[Coronita]

I'll repeat this too here. There is a minimum reserve bid on each unit. if the final sale price is below the minimum reserve bid,  the  seller reserves the right to cancel the transaction. So  while the $199k  might be the start bid price, it's most likely not the reserve price.  (If you're not familiar with this,  go  bid on something on ebay with a  reserve price).

 

One thing to keep in mind about the Heights, if you're not familiar with this complex.

1)This is a tri-level development, with the second floor being "ground". Stairs to third and first floors.

2) This complex is not disability friendly if you're on the top or bottom floors, as there are no elevators and staircases are sort of narrow and open.

3) There is a mixture of garage parking and covered parking. You might not  be assigned the garage that is right below you.

4) HOA fees: it is extremely possible that the HOA is underfunded.

5) People with kids: I believe the elementary school is Carmel Creek Elementary, which if you care btw, belongs to the Solana Beach School District, not Carmel Valley. Shouldn't make a difference though. Also, you will have access to Carmel Valley Middle School, which is within walking distance. 

it's a pretty nice complex imho, but there are some obvious limitations too. 

 

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[Coronita]

I'll repeat this too here. There is a minimum reserve bid on each unit. if the final sale price is below the minimum reserve bid,  the  seller reserves the right to cancel the transaction. So  while the $199k  might be the start bid price, it's most likely not the reserve price.  (If you're not familiar with this,  go  bid on something on ebay with a  reserve price).

 

One thing to keep in mind about the Heights, if you're not familiar with this complex.

1)This is a tri-level development, with the second floor being "ground". Stairs to third and first floors.

2) This complex is not disability friendly if you're on the top or bottom floors, as there are no elevators and staircases are sort of narrow and open.

3) There is a mixture of garage parking and covered parking. You might not  be assigned the garage that is right below you.

4) HOA fees: it is extremely possible that the HOA is underfunded.

5) People with kids: I believe the elementary school is Carmel Creek Elementary, which if you care btw, belongs to the Solana Beach School District, not Carmel Valley. Shouldn't make a difference though. Also, you will have access to Carmel Valley Middle School, which is within walking distance. 

it's a pretty nice complex imho, but there are some obvious limitations too. 

 

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[Coronita]

I'll repeat this too here. There is a minimum reserve bid on each unit. if the final sale price is below the minimum reserve bid,  the  seller reserves the right to cancel the transaction. So  while the $199k  might be the start bid price, it's most likely not the reserve price.  (If you're not familiar with this,  go  bid on something on ebay with a  reserve price).

 

One thing to keep in mind about the Heights, if you're not familiar with this complex.

1)This is a tri-level development, with the second floor being "ground". Stairs to third and first floors.

2) This complex is not disability friendly if you're on the top or bottom floors, as there are no elevators and staircases are sort of narrow and open.

3) There is a mixture of garage parking and covered parking. You might not  be assigned the garage that is right below you.

4) HOA fees: it is extremely possible that the HOA is underfunded.

5) People with kids: I believe the elementary school is Carmel Creek Elementary, which if you care btw, belongs to the Solana Beach School District, not Carmel Valley. Shouldn't make a difference though. Also, you will have access to Carmel Valley Middle School, which is within walking distance. 

it's a pretty nice complex imho, but there are some obvious limitations too. 

 

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[Coronita]

I'll repeat this too here. There is a minimum reserve bid on each unit. if the final sale price is below the minimum reserve bid,  the  seller reserves the right to cancel the transaction. So  while the $199k  might be the start bid price, it's most likely not the reserve price.  (If you're not familiar with this,  go  bid on something on ebay with a  reserve price).

 

One thing to keep in mind about the Heights, if you're not familiar with this complex.

1)This is a tri-level development, with the second floor being "ground". Stairs to third and first floors.

2) This complex is not disability friendly if you're on the top or bottom floors, as there are no elevators and staircases are sort of narrow and open.

3) There is a mixture of garage parking and covered parking. You might not  be assigned the garage that is right below you.

4) HOA fees: it is extremely possible that the HOA is underfunded.

5) People with kids: I believe the elementary school is Carmel Creek Elementary, which if you care btw, belongs to the Solana Beach School District, not Carmel Valley. Shouldn't make a difference though. Also, you will have access to Carmel Valley Middle School, which is within walking distance. 

it's a pretty nice complex imho, but there are some obvious limitations too. 

 

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[Coronita]

I'll repeat this too here. There is a minimum reserve bid on each unit. if the final sale price is below the minimum reserve bid,  the  seller reserves the right to cancel the transaction. So  while the $199k  might be the start bid price, it's most likely not the reserve price.  (If you're not familiar with this,  go  bid on something on ebay with a  reserve price).

 

One thing to keep in mind about the Heights, if you're not familiar with this complex.

1)This is a tri-level development, with the second floor being "ground". Stairs to third and first floors.

2) This complex is not disability friendly if you're on the top or bottom floors, as there are no elevators and staircases are sort of narrow and open.

3) There is a mixture of garage parking and covered parking. You might not  be assigned the garage that is right below you.

4) HOA fees: it is extremely possible that the HOA is underfunded.

5) People with kids: I believe the elementary school is Carmel Creek Elementary, which if you care btw, belongs to the Solana Beach School District, not Carmel Valley. Shouldn't make a difference though. Also, you will have access to Carmel Valley Middle School, which is within walking distance. 

it's a pretty nice complex imho, but there are some obvious limitations too. 

 

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[Coronita]

"Also, I would guess that there are plenty of people in the newer developments who are typical of the "other half" of CV residents. They make 100k-200k/yr, and they really stretched to buy, figuring on continued appreciation. If prices do continue coming down even at their current (very slow) pace, they may not be able to hang on when their loans reset. "

 

Perhaps residents in CV will start distinguishing among which "side", with all the attached snobbery…

Just kidding folks.

 

In my mind, I'm keeping track of how things shake out among the following parts of CV relative to each other.

1)South Side

2)North Side

3)Central

4)East side

In my mind:

1) South side is everything south of 56 and west of carmel country road, in 92130

2) North side is everything north of del mar heights road and west of carmel country road in 92130

3) Central is everything in between 56 and del mar heights, west of carmel country road in 92130.

4)East side is everything east of carmel country road

By no means am I a resident expert, but my preconceived notions of what I think will shake out first, second and third,etc: would be from first to last central, east or south, then north. Again no data to back this up. My rationale:

*Central has a lot of starter/attached homes.

*East is a lot of larger homes for the same amount of money in north/south, but kinda removed from 92130. I would call this "new money".

*South is really torrey hills, which would be your traditional upper middle class.

Whether new money shakes out before or after upper middle class money, I don't know.

*North is probably old carmel valley, and I would guess most of "old money" is there.

West of el camino is more del mar, and I wouldn't consider them in this comparison.

Again, not a realtor ,and not a demographics expert, so I stand to be corrected. Anyone else familiar with this area that would offer another viewpoint, I would be interested in comparing notes.

 

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[Coronita]

"Also, I would guess that there are plenty of people in the newer developments who are typical of the "other half" of CV residents. They make 100k-200k/yr, and they really stretched to buy, figuring on continued appreciation. If prices do continue coming down even at their current (very slow) pace, they may not be able to hang on when their loans reset. "

 

Perhaps residents in CV will start distinguishing among which "side", with all the attached snobbery…

Just kidding folks.

 

In my mind, I'm keeping track of how things shake out among the following parts of CV relative to each other.

1)South Side

2)North Side

3)Central

4)East side

In my mind:

1) South side is everything south of 56 and west of carmel country road, in 92130

2) North side is everything north of del mar heights road and west of carmel country road in 92130

3) Central is everything in between 56 and del mar heights, west of carmel country road in 92130.

4)East side is everything east of carmel country road

By no means am I a resident expert, but my preconceived notions of what I think will shake out first, second and third,etc: would be from first to last central, east or south, then north. Again no data to back this up. My rationale:

*Central has a lot of starter/attached homes.

*East is a lot of larger homes for the same amount of money in north/south, but kinda removed from 92130. I would call this "new money".

*South is really torrey hills, which would be your traditional upper middle class.

Whether new money shakes out before or after upper middle class money, I don't know.

*North is probably old carmel valley, and I would guess most of "old money" is there.

West of el camino is more del mar, and I wouldn't consider them in this comparison.

Again, not a realtor ,and not a demographics expert, so I stand to be corrected. Anyone else familiar with this area that would offer another viewpoint, I would be interested in comparing notes.

 

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[Coronita]

"Also, I would guess that there are plenty of people in the newer developments who are typical of the "other half" of CV residents. They make 100k-200k/yr, and they really stretched to buy, figuring on continued appreciation. If prices do continue coming down even at their current (very slow) pace, they may not be able to hang on when their loans reset. "

 

Perhaps residents in CV will start distinguishing among which "side", with all the attached snobbery…

Just kidding folks.

 

In my mind, I'm keeping track of how things shake out among the following parts of CV relative to each other.

1)South Side

2)North Side

3)Central

4)East side

In my mind:

1) South side is everything south of 56 and west of carmel country road, in 92130

2) North side is everything north of del mar heights road and west of carmel country road in 92130

3) Central is everything in between 56 and del mar heights, west of carmel country road in 92130.

4)East side is everything east of carmel country road

By no means am I a resident expert, but my preconceived notions of what I think will shake out first, second and third,etc: would be from first to last central, east or south, then north. Again no data to back this up. My rationale:

*Central has a lot of starter/attached homes.

*East is a lot of larger homes for the same amount of money in north/south, but kinda removed from 92130. I would call this "new money".

*South is really torrey hills, which would be your traditional upper middle class.

Whether new money shakes out before or after upper middle class money, I don't know.

*North is probably old carmel valley, and I would guess most of "old money" is there.

West of el camino is more del mar, and I wouldn't consider them in this comparison.

Again, not a realtor ,and not a demographics expert, so I stand to be corrected. Anyone else familiar with this area that would offer another viewpoint, I would be interested in comparing notes.

 

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[Coronita]

"Also, I would guess that there are plenty of people in the newer developments who are typical of the "other half" of CV residents. They make 100k-200k/yr, and they really stretched to buy, figuring on continued appreciation. If prices do continue coming down even at their current (very slow) pace, they may not be able to hang on when their loans reset. "

 

Perhaps residents in CV will start distinguishing among which "side", with all the attached snobbery…

Just kidding folks.

 

In my mind, I'm keeping track of how things shake out among the following parts of CV relative to each other.

1)South Side

2)North Side

3)Central

4)East side

In my mind:

1) South side is everything south of 56 and west of carmel country road, in 92130

2) North side is everything north of del mar heights road and west of carmel country road in 92130

3) Central is everything in between 56 and del mar heights, west of carmel country road in 92130.

4)East side is everything east of carmel country road

By no means am I a resident expert, but my preconceived notions of what I think will shake out first, second and third,etc: would be from first to last central, east or south, then north. Again no data to back this up. My rationale:

*Central has a lot of starter/attached homes.

*East is a lot of larger homes for the same amount of money in north/south, but kinda removed from 92130. I would call this "new money".

*South is really torrey hills, which would be your traditional upper middle class.

Whether new money shakes out before or after upper middle class money, I don't know.

*North is probably old carmel valley, and I would guess most of "old money" is there.

West of el camino is more del mar, and I wouldn't consider them in this comparison.

Again, not a realtor ,and not a demographics expert, so I stand to be corrected. Anyone else familiar with this area that would offer another viewpoint, I would be interested in comparing notes.

 

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[Coronita]

"Also, I would guess that there are plenty of people in the newer developments who are typical of the "other half" of CV residents. They make 100k-200k/yr, and they really stretched to buy, figuring on continued appreciation. If prices do continue coming down even at their current (very slow) pace, they may not be able to hang on when their loans reset. "

 

Perhaps residents in CV will start distinguishing among which "side", with all the attached snobbery…

Just kidding folks.

 

In my mind, I'm keeping track of how things shake out among the following parts of CV relative to each other.

1)South Side

2)North Side

3)Central

4)East side

In my mind:

1) South side is everything south of 56 and west of carmel country road, in 92130

2) North side is everything north of del mar heights road and west of carmel country road in 92130

3) Central is everything in between 56 and del mar heights, west of carmel country road in 92130.

4)East side is everything east of carmel country road

By no means am I a resident expert, but my preconceived notions of what I think will shake out first, second and third,etc: would be from first to last central, east or south, then north. Again no data to back this up. My rationale:

*Central has a lot of starter/attached homes.

*East is a lot of larger homes for the same amount of money in north/south, but kinda removed from 92130. I would call this "new money".

*South is really torrey hills, which would be your traditional upper middle class.

Whether new money shakes out before or after upper middle class money, I don't know.

*North is probably old carmel valley, and I would guess most of "old money" is there.

West of el camino is more del mar, and I wouldn't consider them in this comparison.

Again, not a realtor ,and not a demographics expert, so I stand to be corrected. Anyone else familiar with this area that would offer another viewpoint, I would be interested in comparing notes.

 

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[Coronita]

SD R,

Am I supposed to feel sorry for you and your ilk or marvel at what a masterful entrepreneur you are? Good grief. Either just break down and cry or assert your capitalistic dominance. Trying to do both in one post is a bit much.

Oh, and I'm supposed to feel sorry for laid off engineers? Did these laid-off engineers save during the good times or did they go in debt for million dollar homes and hummers? Are they now walking away from their obligations? I know some engineers and their salaries are usually pretty darn good. If they save during the good times, they'll be fine during the down times.

I find it difficult to feel sorry for American citizens ever. There's tons of opportunity in this country if people are just willing to sacrifice a bit. Most don't though. And then they whine about how cruel and unfair the world is. Waaah.

 

 

Good grief.  I think it's suffice to say that most people here that are regulars, regardless of background or what not are not the average american waster type of person. Not SDR, not me, or frankly a lot of "engineers" on this forum. I don't think we're starting that we want any of your "sympathy" frankly. In fact, again suffice to say I could get on my preachy soapbox and say a lot of americans got pushed out of decent paying technical engineering fields because they didn't make the cut in school, but I won't go there either. Again, this thread goes on that "I'm going to be immune from this recession" and "bring it on". There's an economic pecking order, and depending on how bad this recession will be, it will depend on who gets pecked and who doesn't. And it seems some (not all of us) have not come to the realization that we're lower on the food chain that we think we are. For example take all these "engineers" that aren't normally handy at doing other things, and you have them start cutting back on other things like plumbing, heating, nice to haves, stop spending at retail stores, stop offering employment to temps etc, and well, the dominos start to fall.

Again, not disagreeing that this is what "should" happen or what's probably "better" for the long run.  

 

 

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[Coronita]

SD R,

Am I supposed to feel sorry for you and your ilk or marvel at what a masterful entrepreneur you are? Good grief. Either just break down and cry or assert your capitalistic dominance. Trying to do both in one post is a bit much.

Oh, and I'm supposed to feel sorry for laid off engineers? Did these laid-off engineers save during the good times or did they go in debt for million dollar homes and hummers? Are they now walking away from their obligations? I know some engineers and their salaries are usually pretty darn good. If they save during the good times, they'll be fine during the down times.

I find it difficult to feel sorry for American citizens ever. There's tons of opportunity in this country if people are just willing to sacrifice a bit. Most don't though. And then they whine about how cruel and unfair the world is. Waaah.

 

 

Good grief.  I think it's suffice to say that most people here that are regulars, regardless of background or what not are not the average american waster type of person. Not SDR, not me, or frankly a lot of "engineers" on this forum. I don't think we're starting that we want any of your "sympathy" frankly. In fact, again suffice to say I could get on my preachy soapbox and say a lot of americans got pushed out of decent paying technical engineering fields because they didn't make the cut in school, but I won't go there either. Again, this thread goes on that "I'm going to be immune from this recession" and "bring it on". There's an economic pecking order, and depending on how bad this recession will be, it will depend on who gets pecked and who doesn't. And it seems some (not all of us) have not come to the realization that we're lower on the food chain that we think we are. For example take all these "engineers" that aren't normally handy at doing other things, and you have them start cutting back on other things like plumbing, heating, nice to haves, stop spending at retail stores, stop offering employment to temps etc, and well, the dominos start to fall.

Again, not disagreeing that this is what "should" happen or what's probably "better" for the long run.  

 

 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

SD R,

Am I supposed to feel sorry for you and your ilk or marvel at what a masterful entrepreneur you are? Good grief. Either just break down and cry or assert your capitalistic dominance. Trying to do both in one post is a bit much.

Oh, and I'm supposed to feel sorry for laid off engineers? Did these laid-off engineers save during the good times or did they go in debt for million dollar homes and hummers? Are they now walking away from their obligations? I know some engineers and their salaries are usually pretty darn good. If they save during the good times, they'll be fine during the down times.

I find it difficult to feel sorry for American citizens ever. There's tons of opportunity in this country if people are just willing to sacrifice a bit. Most don't though. And then they whine about how cruel and unfair the world is. Waaah.

 

 

Good grief.  I think it's suffice to say that most people here that are regulars, regardless of background or what not are not the average american waster type of person. Not SDR, not me, or frankly a lot of "engineers" on this forum. I don't think we're starting that we want any of your "sympathy" frankly. In fact, again suffice to say I could get on my preachy soapbox and say a lot of americans got pushed out of decent paying technical engineering fields because they didn't make the cut in school, but I won't go there either. Again, this thread goes on that "I'm going to be immune from this recession" and "bring it on". There's an economic pecking order, and depending on how bad this recession will be, it will depend on who gets pecked and who doesn't. And it seems some (not all of us) have not come to the realization that we're lower on the food chain that we think we are. For example take all these "engineers" that aren't normally handy at doing other things, and you have them start cutting back on other things like plumbing, heating, nice to haves, stop spending at retail stores, stop offering employment to temps etc, and well, the dominos start to fall.

Again, not disagreeing that this is what "should" happen or what's probably "better" for the long run.  

 

 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

SD R,

Am I supposed to feel sorry for you and your ilk or marvel at what a masterful entrepreneur you are? Good grief. Either just break down and cry or assert your capitalistic dominance. Trying to do both in one post is a bit much.

Oh, and I'm supposed to feel sorry for laid off engineers? Did these laid-off engineers save during the good times or did they go in debt for million dollar homes and hummers? Are they now walking away from their obligations? I know some engineers and their salaries are usually pretty darn good. If they save during the good times, they'll be fine during the down times.

I find it difficult to feel sorry for American citizens ever. There's tons of opportunity in this country if people are just willing to sacrifice a bit. Most don't though. And then they whine about how cruel and unfair the world is. Waaah.

 

 

Good grief.  I think it's suffice to say that most people here that are regulars, regardless of background or what not are not the average american waster type of person. Not SDR, not me, or frankly a lot of "engineers" on this forum. I don't think we're starting that we want any of your "sympathy" frankly. In fact, again suffice to say I could get on my preachy soapbox and say a lot of americans got pushed out of decent paying technical engineering fields because they didn't make the cut in school, but I won't go there either. Again, this thread goes on that "I'm going to be immune from this recession" and "bring it on". There's an economic pecking order, and depending on how bad this recession will be, it will depend on who gets pecked and who doesn't. And it seems some (not all of us) have not come to the realization that we're lower on the food chain that we think we are. For example take all these "engineers" that aren't normally handy at doing other things, and you have them start cutting back on other things like plumbing, heating, nice to haves, stop spending at retail stores, stop offering employment to temps etc, and well, the dominos start to fall.

Again, not disagreeing that this is what "should" happen or what's probably "better" for the long run.  

 

 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

SD R,

Am I supposed to feel sorry for you and your ilk or marvel at what a masterful entrepreneur you are? Good grief. Either just break down and cry or assert your capitalistic dominance. Trying to do both in one post is a bit much.

Oh, and I'm supposed to feel sorry for laid off engineers? Did these laid-off engineers save during the good times or did they go in debt for million dollar homes and hummers? Are they now walking away from their obligations? I know some engineers and their salaries are usually pretty darn good. If they save during the good times, they'll be fine during the down times.

I find it difficult to feel sorry for American citizens ever. There's tons of opportunity in this country if people are just willing to sacrifice a bit. Most don't though. And then they whine about how cruel and unfair the world is. Waaah.

 

 

Good grief.  I think it's suffice to say that most people here that are regulars, regardless of background or what not are not the average american waster type of person. Not SDR, not me, or frankly a lot of "engineers" on this forum. I don't think we're starting that we want any of your "sympathy" frankly. In fact, again suffice to say I could get on my preachy soapbox and say a lot of americans got pushed out of decent paying technical engineering fields because they didn't make the cut in school, but I won't go there either. Again, this thread goes on that "I'm going to be immune from this recession" and "bring it on". There's an economic pecking order, and depending on how bad this recession will be, it will depend on who gets pecked and who doesn't. And it seems some (not all of us) have not come to the realization that we're lower on the food chain that we think we are. For example take all these "engineers" that aren't normally handy at doing other things, and you have them start cutting back on other things like plumbing, heating, nice to haves, stop spending at retail stores, stop offering employment to temps etc, and well, the dominos start to fall.

Again, not disagreeing that this is what "should" happen or what's probably "better" for the long run.  

 

 

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