[FishGuy]

I went to LJES, Muirlands and LJHS, and graduated in the mid-90’s. Not sure if it’s still the case, but at that time there were several hundred students bussed in from SouthEast San Diego every morning.

While many of them took advantage of the opportunity afforded them, a large number brought their gangster ways with them. The gang presence on campus was fairly strong, and graffiti and fights were common.

We had an open campus for lunch and the streets and homes in the surrounding neighborhood were regularly tagged up. I believe the campus was closed a year or so after I graduated due to this problem.

Most of us LJ kids weren’t greatly affected by the gangsters, as the groups remained fairly segregated. A few people did catch a beating for walking into the bathroom at the wrong time, though. Many of us actually liked having them around, as drugs were always readily available.

Again, I don’t know if things are the same today. That was just my experience nearly 20 years ago.

[FishGuy]

[quote=flyer]WOW! What a story, FG. You certainly hit the
jackpot–both in getting your offer accepted, and in the gracious behavior of the sellers. No doubt something you and your family will remember for all of your lives!

Congrats![/quote]

Sorry, I wasn’t very clear on that. My family let us stay with them.

The sellers were a real piece of work. No payments in 5 years, backed out of our deal to try a loan mod, and then came back to us when they were denied. Then they refused to leave at COE. On top of that we had to pay off a chunk of their 2nd and 3 years of back HOA dues.

Still got a great deal in the end.

[FishGuy]

My wife and I recently closed on a SFH in Northeast RB. We are a relatively young (34/35) couple and just had our first child last year. We weren’t looking to flip, just to buy a decent home in a nice neighborhood where we can raise our family.

We made our first offer back in September and the entire process was a nightmare. We made a total of 9 offers and lost out on every one, mainly to flippers and investors who were paying cash. We were the high offer on one property, but the seller accepted an all cash offer that was $5K lower than ours.

Ultimately the first property we made an offer on fell back into our laps, as the higher offers eventually dropped out due to the length of the SS approval process as well as some funny business by the sellers.

Patience and persistence, as well as a little luck, were the key to our successful purchase. We were also extremely fortunate that family allowed us to live with them from the time our home sold in November until now. Two adults, a baby, two big dogs, a 90 gallon reef tank and a 40 gallon frog tank is a lot to put up with for 6 months.

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