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cabal, your preferred age of home and “closer to the city” are not very compatible requirements.

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The bill also apparently contains a provision for the IRS to withhold refunds for penalties owed for a taxpayer not being able to prove to them that they have health insurance coverage, beginning tax year 2014:

http://news.yahoo.com/tax-man-cometh-police-health-care-115736849–finance.html

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County Assessment has nothing to do with current market value. The assessor personnel probably completed their reassessment of your area before the inventory shortage of late and thus the current rise in sold prices.

Enjoy it and be happy … for as long as it lasts!

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cabal, have you considered that O’side, East County and ESP Temecula would be further from your friends and family than South County?

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[quote=cabal]@bearishgurl – I’m sure south county has viable options. I like the newer parts of Eastlake, etc. However, I prefer north of downtown simply because of familiarity, ample options and proximity to friends and family. Clearly the options are plentiful making the down selection process difficult, but I will keep 91902 and 91910 on the radar if nothing else surfaces.[/quote]

cabal, there are two developments in Eastlake Hills (91913) where the MR has now been retired but one-story homes are rare in there. In one of these areas, the lots are exceptional.

In addition, there are approx 3 subdivisions in closer-in Rancho Del Rey (91910), where the “street bonds” have now been retired. This area has a few more one-story homes than Eastlake Hills but the lots aren’t as big. The subdivisions in there with RV access still have at least a decade of MR left.

You will find this scenario on newer homes anywhere you go in SD Co, unless it is spec-built (upon demo of almost all of old structure) custom and/or infill.

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[quote=squat250]I am nauseated by the idea of living in a55 plus community. I would prefer to live in a 90 plus community though. I can’t stand those noisy sex crazed hard partying 70 year olds.[/quote]

scaredy, I’m now considering following my “brethren” to the rockies (Telluride area, anyone?) and buy a season lift pass and annual membership to the nearest (suit-optional) hot springs. It’s either there or Mt Shasta or Lake Tahoe. I REALLY LIKE “Bezerkely” (as spdrun referred to it :)) but probably won’t be able to afford it, LOL ….

What’s an adventure-seeking boomer to DO??

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[quote=ocrenter]Did a search on Vista, came up with several single story, post 2000, no MR, and no HOA homes. Here’s one example:

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-120022691-1785_York_View_Cir_Vista_CA_92084

Room fr an RV off to the side as well. The location is within a 3-5 min drive to a Sprinters station, OP can take the Sprinter line down to Oside and take the Coaster down to downtown and not have to worry about parking.[/quote]

I know the OP stated he wasn’t interested in South County but there are always several listings for the exact-type property he is looking for in “McMillin’s Bonita Highlands” (91902). No MR and HOA is $340 annually per unit (to maintain the horse trails). There are 667 units all SFR. Avg lot size is about 15K and avg distance between houses is 35 ft. SF ranges from 1850 to 2750 (avg abt 2300). This development is well-built with copper plumbing, heavy int/ext doors and closet/patio doors and built-in appls with downdraft venting in the kitchens. One one-story model has two fireplaces and another one-story model has a 2-way FP. 85% of the models have interior laundry rooms and at least 65% have complete RV access (CC&R’s prevent RV’s from being parked in a driveway more than 72 hrs to load/unload and satellite dishes higher than fence height [6 ft]). Lots with trail access have max limit of two horses. 99% of the original cedar shake roofs have been replaced as have 85% of the “alum slider” windows. The distance to dtn SD is 16-18 mi and it is situated 4-5 miles east of the bay. This area is FULL of boomers and beyond as in the last 12 years or so, the vast majority of local families with young children have instead flocked to the newer (small-lot, MR-encumbered) areas to the south and southeast (91913/91914/91915), primarily to obtain new construction with developer-assisted financing. In any case, all three public schools serving this area are the very best in their districts. See:

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-120034297-3702_Wild_Oats_Ln_Bonita_CA_91902
(On listing above, agent in error when stating HOA dues are $340 mo. That is the amt of annual dues)

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-120025394-5424_Horse_Ridge_Way_Bonita_CA_91902
(above is short sale, horse lot)

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-120025394-5424_Horse_Ridge_Way_Bonita_CA_91902
(above is horse lot)

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-110060326-4201_Corral_Canyon_Rd_Bonita_CA_91902

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-120010644-3768_Corral_Canyon_Rd_Bonita_CA_91902
(both listings above on busy st)

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-120014679-5849_Whirlybird_Way_Bonita_CA_91902
(above is short-sale)

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-120033681-3663_Belle_Bonnie_Brae_Rd_Bonita_CA_91902
(Above is a 2-story with obvious rear room addtn and view. This is a horse lot on the newest phase.)

cabal, if you don’t want MR in SD County but want something built from 1987 fowards, you will have to find a custom area or infill area (or custom infill area) where homes were built on long-zoned land and/or perhaps on land which was purchased by the developer long, long ago and were engaged in the permitting process before approx May 1987. You can’t have it both ways.

Bonita Highlands is 32-40 years old, with the newest phase closest to dtn SD (16 mi). All phases have approximately half one-story and half two-story models.

All the BS on this site spewed about South County merely stems from ignorance. There is PLENTY of (legitimate) money down here. You have to see for yourself what a great value some of the areas in South County have become in recent years!

Actually, ALL of 91902 is full of retirees but most of the lots there might be more work than you want (unless you want to have horses). Most of older (western) 91910 is also FULL of retirees and larger than avg lots and is VERY conveniently located to bus/trolley and extremely walkable. Keep in mind that just because an area is “old” doesn’t mean most of the homeowners there haven’t spent big bucks over the years to modernize their homes.

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[quote=squat250]It is a mess.[/quote]

scaredy, I daresay that you are in a prime position to know just exactly how MUCH of a mess it is :=0

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[quote=harvey]I don’t think you have to be an expert on the Constitution to understand the issue with labeling someone’s very existence “illegal.”

Now let’s see if we can apply the same logic to the term “Native American…”

If one was born on American soil, but are not a “Native American” they are native of … ?

There’s more than one term intended to challenge the legitimacy of an entire population.

If you are not a “person of color,” are you a “person without color?”[/quote]

A true “Native American” of at least 1/2 bloodline could actually be considered of the “Mongoloid” race.

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[quote=no_such_reality]I’ll just come down to your house and stay a while Brian. I’m already here. I’m staying. Make sure you’ve got a nice IPA in the fridge and maybe a good Pinot Noir.

Oh, and HBO. I’ll want to watch some HBO.

And make sure the AC is working well. I like it really cool at night, so I’ll run your AC to about 62, that’s a good sleeping temp. I can snuggle under the blankets.

It’s just a little expense, don’t worry, you’re a rich american and can afford it.[/quote]

NSR, I don’t think undocumented (“unauthorized”) immigrants who actually live on this side of the border have A/C, watch HBO or drink Pinot Noir. LOL…

I could envision this if they were being “hidden” in the back bedroom of their more “established” legal-resident relatives’ homes.

But an unauthorized immigrant having this “lifestyle” in the US in their own right? Uhhhh, n-o-ooo.

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[quote=briansd1] . . . I would not consider legal proceedings and administrative work a form of public assistance….[/quote]

No, it’s not. The parties usually don’t really want to be there. But the end result is the same … a HUGE drain on state taxpayers and state services.

For example, consider unmarried parents in SD County where one parent is a legal citizen and one is not (VERY common scenario, btw). Lots of people think “anchor babies” are used to help their mothers become legal citizens. They fail to consider that it takes $ to apply for legal citizenship and even MORE $$ to LIVE here as opposed to MX. What about the mother who already owns a house in MX? Why should she move to SD County when her house in MX is free and clear?? The minute she files for child support in SD County, the “citizen dad” is served with papers and fights for 100% custody of the child, even though they may have been sharing the child back and forth across the border since its birth. The dad tells the judge he is afraid the mother will “flee” (lol) across the border with the child and he will never see the child again so makes a plea for “sole” custody, even though he may have never taken care of the child in his life! Do you know how many social workers, child-support workers and court personnel it takes to iron all this mess out??

brian, have you any idea how many cases on the SD Family Ct docket there are with this fact pattern??

Of course, BOTH parents apply for and are successfully granted Superior Ct “fee waivers.” If the child is ordered to have their own “minor’s counsel” during the pendency of the custody litigation, these separate attorneys are paid about $80 per hour by the court, who later “bills” the parents. But practically speaking, if one of the parents disappears back into MX, only to come up for air to pick up their child, how will the court collect from them?

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[quote=no_such_reality][quote=bearishgurl]I understand all this, brian, and, having traveled throughout the western and southern portion of the US, I actually take for granted the wide variety of fresh produce at reasonable prices available to residents of Cali and know why they are “reasonable.”
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It’s geographic and cultural and not because of the labor expense. For fresh produce, labor is about 6% of the cost we pay. http://www.cis.org/no_farm_labor_shortages.html . . . [/quote]

The transportation costs in ventilated and/or refrigerated trailers from Cali to America’s heartland likely add substantially to the cost of most of the fresh produce in their supermarkets.

Peaches, onions and sugar beets are grown commercially in CO.

Berries of all types are grown commercially in NE.

I’ve probably missed something here (beef/dairy/swine/poultry-not produce?)

So this produce wouldn’t have to travel as far to OK/AR, for instance, but is only available seasonally (except for processed sugar).

Cali’s produce is available year-round but has to be transported to the western US (most of it as far as the Mississippi river).

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[quote=spdrun]…Wasn’t San Diego’s downtown area also deprecated a few decades ago?[/quote]

Actually, spdrun, dtn SD as a place to live didn’t really “take off” until after 2000 (the year Petco Park [baseball stadium] broke ground). The new stadium, along with the convention center expansion, served as an anchor for high-rise condo construction and the commercialization of the Gaslamp Disrict.

Before that, there were a handful of scattered condo complexes in the downtown core, the oldest being 18 years old (Marina Park – built 1982).

Dtn SD’s “urban renewal” began in full force in 1987-88. Prior to that, it only had a handful of buildings which were 12+ floors.

The only “residents” of the downtown core prior to 1982 were those living in a handful of scattered SFR’s (zoned residential/comm’l), the YMCA and YWCA and those living under bridges and out of cardboard boxes :=0

Note that dtn SD’s zip code “92101” extends over 1 mi north of the dtn core on the west side of Balboa Park. This is “Banker’s Hill” from Elm St to Maple St and has always been residential. This is not considered the “downtown core.”

signed,

lifetime worker in dtn SD

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[quote=briansd1]…Like it or nor, the undocumented immigrants already in this country are already part of our society. Ostracizing them turns us into shitheads. Legalizing them is the right humanitarian thing to do. If that attracts more immigrants later, then that’s different issue altogether. It has nothing to with the people already here….[/quote]

I understand all this, brian, and, having traveled throughout the western and southern portion of the US, I actually take for granted the wide variety of fresh produce at reasonable prices available to residents of Cali and know why they are “reasonable.”

I actually agree with your statement except I DO NOT agree that undocumented (“unauthorized”) immigrants should be eligible for any kind of public assistance.

The impractical problem here is that they DO find themselves between jobs, get sick, get pregnant, get hurt, get arrested or have civil matters in court just like legal US citizens do. When any of these life events happen to an unauthorized immigrant, we ALL pay for the services rendered to them, one way or another. The Federal government has NEVER paid its fair share of reimbursement to CA for the cost of services to this population, and likely never will.

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I am against elderly legal immigrants collecting SSI and Medi-Cal (who were brought into the US ALREADY elderly) by their “deadbeat” children-sponsors. These often “American Citizen” children-sponsors promise under oath to support their parent(s) for life in exchange for permanent residence status in the US. When their grandchildren grow up and their child-care duties are over, the child-sponsor/parent decides to no longer support them. Or even more often, the child-sponsor overspent on a house they could never afford in the first place, leaving the elderly immigrant-relative homeless when they lose it to foreclosure.

Sponsors should be held to their sponsor-oath they took with the INS. If they can no longer support the immigrant-parent or other elderly relative they sponsored, they need to scare up funds from other relatives, if necessary, to send them back their home country.

This situation is VERY common in South County SD, especially among Filipino families. These elderly immigrants brought over for childcare and house and yard upkeep have NEVER worked in the US and thus NEVER contributed ANYTHING to Social Security. By the time they get their “benefits” (after being “dumped” by their sponsors), they’ve got $550 – $800 mo coming in from SSI, PLUS Medi-Cal/Medicare. Some use a different mailing address (from their sponsor) for purposes of receiving benefits and then later move back in with their sponsor after their sponsor re-establishes another residence after foreclosure.

It’s a scam but my Congressman Bob Filner supports all this. He’s very tight with the immigrant communities.

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