Why I am leaving San Diego

[jstoesz]

There are certainly nice parts of la mesa, right of La Mesa blvd for example.

Man did I love this house:
http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Mesa/8001-Vista-Dr-91941/home/5489738
I wonder if the bones were good for that price, but man it is sweet!

Our contemplated range was more like ~400k depending on it need of repair, and 20% down was pretty feasible. So it was possible to live in that second category and buy a little 3/2 fixer. But at the end of the day I would never feel good about spending that much money on a mortgage for a home that was…meh.

We were never really very serious in our thinking about LM or AG The traffic on the 8 blows, and it just didn’t have a good feel (whatever that means).

It just seems like in other places that I have lived and visited, I just got that good feel (the one that says, “yeah, I could live here”) for half the money. And paying twice what feels right is never going to work, unless helicopter Ben drops off a sack of money. In which case, Point Loma here I come.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=protorio][quote=jstoesz]
Crap but in my price range.
– La Mesa
– Allied Gardens[/quote]

Crap? Have you spent much time in these neighborhoods? Talk about sweet spots. I guess for a lot of folks, much of San Diego is “Undiscovered Country.” . . .[/quote]

Yeah, protorio, I’ll bet there are still a couple of fixers left in LM Village. Need A/C there but the walkable lifestyle is awesome! H@ll, it could even be compared to a hotter Placerville on a smaller scale . . . lol!!

I’ll drink my boxed cocktail under the “shade” of a 100+ year old date tree any day while watching the red trolleys zip thru every 15 mins!!!

[bearishgurl]

[quote=protorio][quote=jstoesz]
Crap but in my price range.
– La Mesa
– Allied Gardens[/quote]

Crap? Have you spent much time in these neighborhoods? Talk about sweet spots. I guess for a lot of folks, much of San Diego is “Undiscovered Country.” . . .[/quote]

Yeah, protorio, I’ll bet there are still a couple of fixers left in LM Village. Need A/C there but the walkable lifestyle is awesome! H@ll, it could even be compared to a hotter Placerville on a smaller scale . . . lol!!

I’ll drink my boxed cocktail under the “shade” of a 100+ year old date tree any day while watching the red trolleys zip thru every 15 mins!!!

[bearishgurl]

[quote=protorio][quote=jstoesz]
Crap but in my price range.
– La Mesa
– Allied Gardens[/quote]

Crap? Have you spent much time in these neighborhoods? Talk about sweet spots. I guess for a lot of folks, much of San Diego is “Undiscovered Country.” . . .[/quote]

Yeah, protorio, I’ll bet there are still a couple of fixers left in LM Village. Need A/C there but the walkable lifestyle is awesome! H@ll, it could even be compared to a hotter Placerville on a smaller scale . . . lol!!

I’ll drink my boxed cocktail under the “shade” of a 100+ year old date tree any day while watching the red trolleys zip thru every 15 mins!!!

[bearishgurl]

[quote=protorio][quote=jstoesz]
Crap but in my price range.
– La Mesa
– Allied Gardens[/quote]

Crap? Have you spent much time in these neighborhoods? Talk about sweet spots. I guess for a lot of folks, much of San Diego is “Undiscovered Country.” . . .[/quote]

Yeah, protorio, I’ll bet there are still a couple of fixers left in LM Village. Need A/C there but the walkable lifestyle is awesome! H@ll, it could even be compared to a hotter Placerville on a smaller scale . . . lol!!

I’ll drink my boxed cocktail under the “shade” of a 100+ year old date tree any day while watching the red trolleys zip thru every 15 mins!!!

[bearishgurl]

[quote=protorio][quote=jstoesz]
Crap but in my price range.
– La Mesa
– Allied Gardens[/quote]

Crap? Have you spent much time in these neighborhoods? Talk about sweet spots. I guess for a lot of folks, much of San Diego is “Undiscovered Country.” . . .[/quote]

Yeah, protorio, I’ll bet there are still a couple of fixers left in LM Village. Need A/C there but the walkable lifestyle is awesome! H@ll, it could even be compared to a hotter Placerville on a smaller scale . . . lol!!

I’ll drink my boxed cocktail under the “shade” of a 100+ year old date tree any day while watching the red trolleys zip thru every 15 mins!!!

[jstoesz]

http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Mesa/9477-Sunset-Ave-91941/home/5607223

we probably would have put an offer in on this one if I knew it would go for 364k when it was listed at 455k. Freaking awesome! Who wouldn’t want to live on a boulder. If the kid doesn’t make it to his 6th birthday, it is his fault.

I do hope this trend continues so that I can come happily back, instead of begrudgingly!

[jstoesz]

http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Mesa/9477-Sunset-Ave-91941/home/5607223

we probably would have put an offer in on this one if I knew it would go for 364k when it was listed at 455k. Freaking awesome! Who wouldn’t want to live on a boulder. If the kid doesn’t make it to his 6th birthday, it is his fault.

I do hope this trend continues so that I can come happily back, instead of begrudgingly!

[jstoesz]

http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Mesa/9477-Sunset-Ave-91941/home/5607223

we probably would have put an offer in on this one if I knew it would go for 364k when it was listed at 455k. Freaking awesome! Who wouldn’t want to live on a boulder. If the kid doesn’t make it to his 6th birthday, it is his fault.

I do hope this trend continues so that I can come happily back, instead of begrudgingly!

[jstoesz]

http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Mesa/9477-Sunset-Ave-91941/home/5607223

we probably would have put an offer in on this one if I knew it would go for 364k when it was listed at 455k. Freaking awesome! Who wouldn’t want to live on a boulder. If the kid doesn’t make it to his 6th birthday, it is his fault.

I do hope this trend continues so that I can come happily back, instead of begrudgingly!

[jstoesz]

http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Mesa/9477-Sunset-Ave-91941/home/5607223

we probably would have put an offer in on this one if I knew it would go for 364k when it was listed at 455k. Freaking awesome! Who wouldn’t want to live on a boulder. If the kid doesn’t make it to his 6th birthday, it is his fault.

I do hope this trend continues so that I can come happily back, instead of begrudgingly!

[jpinpb]

[quote=jstoesz]There are certainly nice parts of la mesa, right of La Mesa blvd for example.
Man did I love this house:
http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Mesa/8001-Vista-Dr-91941/home/5489738
I wonder if the bones were good for that price, but man it is sweet!
[/quote]

Wow. Cool house. I love it, too. But I have to say, that one looks haunted. LOL.

[jpinpb]

[quote=jstoesz]There are certainly nice parts of la mesa, right of La Mesa blvd for example.
Man did I love this house:
http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Mesa/8001-Vista-Dr-91941/home/5489738
I wonder if the bones were good for that price, but man it is sweet!
[/quote]

Wow. Cool house. I love it, too. But I have to say, that one looks haunted. LOL.

[jpinpb]

[quote=jstoesz]There are certainly nice parts of la mesa, right of La Mesa blvd for example.
Man did I love this house:
http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Mesa/8001-Vista-Dr-91941/home/5489738
I wonder if the bones were good for that price, but man it is sweet!
[/quote]

Wow. Cool house. I love it, too. But I have to say, that one looks haunted. LOL.

[jpinpb]

[quote=jstoesz]There are certainly nice parts of la mesa, right of La Mesa blvd for example.
Man did I love this house:
http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Mesa/8001-Vista-Dr-91941/home/5489738
I wonder if the bones were good for that price, but man it is sweet!
[/quote]

Wow. Cool house. I love it, too. But I have to say, that one looks haunted. LOL.

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