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Seeing the second photo, I swear I can actually sense the musty/pet urine smell.

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Hey OC,
Were you making rental payments during that time? Who’d you make them to?

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[Doofrat]

Hey OC,
Were you making rental payments during that time? Who’d you make them to?

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[Doofrat]

Hey OC,
Were you making rental payments during that time? Who’d you make them to?

Doofrat

[Doofrat]

Hey OC,
Were you making rental payments during that time? Who’d you make them to?

Doofrat

[Doofrat]

Hey OC,
Were you making rental payments during that time? Who’d you make them to?

Doofrat

[Doofrat]

I’ve gotta dispute that you have a “stable job”. It can be really surprising when you’re working along at what you think is a very stable job at a very stable company and the next day you wake up to news that your company is being: Merged, acquired, moved, etc..

If you’re lucky, you’ll hear about it in rumors, or the company will be totally public about it, but chances are that there could be nothing, and then a few months later you’re out the door looking for that next $100,000 a year job.

Now, you didn’t state that your wife worked, so I’ll assume that she doesn’t and that the $100,000/ yr. is all you’re getting. In my opinion, you need to also figure out what your monthly expenses on this house are (property tax, water, gas, electricity, mortgage payments, insurance, etc.) and think about the worst case scenario where you lose your job for any of the above mentioned reasons.

Just a tip from someone who’s been there.

[Doofrat]

I’ve gotta dispute that you have a “stable job”. It can be really surprising when you’re working along at what you think is a very stable job at a very stable company and the next day you wake up to news that your company is being: Merged, acquired, moved, etc..

If you’re lucky, you’ll hear about it in rumors, or the company will be totally public about it, but chances are that there could be nothing, and then a few months later you’re out the door looking for that next $100,000 a year job.

Now, you didn’t state that your wife worked, so I’ll assume that she doesn’t and that the $100,000/ yr. is all you’re getting. In my opinion, you need to also figure out what your monthly expenses on this house are (property tax, water, gas, electricity, mortgage payments, insurance, etc.) and think about the worst case scenario where you lose your job for any of the above mentioned reasons.

Just a tip from someone who’s been there.

[Doofrat]

I’ve gotta dispute that you have a “stable job”. It can be really surprising when you’re working along at what you think is a very stable job at a very stable company and the next day you wake up to news that your company is being: Merged, acquired, moved, etc..

If you’re lucky, you’ll hear about it in rumors, or the company will be totally public about it, but chances are that there could be nothing, and then a few months later you’re out the door looking for that next $100,000 a year job.

Now, you didn’t state that your wife worked, so I’ll assume that she doesn’t and that the $100,000/ yr. is all you’re getting. In my opinion, you need to also figure out what your monthly expenses on this house are (property tax, water, gas, electricity, mortgage payments, insurance, etc.) and think about the worst case scenario where you lose your job for any of the above mentioned reasons.

Just a tip from someone who’s been there.

[Doofrat]

I’ve gotta dispute that you have a “stable job”. It can be really surprising when you’re working along at what you think is a very stable job at a very stable company and the next day you wake up to news that your company is being: Merged, acquired, moved, etc..

If you’re lucky, you’ll hear about it in rumors, or the company will be totally public about it, but chances are that there could be nothing, and then a few months later you’re out the door looking for that next $100,000 a year job.

Now, you didn’t state that your wife worked, so I’ll assume that she doesn’t and that the $100,000/ yr. is all you’re getting. In my opinion, you need to also figure out what your monthly expenses on this house are (property tax, water, gas, electricity, mortgage payments, insurance, etc.) and think about the worst case scenario where you lose your job for any of the above mentioned reasons.

Just a tip from someone who’s been there.

[Doofrat]

I’ve gotta dispute that you have a “stable job”. It can be really surprising when you’re working along at what you think is a very stable job at a very stable company and the next day you wake up to news that your company is being: Merged, acquired, moved, etc..

If you’re lucky, you’ll hear about it in rumors, or the company will be totally public about it, but chances are that there could be nothing, and then a few months later you’re out the door looking for that next $100,000 a year job.

Now, you didn’t state that your wife worked, so I’ll assume that she doesn’t and that the $100,000/ yr. is all you’re getting. In my opinion, you need to also figure out what your monthly expenses on this house are (property tax, water, gas, electricity, mortgage payments, insurance, etc.) and think about the worst case scenario where you lose your job for any of the above mentioned reasons.

Just a tip from someone who’s been there.

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I’d recommend Carmel Valley as well. We picked this area as we both work in the La Jolla area and wanted to have an easy/fast commute, but didn’t want to live in UTC. Little did we know at the time that Caltrans was building a bypass from Carmel Valley to Sorrento Valley. Before the bypass was done, the commute was a breeze, now the car is barely warmed up by the time you’re in La Jolla! I’d recommend if you’re renting, to pick something as close to the 5 as you can since traffic backs up on the 56 during the rush.
I’d recommend that you take a look at the traffic maps, or try your hand at driving the rush hour traffic to and from the community you are considering. Some areas seem nice (and they are) until you drive the commute each morning.
As a side note, the 5 freeway has alot of side roads that can act as alternate routes if there is an accident or particularly bad traffic, but the 15 does not have these, so in my opinion, the traffic can be somewhat worse on the 15.

[Doofrat]

I’d recommend Carmel Valley as well. We picked this area as we both work in the La Jolla area and wanted to have an easy/fast commute, but didn’t want to live in UTC. Little did we know at the time that Caltrans was building a bypass from Carmel Valley to Sorrento Valley. Before the bypass was done, the commute was a breeze, now the car is barely warmed up by the time you’re in La Jolla! I’d recommend if you’re renting, to pick something as close to the 5 as you can since traffic backs up on the 56 during the rush.
I’d recommend that you take a look at the traffic maps, or try your hand at driving the rush hour traffic to and from the community you are considering. Some areas seem nice (and they are) until you drive the commute each morning.
As a side note, the 5 freeway has alot of side roads that can act as alternate routes if there is an accident or particularly bad traffic, but the 15 does not have these, so in my opinion, the traffic can be somewhat worse on the 15.

[Doofrat]

I’d recommend Carmel Valley as well. We picked this area as we both work in the La Jolla area and wanted to have an easy/fast commute, but didn’t want to live in UTC. Little did we know at the time that Caltrans was building a bypass from Carmel Valley to Sorrento Valley. Before the bypass was done, the commute was a breeze, now the car is barely warmed up by the time you’re in La Jolla! I’d recommend if you’re renting, to pick something as close to the 5 as you can since traffic backs up on the 56 during the rush.
I’d recommend that you take a look at the traffic maps, or try your hand at driving the rush hour traffic to and from the community you are considering. Some areas seem nice (and they are) until you drive the commute each morning.
As a side note, the 5 freeway has alot of side roads that can act as alternate routes if there is an accident or particularly bad traffic, but the 15 does not have these, so in my opinion, the traffic can be somewhat worse on the 15.

[Doofrat]

I’d recommend Carmel Valley as well. We picked this area as we both work in the La Jolla area and wanted to have an easy/fast commute, but didn’t want to live in UTC. Little did we know at the time that Caltrans was building a bypass from Carmel Valley to Sorrento Valley. Before the bypass was done, the commute was a breeze, now the car is barely warmed up by the time you’re in La Jolla! I’d recommend if you’re renting, to pick something as close to the 5 as you can since traffic backs up on the 56 during the rush.
I’d recommend that you take a look at the traffic maps, or try your hand at driving the rush hour traffic to and from the community you are considering. Some areas seem nice (and they are) until you drive the commute each morning.
As a side note, the 5 freeway has alot of side roads that can act as alternate routes if there is an accident or particularly bad traffic, but the 15 does not have these, so in my opinion, the traffic can be somewhat worse on the 15.

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