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ParticipantCV=Carmel Valley.
CV is a good choice for a getaway condo for several reasons (if you don’t think these are good reasons, then it’s not a good choice for you):
1) around 2 miles to the ocean
2) the beach there is awesome – easy parking, can get an annual parking pass and there are nice walking paths around there on the bluff that hug the railroad tracks – feels less crowded and still looks pretty much like it always has, thanks to the lagoon
3)Del Mar is a 10-15 minutes away by car and has great restaurants, a wonderful village feel and is very upscale. La Jolla is about 15 the other way – ditto the Del Mar comments, but LJ is too crowded for my tastes.
3) The Del Mar Highlands shopping center is about as upscale as it gets for shopping pod – what a great way for yuppies to spend a weekend. Plus, the theatre is digital. Nice touch.
4) CV is well planned – it looks pretty, it’s clean, it’s upscale, the demographics are fantastic (upper educated, upper income)
5) Good location – very easy to get to thanks to the 56. Not too far inland so it’s not hot.
6) Really close to UCSD so great access to campus offerings and educational opportunitiesMy prediction is that a 2/2 will soon be $400k. The downside is the HOA and the M-R, but it has a great vibe and it seems like a pretty safe investment.
ParticipantCV=Carmel Valley.
CV is a good choice for a getaway condo for several reasons (if you don’t think these are good reasons, then it’s not a good choice for you):
1) around 2 miles to the ocean
2) the beach there is awesome – easy parking, can get an annual parking pass and there are nice walking paths around there on the bluff that hug the railroad tracks – feels less crowded and still looks pretty much like it always has, thanks to the lagoon
3)Del Mar is a 10-15 minutes away by car and has great restaurants, a wonderful village feel and is very upscale. La Jolla is about 15 the other way – ditto the Del Mar comments, but LJ is too crowded for my tastes.
3) The Del Mar Highlands shopping center is about as upscale as it gets for shopping pod – what a great way for yuppies to spend a weekend. Plus, the theatre is digital. Nice touch.
4) CV is well planned – it looks pretty, it’s clean, it’s upscale, the demographics are fantastic (upper educated, upper income)
5) Good location – very easy to get to thanks to the 56. Not too far inland so it’s not hot.
6) Really close to UCSD so great access to campus offerings and educational opportunitiesMy prediction is that a 2/2 will soon be $400k. The downside is the HOA and the M-R, but it has a great vibe and it seems like a pretty safe investment.
ParticipantCV=Carmel Valley.
CV is a good choice for a getaway condo for several reasons (if you don’t think these are good reasons, then it’s not a good choice for you):
1) around 2 miles to the ocean
2) the beach there is awesome – easy parking, can get an annual parking pass and there are nice walking paths around there on the bluff that hug the railroad tracks – feels less crowded and still looks pretty much like it always has, thanks to the lagoon
3)Del Mar is a 10-15 minutes away by car and has great restaurants, a wonderful village feel and is very upscale. La Jolla is about 15 the other way – ditto the Del Mar comments, but LJ is too crowded for my tastes.
3) The Del Mar Highlands shopping center is about as upscale as it gets for shopping pod – what a great way for yuppies to spend a weekend. Plus, the theatre is digital. Nice touch.
4) CV is well planned – it looks pretty, it’s clean, it’s upscale, the demographics are fantastic (upper educated, upper income)
5) Good location – very easy to get to thanks to the 56. Not too far inland so it’s not hot.
6) Really close to UCSD so great access to campus offerings and educational opportunitiesMy prediction is that a 2/2 will soon be $400k. The downside is the HOA and the M-R, but it has a great vibe and it seems like a pretty safe investment.
ParticipantThe bluff is tricky. That first one is dreaming. Notice what they paid for it last year. Travertine floors just aren’t going to get people worked up anymore.
The second one is big and – who knows – the price might keep dropping.
These complexes are circa early 70s and unevenly maintained. They don’t have A/C and the bluff assessments are enough to keep you up at night.
Then you have to add in the permenanent residents (sometimes older and rather cranky about their territory) with the endless parade of renters.
And South Sierra is such a dump! The abandoned trailer park is still there and the area just never reall got fixed up like it should have, considering the prices.
My parents bought in Del Mar Beach Club from a plan before it was completed, back in the day when you couldn’t find Solana Beach even if you were looking for it and there was NOTHING there. They sold after many years, many assessments and an engineering report that the complex would be in the ocean soon enough.
Pity. I loved going there and often wish I could buy there, even though I know the downsides!
The proximity to the ocean is intoxicating.
ParticipantThe bluff is tricky. That first one is dreaming. Notice what they paid for it last year. Travertine floors just aren’t going to get people worked up anymore.
The second one is big and – who knows – the price might keep dropping.
These complexes are circa early 70s and unevenly maintained. They don’t have A/C and the bluff assessments are enough to keep you up at night.
Then you have to add in the permenanent residents (sometimes older and rather cranky about their territory) with the endless parade of renters.
And South Sierra is such a dump! The abandoned trailer park is still there and the area just never reall got fixed up like it should have, considering the prices.
My parents bought in Del Mar Beach Club from a plan before it was completed, back in the day when you couldn’t find Solana Beach even if you were looking for it and there was NOTHING there. They sold after many years, many assessments and an engineering report that the complex would be in the ocean soon enough.
Pity. I loved going there and often wish I could buy there, even though I know the downsides!
The proximity to the ocean is intoxicating.
ParticipantThe bluff is tricky. That first one is dreaming. Notice what they paid for it last year. Travertine floors just aren’t going to get people worked up anymore.
The second one is big and – who knows – the price might keep dropping.
These complexes are circa early 70s and unevenly maintained. They don’t have A/C and the bluff assessments are enough to keep you up at night.
Then you have to add in the permenanent residents (sometimes older and rather cranky about their territory) with the endless parade of renters.
And South Sierra is such a dump! The abandoned trailer park is still there and the area just never reall got fixed up like it should have, considering the prices.
My parents bought in Del Mar Beach Club from a plan before it was completed, back in the day when you couldn’t find Solana Beach even if you were looking for it and there was NOTHING there. They sold after many years, many assessments and an engineering report that the complex would be in the ocean soon enough.
Pity. I loved going there and often wish I could buy there, even though I know the downsides!
The proximity to the ocean is intoxicating.
ParticipantThe bluff is tricky. That first one is dreaming. Notice what they paid for it last year. Travertine floors just aren’t going to get people worked up anymore.
The second one is big and – who knows – the price might keep dropping.
These complexes are circa early 70s and unevenly maintained. They don’t have A/C and the bluff assessments are enough to keep you up at night.
Then you have to add in the permenanent residents (sometimes older and rather cranky about their territory) with the endless parade of renters.
And South Sierra is such a dump! The abandoned trailer park is still there and the area just never reall got fixed up like it should have, considering the prices.
My parents bought in Del Mar Beach Club from a plan before it was completed, back in the day when you couldn’t find Solana Beach even if you were looking for it and there was NOTHING there. They sold after many years, many assessments and an engineering report that the complex would be in the ocean soon enough.
Pity. I loved going there and often wish I could buy there, even though I know the downsides!
The proximity to the ocean is intoxicating.
ParticipantThe bluff is tricky. That first one is dreaming. Notice what they paid for it last year. Travertine floors just aren’t going to get people worked up anymore.
The second one is big and – who knows – the price might keep dropping.
These complexes are circa early 70s and unevenly maintained. They don’t have A/C and the bluff assessments are enough to keep you up at night.
Then you have to add in the permenanent residents (sometimes older and rather cranky about their territory) with the endless parade of renters.
And South Sierra is such a dump! The abandoned trailer park is still there and the area just never reall got fixed up like it should have, considering the prices.
My parents bought in Del Mar Beach Club from a plan before it was completed, back in the day when you couldn’t find Solana Beach even if you were looking for it and there was NOTHING there. They sold after many years, many assessments and an engineering report that the complex would be in the ocean soon enough.
Pity. I loved going there and often wish I could buy there, even though I know the downsides!
The proximity to the ocean is intoxicating.
ParticipantI saw that price drop. That has got to be some sort of loss leader pricing to get you in the door – either that or something is seriously wrong with it.
It’s hard to imagine one of those with that kind of view going for $450k, but, if so, then all the condos in CV are really overpriced.
BTW, condo prices seem to be coming down dramatically in CV. You can pick up something pretty nice for around $450k now and if you want something older, then they are closer to $400k.
I thought we’d have to wait at least another quarter to see these kind of price drops.
The condos on the bluff in SB are also dropping and the prices in 92008 near the beach for the older complexes are getting very close to $400k.
By December, who knows what the prices will be!
ParticipantI saw that price drop. That has got to be some sort of loss leader pricing to get you in the door – either that or something is seriously wrong with it.
It’s hard to imagine one of those with that kind of view going for $450k, but, if so, then all the condos in CV are really overpriced.
BTW, condo prices seem to be coming down dramatically in CV. You can pick up something pretty nice for around $450k now and if you want something older, then they are closer to $400k.
I thought we’d have to wait at least another quarter to see these kind of price drops.
The condos on the bluff in SB are also dropping and the prices in 92008 near the beach for the older complexes are getting very close to $400k.
By December, who knows what the prices will be!
ParticipantI saw that price drop. That has got to be some sort of loss leader pricing to get you in the door – either that or something is seriously wrong with it.
It’s hard to imagine one of those with that kind of view going for $450k, but, if so, then all the condos in CV are really overpriced.
BTW, condo prices seem to be coming down dramatically in CV. You can pick up something pretty nice for around $450k now and if you want something older, then they are closer to $400k.
I thought we’d have to wait at least another quarter to see these kind of price drops.
The condos on the bluff in SB are also dropping and the prices in 92008 near the beach for the older complexes are getting very close to $400k.
By December, who knows what the prices will be!
ParticipantI saw that price drop. That has got to be some sort of loss leader pricing to get you in the door – either that or something is seriously wrong with it.
It’s hard to imagine one of those with that kind of view going for $450k, but, if so, then all the condos in CV are really overpriced.
BTW, condo prices seem to be coming down dramatically in CV. You can pick up something pretty nice for around $450k now and if you want something older, then they are closer to $400k.
I thought we’d have to wait at least another quarter to see these kind of price drops.
The condos on the bluff in SB are also dropping and the prices in 92008 near the beach for the older complexes are getting very close to $400k.
By December, who knows what the prices will be!
ParticipantI saw that price drop. That has got to be some sort of loss leader pricing to get you in the door – either that or something is seriously wrong with it.
It’s hard to imagine one of those with that kind of view going for $450k, but, if so, then all the condos in CV are really overpriced.
BTW, condo prices seem to be coming down dramatically in CV. You can pick up something pretty nice for around $450k now and if you want something older, then they are closer to $400k.
I thought we’d have to wait at least another quarter to see these kind of price drops.
The condos on the bluff in SB are also dropping and the prices in 92008 near the beach for the older complexes are getting very close to $400k.
By December, who knows what the prices will be!
ParticipantI saw that price drop. That has got to be some sort of loss leader pricing to get you in the door – either that or something is seriously wrong with it.
It’s hard to imagine one of those with that kind of view going for $450k, but, if so, then all the condos in CV are really overpriced.
BTW, condo prices seem to be coming down dramatically in CV. You can pick up something pretty nice for around $450k now and if you want something older, then they are closer to $400k.
I thought we’d have to wait at least another quarter to see these kind of price drops.
The condos on the bluff in SB are also dropping and the prices in 92008 near the beach for the older complexes are getting very close to $400k.
By December, who knows what the prices will be!
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