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Participanthttp://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Mesa/9477-Sunset-Ave-91941/home/5607223
we probably would have put an offer in on this one if I knew it would go for 364k when it was listed at 455k. Freaking awesome! Who wouldn’t want to live on a boulder. If the kid doesn’t make it to his 6th birthday, it is his fault.
I do hope this trend continues so that I can come happily back, instead of begrudgingly!
ParticipantThere are certainly nice parts of la mesa, right of La Mesa blvd for example.
Man did I love this house:
http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Mesa/8001-Vista-Dr-91941/home/5489738
I wonder if the bones were good for that price, but man it is sweet!Our contemplated range was more like ~400k depending on it need of repair, and 20% down was pretty feasible. So it was possible to live in that second category and buy a little 3/2 fixer. But at the end of the day I would never feel good about spending that much money on a mortgage for a home that was…meh.
We were never really very serious in our thinking about LM or AG The traffic on the 8 blows, and it just didn’t have a good feel (whatever that means).
It just seems like in other places that I have lived and visited, I just got that good feel (the one that says, “yeah, I could live here”) for half the money. And paying twice what feels right is never going to work, unless helicopter Ben drops off a sack of money. In which case, Point Loma here I come.
ParticipantThere are certainly nice parts of la mesa, right of La Mesa blvd for example.
Man did I love this house:
http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Mesa/8001-Vista-Dr-91941/home/5489738
I wonder if the bones were good for that price, but man it is sweet!Our contemplated range was more like ~400k depending on it need of repair, and 20% down was pretty feasible. So it was possible to live in that second category and buy a little 3/2 fixer. But at the end of the day I would never feel good about spending that much money on a mortgage for a home that was…meh.
We were never really very serious in our thinking about LM or AG The traffic on the 8 blows, and it just didn’t have a good feel (whatever that means).
It just seems like in other places that I have lived and visited, I just got that good feel (the one that says, “yeah, I could live here”) for half the money. And paying twice what feels right is never going to work, unless helicopter Ben drops off a sack of money. In which case, Point Loma here I come.
ParticipantThere are certainly nice parts of la mesa, right of La Mesa blvd for example.
Man did I love this house:
http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Mesa/8001-Vista-Dr-91941/home/5489738
I wonder if the bones were good for that price, but man it is sweet!Our contemplated range was more like ~400k depending on it need of repair, and 20% down was pretty feasible. So it was possible to live in that second category and buy a little 3/2 fixer. But at the end of the day I would never feel good about spending that much money on a mortgage for a home that was…meh.
We were never really very serious in our thinking about LM or AG The traffic on the 8 blows, and it just didn’t have a good feel (whatever that means).
It just seems like in other places that I have lived and visited, I just got that good feel (the one that says, “yeah, I could live here”) for half the money. And paying twice what feels right is never going to work, unless helicopter Ben drops off a sack of money. In which case, Point Loma here I come.
ParticipantThere are certainly nice parts of la mesa, right of La Mesa blvd for example.
Man did I love this house:
http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Mesa/8001-Vista-Dr-91941/home/5489738
I wonder if the bones were good for that price, but man it is sweet!Our contemplated range was more like ~400k depending on it need of repair, and 20% down was pretty feasible. So it was possible to live in that second category and buy a little 3/2 fixer. But at the end of the day I would never feel good about spending that much money on a mortgage for a home that was…meh.
We were never really very serious in our thinking about LM or AG The traffic on the 8 blows, and it just didn’t have a good feel (whatever that means).
It just seems like in other places that I have lived and visited, I just got that good feel (the one that says, “yeah, I could live here”) for half the money. And paying twice what feels right is never going to work, unless helicopter Ben drops off a sack of money. In which case, Point Loma here I come.
ParticipantThere are certainly nice parts of la mesa, right of La Mesa blvd for example.
Man did I love this house:
http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Mesa/8001-Vista-Dr-91941/home/5489738
I wonder if the bones were good for that price, but man it is sweet!Our contemplated range was more like ~400k depending on it need of repair, and 20% down was pretty feasible. So it was possible to live in that second category and buy a little 3/2 fixer. But at the end of the day I would never feel good about spending that much money on a mortgage for a home that was…meh.
We were never really very serious in our thinking about LM or AG The traffic on the 8 blows, and it just didn’t have a good feel (whatever that means).
It just seems like in other places that I have lived and visited, I just got that good feel (the one that says, “yeah, I could live here”) for half the money. And paying twice what feels right is never going to work, unless helicopter Ben drops off a sack of money. In which case, Point Loma here I come.
Participant[quote=protorio][quote=jstoesz]
Crap but in my price range.
– La Mesa
– Allied Gardens[/quote]Crap? Have you spent much time in these neighborhoods? Talk about sweet spots. I guess for a lot of folks, much of San Diego is “Undiscovered Country.” There are great streets and sections in Linda Vista, for example. Have you seen the view from a nice lot up there?
You’ve gotta know where to look and the rhythms of the neighborhoods.[/quote]
Totally agree with your sentiment about the rhythms of the neighborhood. When we were looking for a rental in S/N Park, I was amazed at the difference a block makes.
There are nice streets in La Mesa and allied gardens, really nice streets. But on the whole, they are pretty junky. Especially when you consider what 400k buys there vs. anywhere outside of S. California. Its still twice as expensive as a similarly demographic neighborhood in Minneapolis (which is not a cheap house market by US standards btw).
Participant[quote=protorio][quote=jstoesz]
Crap but in my price range.
– La Mesa
– Allied Gardens[/quote]Crap? Have you spent much time in these neighborhoods? Talk about sweet spots. I guess for a lot of folks, much of San Diego is “Undiscovered Country.” There are great streets and sections in Linda Vista, for example. Have you seen the view from a nice lot up there?
You’ve gotta know where to look and the rhythms of the neighborhoods.[/quote]
Totally agree with your sentiment about the rhythms of the neighborhood. When we were looking for a rental in S/N Park, I was amazed at the difference a block makes.
There are nice streets in La Mesa and allied gardens, really nice streets. But on the whole, they are pretty junky. Especially when you consider what 400k buys there vs. anywhere outside of S. California. Its still twice as expensive as a similarly demographic neighborhood in Minneapolis (which is not a cheap house market by US standards btw).
Participant[quote=protorio][quote=jstoesz]
Crap but in my price range.
– La Mesa
– Allied Gardens[/quote]Crap? Have you spent much time in these neighborhoods? Talk about sweet spots. I guess for a lot of folks, much of San Diego is “Undiscovered Country.” There are great streets and sections in Linda Vista, for example. Have you seen the view from a nice lot up there?
You’ve gotta know where to look and the rhythms of the neighborhoods.[/quote]
Totally agree with your sentiment about the rhythms of the neighborhood. When we were looking for a rental in S/N Park, I was amazed at the difference a block makes.
There are nice streets in La Mesa and allied gardens, really nice streets. But on the whole, they are pretty junky. Especially when you consider what 400k buys there vs. anywhere outside of S. California. Its still twice as expensive as a similarly demographic neighborhood in Minneapolis (which is not a cheap house market by US standards btw).
Participant[quote=protorio][quote=jstoesz]
Crap but in my price range.
– La Mesa
– Allied Gardens[/quote]Crap? Have you spent much time in these neighborhoods? Talk about sweet spots. I guess for a lot of folks, much of San Diego is “Undiscovered Country.” There are great streets and sections in Linda Vista, for example. Have you seen the view from a nice lot up there?
You’ve gotta know where to look and the rhythms of the neighborhoods.[/quote]
Totally agree with your sentiment about the rhythms of the neighborhood. When we were looking for a rental in S/N Park, I was amazed at the difference a block makes.
There are nice streets in La Mesa and allied gardens, really nice streets. But on the whole, they are pretty junky. Especially when you consider what 400k buys there vs. anywhere outside of S. California. Its still twice as expensive as a similarly demographic neighborhood in Minneapolis (which is not a cheap house market by US standards btw).
Participant[quote=protorio][quote=jstoesz]
Crap but in my price range.
– La Mesa
– Allied Gardens[/quote]Crap? Have you spent much time in these neighborhoods? Talk about sweet spots. I guess for a lot of folks, much of San Diego is “Undiscovered Country.” There are great streets and sections in Linda Vista, for example. Have you seen the view from a nice lot up there?
You’ve gotta know where to look and the rhythms of the neighborhoods.[/quote]
Totally agree with your sentiment about the rhythms of the neighborhood. When we were looking for a rental in S/N Park, I was amazed at the difference a block makes.
There are nice streets in La Mesa and allied gardens, really nice streets. But on the whole, they are pretty junky. Especially when you consider what 400k buys there vs. anywhere outside of S. California. Its still twice as expensive as a similarly demographic neighborhood in Minneapolis (which is not a cheap house market by US standards btw).
Participant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=jstoesz] . . . Like I said though, La Mesa was at the top of the list. But even there a crappy house is at least 300 vs. 100 for a similar crap hole in MN. They do not compete. . . [/quote]
jstoesz, if you don’t mind my asking, what other areas in SD County did you consider purchasing in besides La Mesa before you guys decided to relocate instead? And what was/is your price range?? And by chance, were your desired terms FHA or VA?
Pls forgive if missed a thread somewhere where you already posted your list of desired areas.[/quote]
No problem. How about in order from best to worst. List of places we have thought about at one time or another.
Pipe dream (nice, safe, old, walkable)
– Point Loma
– Midtown
– Mission hills
– Mt Helix (not walkable but really cool homes and neighborhood)out of reach (safe and kind of old and mostly walkable)
– University Heights
– Normal Heights
– Clairemont
– Bay ParkCrap but in my price range.
– La Mesa
– Allied GardensParticipant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=jstoesz] . . . Like I said though, La Mesa was at the top of the list. But even there a crappy house is at least 300 vs. 100 for a similar crap hole in MN. They do not compete. . . [/quote]
jstoesz, if you don’t mind my asking, what other areas in SD County did you consider purchasing in besides La Mesa before you guys decided to relocate instead? And what was/is your price range?? And by chance, were your desired terms FHA or VA?
Pls forgive if missed a thread somewhere where you already posted your list of desired areas.[/quote]
No problem. How about in order from best to worst. List of places we have thought about at one time or another.
Pipe dream (nice, safe, old, walkable)
– Point Loma
– Midtown
– Mission hills
– Mt Helix (not walkable but really cool homes and neighborhood)out of reach (safe and kind of old and mostly walkable)
– University Heights
– Normal Heights
– Clairemont
– Bay ParkCrap but in my price range.
– La Mesa
– Allied GardensParticipant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=jstoesz] . . . Like I said though, La Mesa was at the top of the list. But even there a crappy house is at least 300 vs. 100 for a similar crap hole in MN. They do not compete. . . [/quote]
jstoesz, if you don’t mind my asking, what other areas in SD County did you consider purchasing in besides La Mesa before you guys decided to relocate instead? And what was/is your price range?? And by chance, were your desired terms FHA or VA?
Pls forgive if missed a thread somewhere where you already posted your list of desired areas.[/quote]
No problem. How about in order from best to worst. List of places we have thought about at one time or another.
Pipe dream (nice, safe, old, walkable)
– Point Loma
– Midtown
– Mission hills
– Mt Helix (not walkable but really cool homes and neighborhood)out of reach (safe and kind of old and mostly walkable)
– University Heights
– Normal Heights
– Clairemont
– Bay ParkCrap but in my price range.
– La Mesa
– Allied Gardens -
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