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[quote=CA renter]
I also mentioned that $1MM probably wouldn’t get us the house/lot we would want in La Jolla. We’d much rather take that money and buy something nicer further inland as well.[/quote]

I’ve tried to do search for the reverse, look for a comparable home near the coast. First it is a lot harder to find and in general at least $1 million more than my current appraised value. Not worth it at all IMHO.

[quote=CA renter]
The marine layer along the coast would be a bummer to deal with as well; and we *like* cool weather. Some years, you can get 7-8 months a year with almost no sun. That gets old pretty quickly.[/quote]

a bit of a threadjack (appologize in advance)…

it isn’t just the 7-8 months of marine layer, but the duration of it. we were at Seaworld the other day and it was at noontime and the sun was still nowhere to be found…

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[quote=CA renter]
I also mentioned that $1MM probably wouldn’t get us the house/lot we would want in La Jolla. We’d much rather take that money and buy something nicer further inland as well.[/quote]

I’ve tried to do search for the reverse, look for a comparable home near the coast. First it is a lot harder to find and in general at least $1 million more than my current appraised value. Not worth it at all IMHO.

[quote=CA renter]
The marine layer along the coast would be a bummer to deal with as well; and we *like* cool weather. Some years, you can get 7-8 months a year with almost no sun. That gets old pretty quickly.[/quote]

a bit of a threadjack (appologize in advance)…

it isn’t just the 7-8 months of marine layer, but the duration of it. we were at Seaworld the other day and it was at noontime and the sun was still nowhere to be found…

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another vote for #1

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[quote=Eugene][quote=AN]
But that still prove flu’s point that $1M, although we all would be grateful, doesn’t go very far today in SD.[/quote]

I’m not sure exactly what his point is.

Is it that $1M does not buy the ultimate house in San Diego with all the amenities that people might want? I’d expect that to be self-evident.

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I did mention the limitation of $ 1million earlier as well. my original point is that if you want the perfect coastal location at $1 million, there are a lot of sacrifices in amenities.

whereas for $ 1 million, one can get a place with good schools in north county inland with all of the usual amenities one would desire.

using $1 million as baseline, to move from locations in north county inland like Poway/Scripps/RB/4S to coastal areas, depending on location, we could be looking at reduction in 1000-2000 sqft, a near fixer instead of fully updated, a pool vs not, or a good 1/2 acre vs small typical 10k lots.

for a lot of folks, that means the 20-30 minutes drive to the beach is a decent trade off to get all of the amenities mentioned above.

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[quote=Eugene][quote=AN]
But that still prove flu’s point that $1M, although we all would be grateful, doesn’t go very far today in SD.[/quote]

I’m not sure exactly what his point is.

Is it that $1M does not buy the ultimate house in San Diego with all the amenities that people might want? I’d expect that to be self-evident.

[/quote]

I did mention the limitation of $ 1million earlier as well. my original point is that if you want the perfect coastal location at $1 million, there are a lot of sacrifices in amenities.

whereas for $ 1 million, one can get a place with good schools in north county inland with all of the usual amenities one would desire.

using $1 million as baseline, to move from locations in north county inland like Poway/Scripps/RB/4S to coastal areas, depending on location, we could be looking at reduction in 1000-2000 sqft, a near fixer instead of fully updated, a pool vs not, or a good 1/2 acre vs small typical 10k lots.

for a lot of folks, that means the 20-30 minutes drive to the beach is a decent trade off to get all of the amenities mentioned above.

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[quote=Eugene][quote=AN]
But that still prove flu’s point that $1M, although we all would be grateful, doesn’t go very far today in SD.[/quote]

I’m not sure exactly what his point is.

Is it that $1M does not buy the ultimate house in San Diego with all the amenities that people might want? I’d expect that to be self-evident.

[/quote]

I did mention the limitation of $ 1million earlier as well. my original point is that if you want the perfect coastal location at $1 million, there are a lot of sacrifices in amenities.

whereas for $ 1 million, one can get a place with good schools in north county inland with all of the usual amenities one would desire.

using $1 million as baseline, to move from locations in north county inland like Poway/Scripps/RB/4S to coastal areas, depending on location, we could be looking at reduction in 1000-2000 sqft, a near fixer instead of fully updated, a pool vs not, or a good 1/2 acre vs small typical 10k lots.

for a lot of folks, that means the 20-30 minutes drive to the beach is a decent trade off to get all of the amenities mentioned above.

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[quote=Eugene][quote=AN]
But that still prove flu’s point that $1M, although we all would be grateful, doesn’t go very far today in SD.[/quote]

I’m not sure exactly what his point is.

Is it that $1M does not buy the ultimate house in San Diego with all the amenities that people might want? I’d expect that to be self-evident.

[/quote]

I did mention the limitation of $ 1million earlier as well. my original point is that if you want the perfect coastal location at $1 million, there are a lot of sacrifices in amenities.

whereas for $ 1 million, one can get a place with good schools in north county inland with all of the usual amenities one would desire.

using $1 million as baseline, to move from locations in north county inland like Poway/Scripps/RB/4S to coastal areas, depending on location, we could be looking at reduction in 1000-2000 sqft, a near fixer instead of fully updated, a pool vs not, or a good 1/2 acre vs small typical 10k lots.

for a lot of folks, that means the 20-30 minutes drive to the beach is a decent trade off to get all of the amenities mentioned above.

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[quote=Eugene][quote=AN]
But that still prove flu’s point that $1M, although we all would be grateful, doesn’t go very far today in SD.[/quote]

I’m not sure exactly what his point is.

Is it that $1M does not buy the ultimate house in San Diego with all the amenities that people might want? I’d expect that to be self-evident.

[/quote]

I did mention the limitation of $ 1million earlier as well. my original point is that if you want the perfect coastal location at $1 million, there are a lot of sacrifices in amenities.

whereas for $ 1 million, one can get a place with good schools in north county inland with all of the usual amenities one would desire.

using $1 million as baseline, to move from locations in north county inland like Poway/Scripps/RB/4S to coastal areas, depending on location, we could be looking at reduction in 1000-2000 sqft, a near fixer instead of fully updated, a pool vs not, or a good 1/2 acre vs small typical 10k lots.

for a lot of folks, that means the 20-30 minutes drive to the beach is a decent trade off to get all of the amenities mentioned above.

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agree most folks would want to live by the coast if money is no object.

however, $1 million really would not do.

I would have to downgrade significantly from my current house and attached amenities to try to fit into that $1 million budget along the coast.

Plus then I’ll have to deal with the marine layer that seem to stay until noon at times.

not to say I don’t like the coast, but to stay within the $1 million price restrain, I’ll stay put in the “inland.”

[ocrenter]

agree most folks would want to live by the coast if money is no object.

however, $1 million really would not do.

I would have to downgrade significantly from my current house and attached amenities to try to fit into that $1 million budget along the coast.

Plus then I’ll have to deal with the marine layer that seem to stay until noon at times.

not to say I don’t like the coast, but to stay within the $1 million price restrain, I’ll stay put in the “inland.”

[ocrenter]

agree most folks would want to live by the coast if money is no object.

however, $1 million really would not do.

I would have to downgrade significantly from my current house and attached amenities to try to fit into that $1 million budget along the coast.

Plus then I’ll have to deal with the marine layer that seem to stay until noon at times.

not to say I don’t like the coast, but to stay within the $1 million price restrain, I’ll stay put in the “inland.”

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