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CoronitaParticipant[quote=AN][quote=flu]Lol. diversity…..I’m all for diversity, as a positive influence…
But if I had to choose between having my kid surrounded by other kids/parents that want to be high achieving at the cost of diversity versus being surrounded by a bunch of more “diverse” parents/kids that don’t give a hoot… I think I’ll take the group of kids/parents that want to be high achieving at the sacrifice of “diversity” anyday. That’s school district agnostic so long as there are enough parents/kids in that district that want the same thing.[/quote] agree 100%. Diversity is overrated.[/quote]
I’m sick and tired of hearing about diversity. I’m supportive of diversity, all else being equal. But that’s just it…These days, the “all else being equal” part seems to be getting dropped frequently.
CoronitaParticipant[quote=FlyerInHi]
My niece goes to a school in la Jolla. I’ve been to some fund raising events.
The area is very diverse internationally. The university and tech businesses attract people from all around the world.I bet there are more languages spoken in la jolla and Carmel valley than in santee or Chula Vista.
The white, black, Hispanic conversation is last century. Still very important because of income inequality and policy. But not really relevant on an individual family basis as far as exposing kids to a global perspective, and help them succeed in a global economy.[/quote]
Holy shit, Brian..I can’t believe I’m actually agreeing with you on something…
CoronitaParticipant[quote=joec]The power of the stay at home mom or dad is that they can shuffle them to all the activities to keep them ahead of everyone else.
I know plenty of Indian families who send their kids to Kumon, Mathnasium, physical sport activities, musical instruments, etc etc etc…
Also, having a stay at home mom means more time to read with the child, supervising their every move, etc…
When you have your kids in a day care or after school thing, it’s never as great since you don’t have that 1 on 1 attention. This is where the higher single income person who can afford to have a spouse stay home allows them to use time to help their kids get further.
International competition for work is a lot tougher since they are simply more hungry. I was watching Bloomberg and they interviewed some lady who was some VC in some business startup funding thing and the thing she hated the most is all the “entitled” workers she sees compared to the international hungry worker.
I think ultra high level success (billions, president of the US, head of corporations…) depends on connections mostly. Doesn’t mean you can’t do well in life, but the networking connections make it easier to get hired, most anything.[/quote]
I don’t know. I think there’s a balancing act. I’ve seen parents that push their kids all the time, and it ends up backfiring. Then again, I see kids that have the aptitude and just need to taught to “care” and then they end up doing it themselves.
The heavy handed approach didn’t work with me. Being surrounded by other high achievers to the point that it self motivated me, did…
The biggest risk of having minimal parental involvement (because both parents work too much and don’t spend enough time with kid(s)) is that you end up outsourcing values, work ethics to someone else, for better or worse…since you aren’t spending enough time doing that job…
CoronitaParticipantLol. diversity…..I’m all for diversity, as a positive influence…
But if I had to choose between having my kid surrounded by other kids/parents that want to be high achieving at the cost of diversity versus being surrounded by a bunch of more “diverse” parents/kids that don’t give a hoot… I think I’ll take the group of kids/parents that want to be high achieving at the sacrifice of “diversity” anyday. That’s school district agnostic so long as there are enough parents/kids in that district that want the same thing.
CoronitaParticipantI was thinking about this situation and I think that GoPro or someone needs to come up with a tiny cloud based camera. One that immediately streams live video to the cloud where it is stored..permanently….Similar to a google glass concept, but something that can be attached to a person’s jacket or clothes.
I have an issue with all these videos taken on phones or in a dash cam or put on a cop’s gear is. For an honest cop, it probably won’t show much. But for a cop that isn’t, he/she/they would simply turn off the cam, or smash the one that belongs to the person. If the camera has a live stream and storage, it won’t be that easy for that video to simply “disappear”
CoronitaParticipant[quote=SK in CV]Tax on capital gains = 0[/quote]
So… in the first part, is it possible for husband and wife to file a joint return and still have husband sell property to wife? And if so, when husband sells to wife, is the capital gains exclusion $250k or $500k?
CoronitaParticipant[quote=AN]BG, show me data where you see 45% lower pay scale compare to SF. Instead of making up numbers, show me based on real data. You can start here: http://salary.com/.
According to salary.com, hotel manager in SD make a median of $106k/year: http://swz.salary.com/SalaryWizard/Hotel-Manager-Salary-Details-San-Diego-CA.aspx. Hotel Manger in SF makes a median of $122k: http://swz.salary.com/SalaryWizard/Hotel-Manager-Salary-Details-San-Francisco-CA.aspx.
Human Resources Generalist IV in San Diego make a median of $93k/year: http://swz.salary.com/SalaryWizard/Human-Resources-Generalist-IV-Salary-Details-San-Diego-CA.aspx, while in SF, the median is $107k/year: http://swz.salary.com/SalaryWizard/Human-Resources-Generalist-IV-Salary-Details-San-Francisco-CA.aspx. So, where’s your 2-3x comparison? Both profession show a 15% pay increase, a far cry from the 65% you’re claiming. So, I’ve showed my data, where’s yours? Feel free to show me a profession in SF that have a median salary 65% above SD’s salary.
As for your claim about us young people not making enough to leave home. It’s all hearsay and BS. I’m in that category you’re referring to and have many friends who are in that category. We would like to say that your statement is BS and unfounded. I’m not even the most well off person in my circle. Some of my friends are now optometrist and owning their own practice, doctors working at hospital, sr. engineering managers, CTO of startups, Engineering directors, etc. I can go on, but you get my point.[/quote]
It sounds like it’s time for another friendly wager…. BG, what do you think?
CoronitaParticipant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=flu]On second thought. Forgot the $25 certificate to TireRack, Goodwin, or Amazon.com for me. I don’t need it….
If I win, you can donate $25 to the DMSEF foundation to support science, technology, math, PE enrichment in my kid’s district. http://dmsef.org/
It’s a great deal for you because even if I win (which I’m pretty confident I will), you can still feel good that $25 of your money went to a good cause and is tax deductible for you.
Interested?[/quote]
I haven’t yet had a chance to study the sold comps for similarly-sized econoboxes in your neck of the woods. I’ll have to let you know in a couple of days.[/quote]
Oh please do study the comps as much as you want. But since I would assume this person would probably want to close escrow soon, let’s say no more than 3 days in order to be fair?That should be more than enough time for you to sort out the different comps between Carmel Country Highland, Torrey Hills, Del Mar Heights, and that other area off of 56 which I forget the name right now. You’ll probably also be able to figure out which properties belongs to which school and the school boundary lines, since people in this area tend to be really anal about the schools that their homes have access to, so you’ll probably also figure out what those school boundary lines are and which school(s) a given comparable has access to. And if you don’t think those factor into the prices of homes in this area, well I guess you can skip right over that minor detail if you want. There are a couple of other minor details that I forget off the top of my head, but I’m sure you’ll figure it out…
CoronitaParticipantCoronitaParticipant[quote=svelte]I have no desire to live in Carmel Valley. It’s another one of those places I just don’t understand.[/quote]
Well, to be honest. I don’t get part of this area either…
CoronitaParticipantOn second thought. Forgot the $25 certificate to TireRack, Goodwin, or Amazon.com for me. I don’t need it….
If I win, you can donate $25 to the DMSEF foundation to support science, technology, math, PE enrichment in my kid’s district. http://dmsef.org/
It’s a great deal for you because even if I win (which I’m pretty confident I will), you can still feel good that $25 of your money went to a good cause and is tax deductible for you.
Interested?
CoronitaParticipant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=flu] . . . At $1.375, might be tougher to sell, but I think it would move easily around 1.2-1.25 maybe higher …[/quote]
Well, flu claimed the OP’s link was overpriced by $150-$175K. We’ll see what this econobox specimen actually sells for in a few weeks.[/quote]
Ok. BG… Let’s settle this once and for all…
I just won a $25 iTunes gift card recently, and I’m not an iOS type of person. So if you’re interested in friendly wager, I’ll bet my $25 iTunes gift card that this home sells at $1.2m or higher. If I’m wrong, you can have the $25 gift card. If I’m right, you buy me a $25 gift certificate at TireRack.com or GoodWinRacing.com or Amazon.com (my choice).
Like I said, I haven’t been really active in my hood so maybe I’m off. But just briefly looking at what people are getting for similar homes in similar communities in the same area, it looks like home prices are selling for about $150k-200k above prices when this person bought his/her/theirs.
Interested? If so, let me know.
CoronitaParticipant[quote=spdrun]I don’t see the naval facilities, Pendleton, Miramar, etc going anywhere any time soon. That’s why the defense contractors are in SD and will likely remain.
The people I know are busy, but they still work fairly normal hours by NY or SF standards.[/quote]
Your opinion doesn’t matter. Ask all the ex-employees from BAE or Northrop Grumman in Rancho Bernardo that were downsized over the past few years.
If you want a cushy job with sub-optimal pay, you can work for a defense contractor that is just in maintenance mode in the bay area as you would here. There would probably be a cost of living adjustment for that too.
CoronitaParticipant[quote=spdrun]
That’s not true. Ask Qualcomm engineer that works in QCT or any Broadcom engineer that is in Rancho Bernardo or Intel engineer that works in Rancho Bernardo or many of the tech startups here or many of the defense contractors here (the ones that are left).
I know more defense contractor types than QC/BC people, and the former seem to work fairly normal hours. Just driving, I’ve also seen “rush hour” as being basically done by 6-6:30 pm, meaning that people leave before 6 pm.[/quote]
Defense contractors have gone up and down. When they get a contract, they are often under a gun. If they aren’t busy, chances they don’t have a large contract and their job is at risk. Just saying. Also, I wouldn’t want to be at a defense company in san diego right now, considering these contractors have been trying to consolidate near DC. Also, defense companies in SD have some of the worst compensation packages.
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