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[quote=bearishgurl] It has a FEW good qualities but its bad qualities far outweigh them, IMO.[/quote]

Totally agreed. I’m rooting for CH, though!

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[quote=bearishgurl] It has a FEW good qualities but its bad qualities far outweigh them, IMO.[/quote]

Totally agreed. I’m rooting for CH, though!

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[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.

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[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.

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[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.

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[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.

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[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.

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[quote=jpinpb]Sure I can afford to live in the outskirts or ghetto. Just b/c I can afford it, doesn’t mean it is a good financial move, or even safe move.

There are some pretty cheap homes that have come up in City Heights that are close to 2001 pricing. Just b/c I can afford it doesn’t mean I should buy there just for the sake of living in San Diego. While I’m not aspiring to live in Del Mar or La Jolla, I’d like to do better than City Heights.

For me, I guess as long as I can rent somewhere decent, then buying isn’t an urgency. It would be nice to find something to buy close to what I’m renting in my area.[/quote]

I agree that if rent is really cheaper than buying, there’s no urgency.

But I’m talking about quiet family neighborhoods in communities where many life-long SD folks live: San Carlos, Allied Gardens, La Mesa. And I know there are modest and descent neighborhoods in Linda Vista, National City, College, Lemon Grove, etc.

City Heights and Southeast are mostly families. There are problems, but SD does not have a ghetto. Ask anyone from Philly.

Friends of mine who’ve moved here from elsewhere will take nothing but costal. They say, “I came all the way from ___, and I have to live on the beach.” Maybe San Diego natives take the beach for granted, but I’ve never felt the need to live on the beach (or any “aspirant” neighborhood), and to leverage my life and $$ in unhealthy ways to achieve it.

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[quote=jpinpb]Sure I can afford to live in the outskirts or ghetto. Just b/c I can afford it, doesn’t mean it is a good financial move, or even safe move.

There are some pretty cheap homes that have come up in City Heights that are close to 2001 pricing. Just b/c I can afford it doesn’t mean I should buy there just for the sake of living in San Diego. While I’m not aspiring to live in Del Mar or La Jolla, I’d like to do better than City Heights.

For me, I guess as long as I can rent somewhere decent, then buying isn’t an urgency. It would be nice to find something to buy close to what I’m renting in my area.[/quote]

I agree that if rent is really cheaper than buying, there’s no urgency.

But I’m talking about quiet family neighborhoods in communities where many life-long SD folks live: San Carlos, Allied Gardens, La Mesa. And I know there are modest and descent neighborhoods in Linda Vista, National City, College, Lemon Grove, etc.

City Heights and Southeast are mostly families. There are problems, but SD does not have a ghetto. Ask anyone from Philly.

Friends of mine who’ve moved here from elsewhere will take nothing but costal. They say, “I came all the way from ___, and I have to live on the beach.” Maybe San Diego natives take the beach for granted, but I’ve never felt the need to live on the beach (or any “aspirant” neighborhood), and to leverage my life and $$ in unhealthy ways to achieve it.

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[quote=jpinpb]Sure I can afford to live in the outskirts or ghetto. Just b/c I can afford it, doesn’t mean it is a good financial move, or even safe move.

There are some pretty cheap homes that have come up in City Heights that are close to 2001 pricing. Just b/c I can afford it doesn’t mean I should buy there just for the sake of living in San Diego. While I’m not aspiring to live in Del Mar or La Jolla, I’d like to do better than City Heights.

For me, I guess as long as I can rent somewhere decent, then buying isn’t an urgency. It would be nice to find something to buy close to what I’m renting in my area.[/quote]

I agree that if rent is really cheaper than buying, there’s no urgency.

But I’m talking about quiet family neighborhoods in communities where many life-long SD folks live: San Carlos, Allied Gardens, La Mesa. And I know there are modest and descent neighborhoods in Linda Vista, National City, College, Lemon Grove, etc.

City Heights and Southeast are mostly families. There are problems, but SD does not have a ghetto. Ask anyone from Philly.

Friends of mine who’ve moved here from elsewhere will take nothing but costal. They say, “I came all the way from ___, and I have to live on the beach.” Maybe San Diego natives take the beach for granted, but I’ve never felt the need to live on the beach (or any “aspirant” neighborhood), and to leverage my life and $$ in unhealthy ways to achieve it.

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[quote=jpinpb]Sure I can afford to live in the outskirts or ghetto. Just b/c I can afford it, doesn’t mean it is a good financial move, or even safe move.

There are some pretty cheap homes that have come up in City Heights that are close to 2001 pricing. Just b/c I can afford it doesn’t mean I should buy there just for the sake of living in San Diego. While I’m not aspiring to live in Del Mar or La Jolla, I’d like to do better than City Heights.

For me, I guess as long as I can rent somewhere decent, then buying isn’t an urgency. It would be nice to find something to buy close to what I’m renting in my area.[/quote]

I agree that if rent is really cheaper than buying, there’s no urgency.

But I’m talking about quiet family neighborhoods in communities where many life-long SD folks live: San Carlos, Allied Gardens, La Mesa. And I know there are modest and descent neighborhoods in Linda Vista, National City, College, Lemon Grove, etc.

City Heights and Southeast are mostly families. There are problems, but SD does not have a ghetto. Ask anyone from Philly.

Friends of mine who’ve moved here from elsewhere will take nothing but costal. They say, “I came all the way from ___, and I have to live on the beach.” Maybe San Diego natives take the beach for granted, but I’ve never felt the need to live on the beach (or any “aspirant” neighborhood), and to leverage my life and $$ in unhealthy ways to achieve it.

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[quote=jpinpb]Sure I can afford to live in the outskirts or ghetto. Just b/c I can afford it, doesn’t mean it is a good financial move, or even safe move.

There are some pretty cheap homes that have come up in City Heights that are close to 2001 pricing. Just b/c I can afford it doesn’t mean I should buy there just for the sake of living in San Diego. While I’m not aspiring to live in Del Mar or La Jolla, I’d like to do better than City Heights.

For me, I guess as long as I can rent somewhere decent, then buying isn’t an urgency. It would be nice to find something to buy close to what I’m renting in my area.[/quote]

I agree that if rent is really cheaper than buying, there’s no urgency.

But I’m talking about quiet family neighborhoods in communities where many life-long SD folks live: San Carlos, Allied Gardens, La Mesa. And I know there are modest and descent neighborhoods in Linda Vista, National City, College, Lemon Grove, etc.

City Heights and Southeast are mostly families. There are problems, but SD does not have a ghetto. Ask anyone from Philly.

Friends of mine who’ve moved here from elsewhere will take nothing but costal. They say, “I came all the way from ___, and I have to live on the beach.” Maybe San Diego natives take the beach for granted, but I’ve never felt the need to live on the beach (or any “aspirant” neighborhood), and to leverage my life and $$ in unhealthy ways to achieve it.

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Locals’s perspective is different.

Good luck to the OP. I must say, that as a life-long San Diegan, with my parents, grandparents, etc all in town, that things often sound different from a local’s perspective vs. transplants. In my experience, San Diego is a working class town that feels small, with some very tony areas. But most folks who are from here are normal, hard-working, relatively relaxed folks that you’d find anywhere else in the U.S. (except, thankfully, we have good diversity). I don’t need to live in NC costal or Coronado to enjoy the good life. Its always there, and always has been. Ride a bike there or drive. Its not far.

I think a lot of people move here, hang out in the tourist-brochure areas, want the dream, play the game in Carmel Valley, and get bummed out. I would too. The spike in housing bummed me out, believe me! Kinda changed our small-town feel a bit.

But to be honest, things are getting affordable in more normal San Diegan neighborhoods. I’ve seen a lot of nice normal houses between 300-350K in family neighborhoods.

I’d be happy to live in other parts of the country. But I’m glad I’m here.

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Locals’s perspective is different.

Good luck to the OP. I must say, that as a life-long San Diegan, with my parents, grandparents, etc all in town, that things often sound different from a local’s perspective vs. transplants. In my experience, San Diego is a working class town that feels small, with some very tony areas. But most folks who are from here are normal, hard-working, relatively relaxed folks that you’d find anywhere else in the U.S. (except, thankfully, we have good diversity). I don’t need to live in NC costal or Coronado to enjoy the good life. Its always there, and always has been. Ride a bike there or drive. Its not far.

I think a lot of people move here, hang out in the tourist-brochure areas, want the dream, play the game in Carmel Valley, and get bummed out. I would too. The spike in housing bummed me out, believe me! Kinda changed our small-town feel a bit.

But to be honest, things are getting affordable in more normal San Diegan neighborhoods. I’ve seen a lot of nice normal houses between 300-350K in family neighborhoods.

I’d be happy to live in other parts of the country. But I’m glad I’m here.

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Locals’s perspective is different.

Good luck to the OP. I must say, that as a life-long San Diegan, with my parents, grandparents, etc all in town, that things often sound different from a local’s perspective vs. transplants. In my experience, San Diego is a working class town that feels small, with some very tony areas. But most folks who are from here are normal, hard-working, relatively relaxed folks that you’d find anywhere else in the U.S. (except, thankfully, we have good diversity). I don’t need to live in NC costal or Coronado to enjoy the good life. Its always there, and always has been. Ride a bike there or drive. Its not far.

I think a lot of people move here, hang out in the tourist-brochure areas, want the dream, play the game in Carmel Valley, and get bummed out. I would too. The spike in housing bummed me out, believe me! Kinda changed our small-town feel a bit.

But to be honest, things are getting affordable in more normal San Diegan neighborhoods. I’ve seen a lot of nice normal houses between 300-350K in family neighborhoods.

I’d be happy to live in other parts of the country. But I’m glad I’m here.

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