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Seriously…in terms of housing types, there are not that many different types of housing, but most of the population would MUCH rather live in a condo then a mobile home. Even though I am frugal and have a desire to lower my housing costs I don’t think I would ever live in a mobile home. The rent would have to be pretty darn low.

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Seriously…in terms of housing types, there are not that many different types of housing, but most of the population would MUCH rather live in a condo then a mobile home. Even though I am frugal and have a desire to lower my housing costs I don’t think I would ever live in a mobile home. The rent would have to be pretty darn low.

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CardiffBaseball I think you may be right. Our hope with a condo would be that we don’t want kids for a few years (we are newlyweds) and that we would wait to sell when they were in school. You then have to factor in moving costs etc.

I have seen one or two of the duplexes on Lake on the MLS. At this point they are out of my price range but they look nice. I will have to check it out.

Thanks again for the advice, its really helpful

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CardiffBaseball I think you may be right. Our hope with a condo would be that we don’t want kids for a few years (we are newlyweds) and that we would wait to sell when they were in school. You then have to factor in moving costs etc.

I have seen one or two of the duplexes on Lake on the MLS. At this point they are out of my price range but they look nice. I will have to check it out.

Thanks again for the advice, its really helpful

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4plexowner, I think you are correct in your observation that condos are not as good as an investment as a sfr. I think that your statement about condos being one rung up from mobiles home is, well crazy!

There are mobile home complexes near my residence (I have heard that they are some of the nicest due to their location by the beach) but come on!

I would give them AT LEAST 5 rungs up that ladder.

If your advice is never buy a condo only a sfr, I understand, but making outrageous comments doesn’t help.

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4plexowner, I think you are correct in your observation that condos are not as good as an investment as a sfr. I think that your statement about condos being one rung up from mobiles home is, well crazy!

There are mobile home complexes near my residence (I have heard that they are some of the nicest due to their location by the beach) but come on!

I would give them AT LEAST 5 rungs up that ladder.

If your advice is never buy a condo only a sfr, I understand, but making outrageous comments doesn’t help.

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sdr, I have noticed prices slipping in Cambria, I have only driven by…too bad I won’t see you at Vons as I am a Stater Bros fan myself! Vons does have double coupons back though so maybe I will make a switch

We really do not mind an older home and/ or a fixer upper. It seems that we are in a quandary b/c we do not want a 2 bdrm condo and have to move in a few years when we decide to have kids. That puts us in a pretty highly priced condo which is only about 50-75k lower than a smaller 3 bdrm fixer upper in Village Park.

Right now I am just monitoring the market and saving as much as we can. We will likely stay put for a long time when we finally find the place, especially if its a house.

SD Realtor, that is pretty funny about your client in Hillcrest. My opinion is if I am going to live far away from my job, I better LOVE the place, and it should be near the coaster.

I know the condo in village park that was sold by sdr or SD R (sorry that confuses me, I am home sick so a little slow). We went out looking once with a realtor and went to the “crazy” guys condo about 3 months ago. He was not in touch with reality. He told us that another condo had sold 8 months before at a certain price and he didn’t want to go lower. We didn’t take him to task b/c my husband coaches his son but we got a kick out of his stubbornness!

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sdr, I have noticed prices slipping in Cambria, I have only driven by…too bad I won’t see you at Vons as I am a Stater Bros fan myself! Vons does have double coupons back though so maybe I will make a switch

We really do not mind an older home and/ or a fixer upper. It seems that we are in a quandary b/c we do not want a 2 bdrm condo and have to move in a few years when we decide to have kids. That puts us in a pretty highly priced condo which is only about 50-75k lower than a smaller 3 bdrm fixer upper in Village Park.

Right now I am just monitoring the market and saving as much as we can. We will likely stay put for a long time when we finally find the place, especially if its a house.

SD Realtor, that is pretty funny about your client in Hillcrest. My opinion is if I am going to live far away from my job, I better LOVE the place, and it should be near the coaster.

I know the condo in village park that was sold by sdr or SD R (sorry that confuses me, I am home sick so a little slow). We went out looking once with a realtor and went to the “crazy” guys condo about 3 months ago. He was not in touch with reality. He told us that another condo had sold 8 months before at a certain price and he didn’t want to go lower. We didn’t take him to task b/c my husband coaches his son but we got a kick out of his stubbornness!

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Thanks sdrealtor…whether I buy in one year or 3 we are pretty set on Encinitas for a variety of reasons such as character that Carmel Valley lacks, and the fact that it is near my husbands work.

We are not looking for anything new and would prefer to find a fixer upper and eventually upgrade ourselves. There is really no hope of us purchasing a house in Encinitas without it being a fixer upper or attached (or maybe in Cambria?? but they have hoa/ mello roos)

We are being patient but would like to get some second opinions on our impressions of neighborhoods and the like.

Thanks again. I am so glad that I found this site (I have been lurking for awhile!)
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Thanks sdrealtor…whether I buy in one year or 3 we are pretty set on Encinitas for a variety of reasons such as character that Carmel Valley lacks, and the fact that it is near my husbands work.

We are not looking for anything new and would prefer to find a fixer upper and eventually upgrade ourselves. There is really no hope of us purchasing a house in Encinitas without it being a fixer upper or attached (or maybe in Cambria?? but they have hoa/ mello roos)

We are being patient but would like to get some second opinions on our impressions of neighborhoods and the like.

Thanks again. I am so glad that I found this site (I have been lurking for awhile!)
c

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I live in Leucadia west of the 101 and we love it. My husband and I rent an old little beach house (with gold shag carpet in some areas) but we really love the character of downtown encinitas. If you are going to be home a lot I think its worth a little extra in price. I personally am not a huge fan of Oceanside, but love cardiff, encinitas, leucadia and south carlsbad. You can live in a nicer home further from the beach or an older home closer.

good luck!

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