you don’t mind my asking, what other areas in SD County did you consider purchasing in besides La Mesa before you guys decided to relocate instead? And what was/is your price range?? And by chance, were your desired terms FHA or VA?
Pls forgive if missed a thread somewhere where you already posted your list of desired areas.[/quote]
No problem. How about in order from best to worst. List of places we have thought about at one time or another.
Pipe dream (nice, safe, old, walkable)
– Point Loma
– Midtown
– Mission hills
– Mt Helix (not walkable but really cool homes and neighborhood)out of reach (safe and kind of old and mostly walkable)
– University Heights
– Normal Heights
– Clairemont
– Bay ParkCrap but in my price range.
– La Mesa
– Allied GardensNovember 10, 2010 at 12:36 PM #628911Participant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=jstoesz] . . . Like I said though, La Mesa was at the top of the list. But even there a crappy house is at least 300 vs. 100 for a similar crap hole in MN. They do not compete. . . [/quote]
jstoesz, if you don’t mind my asking, what other areas in SD County did you consider purchasing in besides La Mesa before you guys decided to relocate instead? And what was/is your price range?? And by chance, were your desired terms FHA or VA?
Pls forgive if missed a thread somewhere where you already posted your list of desired areas.[/quote]
No problem. How about in order from best to worst. List of places we have thought about at one time or another.
Pipe dream (nice, safe, old, walkable)
– Point Loma
– Midtown
– Mission hills
– Mt Helix (not walkable but really cool homes and neighborhood)out of reach (safe and kind of old and mostly walkable)
– University Heights
– Normal Heights
– Clairemont
– Bay ParkCrap but in my price range.
– La Mesa
– Allied GardensNovember 10, 2010 at 12:36 PM #629485Participant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=jstoesz] . . . Like I said though, La Mesa was at the top of the list. But even there a crappy house is at least 300 vs. 100 for a similar crap hole in MN. They do not compete. . . [/quote]
jstoesz, if you don’t mind my asking, what other areas in SD County did you consider purchasing in besides La Mesa before you guys decided to relocate instead? And what was/is your price range?? And by chance, were your desired terms FHA or VA?
Pls forgive if missed a thread somewhere where you already posted your list of desired areas.[/quote]
No problem. How about in order from best to worst. List of places we have thought about at one time or another.
Pipe dream (nice, safe, old, walkable)
– Point Loma
– Midtown
– Mission hills
– Mt Helix (not walkable but really cool homes and neighborhood)out of reach (safe and kind of old and mostly walkable)
– University Heights
– Normal Heights
– Clairemont
– Bay ParkCrap but in my price range.
– La Mesa
– Allied GardensNovember 10, 2010 at 12:36 PM #629613Participant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=jstoesz] . . . Like I said though, La Mesa was at the top of the list. But even there a crappy house is at least 300 vs. 100 for a similar crap hole in MN. They do not compete. . . [/quote]
jstoesz, if you don’t mind my asking, what other areas in SD County did you consider purchasing in besides La Mesa before you guys decided to relocate instead? And what was/is your price range?? And by chance, were your desired terms FHA or VA?
Pls forgive if missed a thread somewhere where you already posted your list of desired areas.[/quote]
No problem. How about in order from best to worst. List of places we have thought about at one time or another.
Pipe dream (nice, safe, old, walkable)
– Point Loma
– Midtown
– Mission hills
– Mt Helix (not walkable but really cool homes and neighborhood)out of reach (safe and kind of old and mostly walkable)
– University Heights
– Normal Heights
– Clairemont
– Bay ParkCrap but in my price range.
– La Mesa
– Allied GardensNovember 10, 2010 at 12:36 PM #629929Participant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=jstoesz] . . . Like I said though, La Mesa was at the top of the list. But even there a crappy house is at least 300 vs. 100 for a similar crap hole in MN. They do not compete. . . [/quote]
jstoesz, if you don’t mind my asking, what other areas in SD County did you consider purchasing in besides La Mesa before you guys decided to relocate instead? And what was/is your price range?? And by chance, were your desired terms FHA or VA?
Pls forgive if missed a thread somewhere where you already posted your list of desired areas.[/quote]
No problem. How about in order from best to worst. List of places we have thought about at one time or another.
Pipe dream (nice, safe, old, walkable)
– Point Loma
– Midtown
– Mission hills
– Mt Helix (not walkable but really cool homes and neighborhood)out of reach (safe and kind of old and mostly walkable)
– University Heights
– Normal Heights
– Clairemont
– Bay ParkCrap but in my price range.
– La Mesa
– Allied GardensNovember 10, 2010 at 12:55 PM #628839bearishgurl
Participant[quote=protorio]I agree that if rent is really cheaper than buying, there’s no urgency.
But I’m talking about quiet family neighborhoods in communities where many life-long SD folks live: San Carlos, Allied Gardens, La Mesa. And I know there are modest and descent neighborhoods in Linda Vista, National City, College, Lemon Grove, etc.
City Heights and Southeast are mostly families. There are problems, but SD does not have a ghetto. Ask anyone from Philly.
Friends of mine who’ve moved here from elsewhere will take nothing but costal. They say, “I came all the way from ___, and I have to live on the beach.” Maybe San Diego natives take the beach for granted, but I’ve never felt the need to live on the beach (or any “aspirant” neighborhood), and to leverage my life and $$ in unhealthy ways to achieve it.[/quote]
Excellent post, protorio. Even though I HAVE lived in “aspirant” neighborhoods in the past, I don’t think we has to live in one to enjoy the SD lifestyle. All of those areas you mention here are fine places to raise a family (EXCEPT City Heights) and quite close to beaches, parks, major attractions, etc.
I just have serious issues with quality of environment and construction issues within it and quality of average tenant that City Heights attracts. I think it’s the worst area to invest in but would stop short of stating that it is a “ghetto.”
Note: the “City Heights” community comprises MOST of the 92105 zip but NOT all. In order of investment preference, I would rate them as follows:
Oak Park
College Grove
Hollywood Park
Corner of Rolando/Colima (mostly in 92115)
Chollas Creek
City HeightsMajor problems with this area?? Street crime, prostitution, DUI drivers, unstable hills with construction on top, radon field, active dump, huge crevice dividing it (the *newish* I-15), residential break ins, auto break ins and cracked slabs, to name a few. It has a FEW good qualities but its bad qualities far outweigh them, IMO.
November 10, 2010 at 12:55 PM #628916Participant[quote=protorio]I agree that if rent is really cheaper than buying, there’s no urgency.
But I’m talking about quiet family neighborhoods in communities where many life-long SD folks live: San Carlos, Allied Gardens, La Mesa. And I know there are modest and descent neighborhoods in Linda Vista, National City, College, Lemon Grove, etc.
City Heights and Southeast are mostly families. There are problems, but SD does not have a ghetto. Ask anyone from Philly.
Friends of mine who’ve moved here from elsewhere will take nothing but costal. They say, “I came all the way from ___, and I have to live on the beach.” Maybe San Diego natives take the beach for granted, but I’ve never felt the need to live on the beach (or any “aspirant” neighborhood), and to leverage my life and $$ in unhealthy ways to achieve it.[/quote]
Excellent post, protorio. Even though I HAVE lived in “aspirant” neighborhoods in the past, I don’t think we has to live in one to enjoy the SD lifestyle. All of those areas you mention here are fine places to raise a family (EXCEPT City Heights) and quite close to beaches, parks, major attractions, etc.
I just have serious issues with quality of environment and construction issues within it and quality of average tenant that City Heights attracts. I think it’s the worst area to invest in but would stop short of stating that it is a “ghetto.”
Note: the “City Heights” community comprises MOST of the 92105 zip but NOT all. In order of investment preference, I would rate them as follows:
Oak Park
College Grove
Hollywood Park
Corner of Rolando/Colima (mostly in 92115)
Chollas Creek
City HeightsMajor problems with this area?? Street crime, prostitution, DUI drivers, unstable hills with construction on top, radon field, active dump, huge crevice dividing it (the *newish* I-15), residential break ins, auto break ins and cracked slabs, to name a few. It has a FEW good qualities but its bad qualities far outweigh them, IMO.
November 10, 2010 at 12:55 PM #629490Participant[quote=protorio]I agree that if rent is really cheaper than buying, there’s no urgency.
But I’m talking about quiet family neighborhoods in communities where many life-long SD folks live: San Carlos, Allied Gardens, La Mesa. And I know there are modest and descent neighborhoods in Linda Vista, National City, College, Lemon Grove, etc.
City Heights and Southeast are mostly families. There are problems, but SD does not have a ghetto. Ask anyone from Philly.
Friends of mine who’ve moved here from elsewhere will take nothing but costal. They say, “I came all the way from ___, and I have to live on the beach.” Maybe San Diego natives take the beach for granted, but I’ve never felt the need to live on the beach (or any “aspirant” neighborhood), and to leverage my life and $$ in unhealthy ways to achieve it.[/quote]
Excellent post, protorio. Even though I HAVE lived in “aspirant” neighborhoods in the past, I don’t think we has to live in one to enjoy the SD lifestyle. All of those areas you mention here are fine places to raise a family (EXCEPT City Heights) and quite close to beaches, parks, major attractions, etc.
I just have serious issues with quality of environment and construction issues within it and quality of average tenant that City Heights attracts. I think it’s the worst area to invest in but would stop short of stating that it is a “ghetto.”
Note: the “City Heights” community comprises MOST of the 92105 zip but NOT all. In order of investment preference, I would rate them as follows:
Oak Park
College Grove
Hollywood Park
Corner of Rolando/Colima (mostly in 92115)
Chollas Creek
City HeightsMajor problems with this area?? Street crime, prostitution, DUI drivers, unstable hills with construction on top, radon field, active dump, huge crevice dividing it (the *newish* I-15), residential break ins, auto break ins and cracked slabs, to name a few. It has a FEW good qualities but its bad qualities far outweigh them, IMO.
November 10, 2010 at 12:55 PM #629618Participant[quote=protorio]I agree that if rent is really cheaper than buying, there’s no urgency.
But I’m talking about quiet family neighborhoods in communities where many life-long SD folks live: San Carlos, Allied Gardens, La Mesa. And I know there are modest and descent neighborhoods in Linda Vista, National City, College, Lemon Grove, etc.
City Heights and Southeast are mostly families. There are problems, but SD does not have a ghetto. Ask anyone from Philly.
Friends of mine who’ve moved here from elsewhere will take nothing but costal. They say, “I came all the way from ___, and I have to live on the beach.” Maybe San Diego natives take the beach for granted, but I’ve never felt the need to live on the beach (or any “aspirant” neighborhood), and to leverage my life and $$ in unhealthy ways to achieve it.[/quote]
Excellent post, protorio. Even though I HAVE lived in “aspirant” neighborhoods in the past, I don’t think we has to live in one to enjoy the SD lifestyle. All of those areas you mention here are fine places to raise a family (EXCEPT City Heights) and quite close to beaches, parks, major attractions, etc.
I just have serious issues with quality of environment and construction issues within it and quality of average tenant that City Heights attracts. I think it’s the worst area to invest in but would stop short of stating that it is a “ghetto.”
Note: the “City Heights” community comprises MOST of the 92105 zip but NOT all. In order of investment preference, I would rate them as follows:
Oak Park
College Grove
Hollywood Park
Corner of Rolando/Colima (mostly in 92115)
Chollas Creek
City HeightsMajor problems with this area?? Street crime, prostitution, DUI drivers, unstable hills with construction on top, radon field, active dump, huge crevice dividing it (the *newish* I-15), residential break ins, auto break ins and cracked slabs, to name a few. It has a FEW good qualities but its bad qualities far outweigh them, IMO.
-
AuthorPosts
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.