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ParticipantRaybyrnes,
Jumbo rates are not that great. Mortgage interest is not deductible over $1,000,000. Why wouldn’t you put a good chunk down on a pricey property? Just curious.
ParticipantRaybyrnes,
Jumbo rates are not that great. Mortgage interest is not deductible over $1,000,000. Why wouldn’t you put a good chunk down on a pricey property? Just curious.
ParticipantRaybyrnes,
Jumbo rates are not that great. Mortgage interest is not deductible over $1,000,000. Why wouldn’t you put a good chunk down on a pricey property? Just curious.
ParticipantRaybyrnes,
Jumbo rates are not that great. Mortgage interest is not deductible over $1,000,000. Why wouldn’t you put a good chunk down on a pricey property? Just curious.
ParticipantRaptor,
I think your wife would like FBR. I think it is a real community where she could meet friends at the park and get involved at the local elementary school. I know your realtor says otherwise, but I don’t see how prices there can stay steady while everything else declines. Do you like your realtor here? One of my neighbors is a realtor in that area and price range (plenty of pictures of him in Dream Homes magazine) and he is a very nice guy. I have never done business with him, but he seems like a straight up kind of person. Maybe I should ask him what he thinks.
Santa Luz is nice, but very overpriced. We looked there in 2001. We actually looked at a house that I can see from this house and I still like this one better. Santa Luz was built at a bad time when things were too expensive. Prices ran up too fast and now huge numbers of people are underwater. That story can’t have a happy ending.
The Bridges. Beautiful area with some beautiful homes, but too remote for my taste. A friend/colleague just moved there last month. He is nice enough, but he is definitely the kind of person who likes to impress people. He likes to show off his money and be around like-minded pompous people. I have been to the club at the Bridges twice with another friend. Too much bowing and scraping for me. I am not the country club type and I don’t particularly want people to kiss my ### because I have money. I could be way off base, but my impression of the Bridges is one of over the top snobbery.
I don’t think the Covenant is really a “get to know your neighbors” kind of place and so, for me, not the best choice for kids. I want my kids to play with the kids down the street and I don’t think that happens much in the Covenant. Particularly if you are on 5 acres. I only personally know one person who raised a family while living there. His kids were fine when they were young, but as they got involved in school activities they complained that all their friends lived “in town”. He complained that he felt like a chaffeur.
Sorry to ramble endlessly. I’ll stop.
ParticipantRaptor,
I think your wife would like FBR. I think it is a real community where she could meet friends at the park and get involved at the local elementary school. I know your realtor says otherwise, but I don’t see how prices there can stay steady while everything else declines. Do you like your realtor here? One of my neighbors is a realtor in that area and price range (plenty of pictures of him in Dream Homes magazine) and he is a very nice guy. I have never done business with him, but he seems like a straight up kind of person. Maybe I should ask him what he thinks.
Santa Luz is nice, but very overpriced. We looked there in 2001. We actually looked at a house that I can see from this house and I still like this one better. Santa Luz was built at a bad time when things were too expensive. Prices ran up too fast and now huge numbers of people are underwater. That story can’t have a happy ending.
The Bridges. Beautiful area with some beautiful homes, but too remote for my taste. A friend/colleague just moved there last month. He is nice enough, but he is definitely the kind of person who likes to impress people. He likes to show off his money and be around like-minded pompous people. I have been to the club at the Bridges twice with another friend. Too much bowing and scraping for me. I am not the country club type and I don’t particularly want people to kiss my ### because I have money. I could be way off base, but my impression of the Bridges is one of over the top snobbery.
I don’t think the Covenant is really a “get to know your neighbors” kind of place and so, for me, not the best choice for kids. I want my kids to play with the kids down the street and I don’t think that happens much in the Covenant. Particularly if you are on 5 acres. I only personally know one person who raised a family while living there. His kids were fine when they were young, but as they got involved in school activities they complained that all their friends lived “in town”. He complained that he felt like a chaffeur.
Sorry to ramble endlessly. I’ll stop.
ParticipantRaptor,
I think your wife would like FBR. I think it is a real community where she could meet friends at the park and get involved at the local elementary school. I know your realtor says otherwise, but I don’t see how prices there can stay steady while everything else declines. Do you like your realtor here? One of my neighbors is a realtor in that area and price range (plenty of pictures of him in Dream Homes magazine) and he is a very nice guy. I have never done business with him, but he seems like a straight up kind of person. Maybe I should ask him what he thinks.
Santa Luz is nice, but very overpriced. We looked there in 2001. We actually looked at a house that I can see from this house and I still like this one better. Santa Luz was built at a bad time when things were too expensive. Prices ran up too fast and now huge numbers of people are underwater. That story can’t have a happy ending.
The Bridges. Beautiful area with some beautiful homes, but too remote for my taste. A friend/colleague just moved there last month. He is nice enough, but he is definitely the kind of person who likes to impress people. He likes to show off his money and be around like-minded pompous people. I have been to the club at the Bridges twice with another friend. Too much bowing and scraping for me. I am not the country club type and I don’t particularly want people to kiss my ### because I have money. I could be way off base, but my impression of the Bridges is one of over the top snobbery.
I don’t think the Covenant is really a “get to know your neighbors” kind of place and so, for me, not the best choice for kids. I want my kids to play with the kids down the street and I don’t think that happens much in the Covenant. Particularly if you are on 5 acres. I only personally know one person who raised a family while living there. His kids were fine when they were young, but as they got involved in school activities they complained that all their friends lived “in town”. He complained that he felt like a chaffeur.
Sorry to ramble endlessly. I’ll stop.
ParticipantRaptor,
I think your wife would like FBR. I think it is a real community where she could meet friends at the park and get involved at the local elementary school. I know your realtor says otherwise, but I don’t see how prices there can stay steady while everything else declines. Do you like your realtor here? One of my neighbors is a realtor in that area and price range (plenty of pictures of him in Dream Homes magazine) and he is a very nice guy. I have never done business with him, but he seems like a straight up kind of person. Maybe I should ask him what he thinks.
Santa Luz is nice, but very overpriced. We looked there in 2001. We actually looked at a house that I can see from this house and I still like this one better. Santa Luz was built at a bad time when things were too expensive. Prices ran up too fast and now huge numbers of people are underwater. That story can’t have a happy ending.
The Bridges. Beautiful area with some beautiful homes, but too remote for my taste. A friend/colleague just moved there last month. He is nice enough, but he is definitely the kind of person who likes to impress people. He likes to show off his money and be around like-minded pompous people. I have been to the club at the Bridges twice with another friend. Too much bowing and scraping for me. I am not the country club type and I don’t particularly want people to kiss my ### because I have money. I could be way off base, but my impression of the Bridges is one of over the top snobbery.
I don’t think the Covenant is really a “get to know your neighbors” kind of place and so, for me, not the best choice for kids. I want my kids to play with the kids down the street and I don’t think that happens much in the Covenant. Particularly if you are on 5 acres. I only personally know one person who raised a family while living there. His kids were fine when they were young, but as they got involved in school activities they complained that all their friends lived “in town”. He complained that he felt like a chaffeur.
Sorry to ramble endlessly. I’ll stop.
ParticipantRaptor,
I think your wife would like FBR. I think it is a real community where she could meet friends at the park and get involved at the local elementary school. I know your realtor says otherwise, but I don’t see how prices there can stay steady while everything else declines. Do you like your realtor here? One of my neighbors is a realtor in that area and price range (plenty of pictures of him in Dream Homes magazine) and he is a very nice guy. I have never done business with him, but he seems like a straight up kind of person. Maybe I should ask him what he thinks.
Santa Luz is nice, but very overpriced. We looked there in 2001. We actually looked at a house that I can see from this house and I still like this one better. Santa Luz was built at a bad time when things were too expensive. Prices ran up too fast and now huge numbers of people are underwater. That story can’t have a happy ending.
The Bridges. Beautiful area with some beautiful homes, but too remote for my taste. A friend/colleague just moved there last month. He is nice enough, but he is definitely the kind of person who likes to impress people. He likes to show off his money and be around like-minded pompous people. I have been to the club at the Bridges twice with another friend. Too much bowing and scraping for me. I am not the country club type and I don’t particularly want people to kiss my ### because I have money. I could be way off base, but my impression of the Bridges is one of over the top snobbery.
I don’t think the Covenant is really a “get to know your neighbors” kind of place and so, for me, not the best choice for kids. I want my kids to play with the kids down the street and I don’t think that happens much in the Covenant. Particularly if you are on 5 acres. I only personally know one person who raised a family while living there. His kids were fine when they were young, but as they got involved in school activities they complained that all their friends lived “in town”. He complained that he felt like a chaffeur.
Sorry to ramble endlessly. I’ll stop.
ParticipantMelman,
Carmel Valley is an interested place. My kids went to preschool here and I know the mom circuit pretty well. The kids at the preschool were from all over Carmel Valley. I have quite a few friends with kids now at Sage Canyon, Torrey Hills, Sycamore Ridge, Carmel Creek and the new school 8 (Ocean Air?).
Of course, I think my friends are great, but I do hear some interesting stories about keeping up with the Joneses. Some of the people in this area are very competitive about everything. Better house, better car, smarter kids, more volunteer hours – you name it and someone has to “win”.
At the elementary school level, working moms are definitely looked down on. Some men consider the SAH spouse as a sort of trophy and those wives act the part. Some of the area SAHMs hang out at the “PAC” (Pacific Athletic Club) and talk about the other moms. The PAC, a gym, has valet parking. No joke. People here spend a lot of money and I’m not sure how many of them really have it to spend.
Don’t get me wrong – there are a lot of things I like about Carmel Valley. There are some very nice people here. There are also a lot of wannabes trying to impress. I don’t think you will find many wannabes in Pacific Highlands Ranch, or even most areas of Carmel Country Highlands. You might find more on Del Mar Mesa and in Meadows Del Mar. Although I do know one or two who live in Lexington. The good news is that they are easy to spot. They are the ones who run Raptor over in their Hummer on the way to soccer ;).
ParticipantMelman,
Carmel Valley is an interested place. My kids went to preschool here and I know the mom circuit pretty well. The kids at the preschool were from all over Carmel Valley. I have quite a few friends with kids now at Sage Canyon, Torrey Hills, Sycamore Ridge, Carmel Creek and the new school 8 (Ocean Air?).
Of course, I think my friends are great, but I do hear some interesting stories about keeping up with the Joneses. Some of the people in this area are very competitive about everything. Better house, better car, smarter kids, more volunteer hours – you name it and someone has to “win”.
At the elementary school level, working moms are definitely looked down on. Some men consider the SAH spouse as a sort of trophy and those wives act the part. Some of the area SAHMs hang out at the “PAC” (Pacific Athletic Club) and talk about the other moms. The PAC, a gym, has valet parking. No joke. People here spend a lot of money and I’m not sure how many of them really have it to spend.
Don’t get me wrong – there are a lot of things I like about Carmel Valley. There are some very nice people here. There are also a lot of wannabes trying to impress. I don’t think you will find many wannabes in Pacific Highlands Ranch, or even most areas of Carmel Country Highlands. You might find more on Del Mar Mesa and in Meadows Del Mar. Although I do know one or two who live in Lexington. The good news is that they are easy to spot. They are the ones who run Raptor over in their Hummer on the way to soccer ;).
ParticipantMelman,
Carmel Valley is an interested place. My kids went to preschool here and I know the mom circuit pretty well. The kids at the preschool were from all over Carmel Valley. I have quite a few friends with kids now at Sage Canyon, Torrey Hills, Sycamore Ridge, Carmel Creek and the new school 8 (Ocean Air?).
Of course, I think my friends are great, but I do hear some interesting stories about keeping up with the Joneses. Some of the people in this area are very competitive about everything. Better house, better car, smarter kids, more volunteer hours – you name it and someone has to “win”.
At the elementary school level, working moms are definitely looked down on. Some men consider the SAH spouse as a sort of trophy and those wives act the part. Some of the area SAHMs hang out at the “PAC” (Pacific Athletic Club) and talk about the other moms. The PAC, a gym, has valet parking. No joke. People here spend a lot of money and I’m not sure how many of them really have it to spend.
Don’t get me wrong – there are a lot of things I like about Carmel Valley. There are some very nice people here. There are also a lot of wannabes trying to impress. I don’t think you will find many wannabes in Pacific Highlands Ranch, or even most areas of Carmel Country Highlands. You might find more on Del Mar Mesa and in Meadows Del Mar. Although I do know one or two who live in Lexington. The good news is that they are easy to spot. They are the ones who run Raptor over in their Hummer on the way to soccer ;).
ParticipantMelman,
Carmel Valley is an interested place. My kids went to preschool here and I know the mom circuit pretty well. The kids at the preschool were from all over Carmel Valley. I have quite a few friends with kids now at Sage Canyon, Torrey Hills, Sycamore Ridge, Carmel Creek and the new school 8 (Ocean Air?).
Of course, I think my friends are great, but I do hear some interesting stories about keeping up with the Joneses. Some of the people in this area are very competitive about everything. Better house, better car, smarter kids, more volunteer hours – you name it and someone has to “win”.
At the elementary school level, working moms are definitely looked down on. Some men consider the SAH spouse as a sort of trophy and those wives act the part. Some of the area SAHMs hang out at the “PAC” (Pacific Athletic Club) and talk about the other moms. The PAC, a gym, has valet parking. No joke. People here spend a lot of money and I’m not sure how many of them really have it to spend.
Don’t get me wrong – there are a lot of things I like about Carmel Valley. There are some very nice people here. There are also a lot of wannabes trying to impress. I don’t think you will find many wannabes in Pacific Highlands Ranch, or even most areas of Carmel Country Highlands. You might find more on Del Mar Mesa and in Meadows Del Mar. Although I do know one or two who live in Lexington. The good news is that they are easy to spot. They are the ones who run Raptor over in their Hummer on the way to soccer ;).
ParticipantMelman,
Carmel Valley is an interested place. My kids went to preschool here and I know the mom circuit pretty well. The kids at the preschool were from all over Carmel Valley. I have quite a few friends with kids now at Sage Canyon, Torrey Hills, Sycamore Ridge, Carmel Creek and the new school 8 (Ocean Air?).
Of course, I think my friends are great, but I do hear some interesting stories about keeping up with the Joneses. Some of the people in this area are very competitive about everything. Better house, better car, smarter kids, more volunteer hours – you name it and someone has to “win”.
At the elementary school level, working moms are definitely looked down on. Some men consider the SAH spouse as a sort of trophy and those wives act the part. Some of the area SAHMs hang out at the “PAC” (Pacific Athletic Club) and talk about the other moms. The PAC, a gym, has valet parking. No joke. People here spend a lot of money and I’m not sure how many of them really have it to spend.
Don’t get me wrong – there are a lot of things I like about Carmel Valley. There are some very nice people here. There are also a lot of wannabes trying to impress. I don’t think you will find many wannabes in Pacific Highlands Ranch, or even most areas of Carmel Country Highlands. You might find more on Del Mar Mesa and in Meadows Del Mar. Although I do know one or two who live in Lexington. The good news is that they are easy to spot. They are the ones who run Raptor over in their Hummer on the way to soccer ;).
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