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ParticipantThanks everyone for your comments. I will get a first hand look at the Crosby and the Bridges this weekend and will report back my take from that limited experience.
Alex, I know you get a lot of grief on this board over your edgy style and even I have seen the sharp edge of your sword before. But I for one appreicate your candor on this board and don’t mind you calling me clueless from time to time.
In terms of range of homes, I do agree that there is a broader range in Santaluz than other places I have seen. In FBR for example, you would be hard pressed to find a fixer upper under $2M (an can spend $20M+). In Cielo, it is mostly semi custom and custom homes of $2M+ as well (and can spend $10M+). But the tract home areas of Santaluz seem pretty nice from what I have seen so I don’t mind it. If you buy a $3-$5M home in Santaluz, chances are all the homes on your street will be in that price range and quality/size etc.
Like I said before, so far there are things about each area I like and I would not mind living in any one of them, quite frankly. Which I pick will have more to do with the home, its quality, value, pricing, and what my wife says. I do agree that some areas will probably do better than others in the long run, but that is not the foremost criteria for my decision. It is but one of many elements.
I don’t golf.
ParticipantThanks everyone for your comments. I will get a first hand look at the Crosby and the Bridges this weekend and will report back my take from that limited experience.
Alex, I know you get a lot of grief on this board over your edgy style and even I have seen the sharp edge of your sword before. But I for one appreicate your candor on this board and don’t mind you calling me clueless from time to time.
In terms of range of homes, I do agree that there is a broader range in Santaluz than other places I have seen. In FBR for example, you would be hard pressed to find a fixer upper under $2M (an can spend $20M+). In Cielo, it is mostly semi custom and custom homes of $2M+ as well (and can spend $10M+). But the tract home areas of Santaluz seem pretty nice from what I have seen so I don’t mind it. If you buy a $3-$5M home in Santaluz, chances are all the homes on your street will be in that price range and quality/size etc.
Like I said before, so far there are things about each area I like and I would not mind living in any one of them, quite frankly. Which I pick will have more to do with the home, its quality, value, pricing, and what my wife says. I do agree that some areas will probably do better than others in the long run, but that is not the foremost criteria for my decision. It is but one of many elements.
I don’t golf.
ParticipantThanks everyone for your comments. I will get a first hand look at the Crosby and the Bridges this weekend and will report back my take from that limited experience.
Alex, I know you get a lot of grief on this board over your edgy style and even I have seen the sharp edge of your sword before. But I for one appreicate your candor on this board and don’t mind you calling me clueless from time to time.
In terms of range of homes, I do agree that there is a broader range in Santaluz than other places I have seen. In FBR for example, you would be hard pressed to find a fixer upper under $2M (an can spend $20M+). In Cielo, it is mostly semi custom and custom homes of $2M+ as well (and can spend $10M+). But the tract home areas of Santaluz seem pretty nice from what I have seen so I don’t mind it. If you buy a $3-$5M home in Santaluz, chances are all the homes on your street will be in that price range and quality/size etc.
Like I said before, so far there are things about each area I like and I would not mind living in any one of them, quite frankly. Which I pick will have more to do with the home, its quality, value, pricing, and what my wife says. I do agree that some areas will probably do better than others in the long run, but that is not the foremost criteria for my decision. It is but one of many elements.
I don’t golf.
ParticipantThanks everyone for your comments. I will get a first hand look at the Crosby and the Bridges this weekend and will report back my take from that limited experience.
Alex, I know you get a lot of grief on this board over your edgy style and even I have seen the sharp edge of your sword before. But I for one appreicate your candor on this board and don’t mind you calling me clueless from time to time.
In terms of range of homes, I do agree that there is a broader range in Santaluz than other places I have seen. In FBR for example, you would be hard pressed to find a fixer upper under $2M (an can spend $20M+). In Cielo, it is mostly semi custom and custom homes of $2M+ as well (and can spend $10M+). But the tract home areas of Santaluz seem pretty nice from what I have seen so I don’t mind it. If you buy a $3-$5M home in Santaluz, chances are all the homes on your street will be in that price range and quality/size etc.
Like I said before, so far there are things about each area I like and I would not mind living in any one of them, quite frankly. Which I pick will have more to do with the home, its quality, value, pricing, and what my wife says. I do agree that some areas will probably do better than others in the long run, but that is not the foremost criteria for my decision. It is but one of many elements.
I don’t golf.
ParticipantThanks everyone for your comments. I will get a first hand look at the Crosby and the Bridges this weekend and will report back my take from that limited experience.
Alex, I know you get a lot of grief on this board over your edgy style and even I have seen the sharp edge of your sword before. But I for one appreicate your candor on this board and don’t mind you calling me clueless from time to time.
In terms of range of homes, I do agree that there is a broader range in Santaluz than other places I have seen. In FBR for example, you would be hard pressed to find a fixer upper under $2M (an can spend $20M+). In Cielo, it is mostly semi custom and custom homes of $2M+ as well (and can spend $10M+). But the tract home areas of Santaluz seem pretty nice from what I have seen so I don’t mind it. If you buy a $3-$5M home in Santaluz, chances are all the homes on your street will be in that price range and quality/size etc.
Like I said before, so far there are things about each area I like and I would not mind living in any one of them, quite frankly. Which I pick will have more to do with the home, its quality, value, pricing, and what my wife says. I do agree that some areas will probably do better than others in the long run, but that is not the foremost criteria for my decision. It is but one of many elements.
I don’t golf.
ParticipantI am with those who suggest you rent for a while and then vist various areas to buy, unless you have a lot of time before you move down there to look at areas down there, which I have been doing now for 9 months. But the cost of those house hunting trips do add up.
If your kids are under 4, seems you can afford at least one more move before you want them settled in a school district.
As for areas, it is SD. Anywhere in SD is better than anywhere else that is not SD. I have lived in Carmel Valley and Del Mar and loved both. Yes, Del Mar is heaven on earth. CV has the best schoold district in the SD area and closest commute to Sorento Valley. It is definately an uberfamily community. Just don’t cross the street without looking out for a soccer mom on a mission.
ParticipantI am with those who suggest you rent for a while and then vist various areas to buy, unless you have a lot of time before you move down there to look at areas down there, which I have been doing now for 9 months. But the cost of those house hunting trips do add up.
If your kids are under 4, seems you can afford at least one more move before you want them settled in a school district.
As for areas, it is SD. Anywhere in SD is better than anywhere else that is not SD. I have lived in Carmel Valley and Del Mar and loved both. Yes, Del Mar is heaven on earth. CV has the best schoold district in the SD area and closest commute to Sorento Valley. It is definately an uberfamily community. Just don’t cross the street without looking out for a soccer mom on a mission.
ParticipantI am with those who suggest you rent for a while and then vist various areas to buy, unless you have a lot of time before you move down there to look at areas down there, which I have been doing now for 9 months. But the cost of those house hunting trips do add up.
If your kids are under 4, seems you can afford at least one more move before you want them settled in a school district.
As for areas, it is SD. Anywhere in SD is better than anywhere else that is not SD. I have lived in Carmel Valley and Del Mar and loved both. Yes, Del Mar is heaven on earth. CV has the best schoold district in the SD area and closest commute to Sorento Valley. It is definately an uberfamily community. Just don’t cross the street without looking out for a soccer mom on a mission.
ParticipantI am with those who suggest you rent for a while and then vist various areas to buy, unless you have a lot of time before you move down there to look at areas down there, which I have been doing now for 9 months. But the cost of those house hunting trips do add up.
If your kids are under 4, seems you can afford at least one more move before you want them settled in a school district.
As for areas, it is SD. Anywhere in SD is better than anywhere else that is not SD. I have lived in Carmel Valley and Del Mar and loved both. Yes, Del Mar is heaven on earth. CV has the best schoold district in the SD area and closest commute to Sorento Valley. It is definately an uberfamily community. Just don’t cross the street without looking out for a soccer mom on a mission.
ParticipantI am with those who suggest you rent for a while and then vist various areas to buy, unless you have a lot of time before you move down there to look at areas down there, which I have been doing now for 9 months. But the cost of those house hunting trips do add up.
If your kids are under 4, seems you can afford at least one more move before you want them settled in a school district.
As for areas, it is SD. Anywhere in SD is better than anywhere else that is not SD. I have lived in Carmel Valley and Del Mar and loved both. Yes, Del Mar is heaven on earth. CV has the best schoold district in the SD area and closest commute to Sorento Valley. It is definately an uberfamily community. Just don’t cross the street without looking out for a soccer mom on a mission.
ParticipantVferraro. Thanks for your insights on the Crosby. We will get our first look this weekend with it and the Bridges.
As for these places being just a step up from Del Sur, we wondered into Del Sur on one of our trips and it struck us as very CV like, but without the prime CV location. Santaluz is more than a step up in my mind in terms of size and quality of home/lot and neighborhood feel. While we are looking at large custom homes in Santaluz and you can find homes in the $8 million range there (above our price range), you can’t find homes like that in Del Sur or CV. Even the “low end” homes of Santaluz strike me as nicer than what you find in Del Sur or the tract portions of CV.
The areas I am looking in I view as essentially comprable to eachother. Certainly I can find homes in all of them in my price range. Of course they are indeed different from eachother. But I say different, not necessarily better. I think folks who live in the neighborhoods I am looking in are all very happy to live there, from Cielo to Santaluz to the Covenant to FBR.
I always have to stop myself when making comparisons. Even when I lived in a simple duplex in old CV, I just loved it and thought my neighborhood was great.
You just can’t go wrong living anywhere in North County. It is all nice.
ParticipantVferraro. Thanks for your insights on the Crosby. We will get our first look this weekend with it and the Bridges.
As for these places being just a step up from Del Sur, we wondered into Del Sur on one of our trips and it struck us as very CV like, but without the prime CV location. Santaluz is more than a step up in my mind in terms of size and quality of home/lot and neighborhood feel. While we are looking at large custom homes in Santaluz and you can find homes in the $8 million range there (above our price range), you can’t find homes like that in Del Sur or CV. Even the “low end” homes of Santaluz strike me as nicer than what you find in Del Sur or the tract portions of CV.
The areas I am looking in I view as essentially comprable to eachother. Certainly I can find homes in all of them in my price range. Of course they are indeed different from eachother. But I say different, not necessarily better. I think folks who live in the neighborhoods I am looking in are all very happy to live there, from Cielo to Santaluz to the Covenant to FBR.
I always have to stop myself when making comparisons. Even when I lived in a simple duplex in old CV, I just loved it and thought my neighborhood was great.
You just can’t go wrong living anywhere in North County. It is all nice.
ParticipantVferraro. Thanks for your insights on the Crosby. We will get our first look this weekend with it and the Bridges.
As for these places being just a step up from Del Sur, we wondered into Del Sur on one of our trips and it struck us as very CV like, but without the prime CV location. Santaluz is more than a step up in my mind in terms of size and quality of home/lot and neighborhood feel. While we are looking at large custom homes in Santaluz and you can find homes in the $8 million range there (above our price range), you can’t find homes like that in Del Sur or CV. Even the “low end” homes of Santaluz strike me as nicer than what you find in Del Sur or the tract portions of CV.
The areas I am looking in I view as essentially comprable to eachother. Certainly I can find homes in all of them in my price range. Of course they are indeed different from eachother. But I say different, not necessarily better. I think folks who live in the neighborhoods I am looking in are all very happy to live there, from Cielo to Santaluz to the Covenant to FBR.
I always have to stop myself when making comparisons. Even when I lived in a simple duplex in old CV, I just loved it and thought my neighborhood was great.
You just can’t go wrong living anywhere in North County. It is all nice.
ParticipantVferraro. Thanks for your insights on the Crosby. We will get our first look this weekend with it and the Bridges.
As for these places being just a step up from Del Sur, we wondered into Del Sur on one of our trips and it struck us as very CV like, but without the prime CV location. Santaluz is more than a step up in my mind in terms of size and quality of home/lot and neighborhood feel. While we are looking at large custom homes in Santaluz and you can find homes in the $8 million range there (above our price range), you can’t find homes like that in Del Sur or CV. Even the “low end” homes of Santaluz strike me as nicer than what you find in Del Sur or the tract portions of CV.
The areas I am looking in I view as essentially comprable to eachother. Certainly I can find homes in all of them in my price range. Of course they are indeed different from eachother. But I say different, not necessarily better. I think folks who live in the neighborhoods I am looking in are all very happy to live there, from Cielo to Santaluz to the Covenant to FBR.
I always have to stop myself when making comparisons. Even when I lived in a simple duplex in old CV, I just loved it and thought my neighborhood was great.
You just can’t go wrong living anywhere in North County. It is all nice.
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