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Aecetia,

That really is good idea. We’ve talked about that a lot. I still think the market there has some correcting to do (I’m thinking at least 2 more years), and I will continue to keep a close eye on things. Hopefully we’ll be in a position to invest by then.

In an odd way, Spokane really reminds me of 1970’s Poway or even Clairmont. It’s sad how over-developed San Diego has become, but I guess you can’t have a jewel like that locked up forever.

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Per equalizer: “…And we should all be bitter about those topics and the election. Our posts are dry boring housing and economic facts that no one wants to read.”

I’m a long time lurker who appreciates your & bugs’ opinions on housing. It wasn’t long ago that this site was filled with civilized debate & analysis. Maybe you’re right about housing & economics losing traction, but it’s sort of sad that people like jficquette & partyup have hijacked this site. I have to admit that jficquette is entertaining in an off-color sort of way at times (partyup just flat out rambles), but I do miss the well articulated, fact-based arguments we used to frequently see not that long ago.

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Per equalizer: “…And we should all be bitter about those topics and the election. Our posts are dry boring housing and economic facts that no one wants to read.”

I’m a long time lurker who appreciates your & bugs’ opinions on housing. It wasn’t long ago that this site was filled with civilized debate & analysis. Maybe you’re right about housing & economics losing traction, but it’s sort of sad that people like jficquette & partyup have hijacked this site. I have to admit that jficquette is entertaining in an off-color sort of way at times (partyup just flat out rambles), but I do miss the well articulated, fact-based arguments we used to frequently see not that long ago.

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Per equalizer: “…And we should all be bitter about those topics and the election. Our posts are dry boring housing and economic facts that no one wants to read.”

I’m a long time lurker who appreciates your & bugs’ opinions on housing. It wasn’t long ago that this site was filled with civilized debate & analysis. Maybe you’re right about housing & economics losing traction, but it’s sort of sad that people like jficquette & partyup have hijacked this site. I have to admit that jficquette is entertaining in an off-color sort of way at times (partyup just flat out rambles), but I do miss the well articulated, fact-based arguments we used to frequently see not that long ago.

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Per equalizer: “…And we should all be bitter about those topics and the election. Our posts are dry boring housing and economic facts that no one wants to read.”

I’m a long time lurker who appreciates your & bugs’ opinions on housing. It wasn’t long ago that this site was filled with civilized debate & analysis. Maybe you’re right about housing & economics losing traction, but it’s sort of sad that people like jficquette & partyup have hijacked this site. I have to admit that jficquette is entertaining in an off-color sort of way at times (partyup just flat out rambles), but I do miss the well articulated, fact-based arguments we used to frequently see not that long ago.

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Per equalizer: “…And we should all be bitter about those topics and the election. Our posts are dry boring housing and economic facts that no one wants to read.”

I’m a long time lurker who appreciates your & bugs’ opinions on housing. It wasn’t long ago that this site was filled with civilized debate & analysis. Maybe you’re right about housing & economics losing traction, but it’s sort of sad that people like jficquette & partyup have hijacked this site. I have to admit that jficquette is entertaining in an off-color sort of way at times (partyup just flat out rambles), but I do miss the well articulated, fact-based arguments we used to frequently see not that long ago.

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It’s just easy to live here.

Everything is cheaper: $4.05/gal gas, $3/gal milk, big homes in the nicest areas w/ great schools are in the $300k range, & the neighborhood I live in is awesome w/ tree lined streets, every house is different (no tract homes). Our neighborhood feels like an well established suburban area, and yet we drop down the hill 10 minutes & we’re in the middle of a clean downtown (where I work). It really is pretty great. But just like everywhere else it has it good & bad. It’s like 95% caucasian, so my kids are not exposed to much diversity, and we lose a lot of the culture of the bigger cities. While we have amazing forests & lakes w/ lot of great outdoor activities (boating, skiing, etc), we all still manage to miss the beach at times. But generally speaking, the people seem friendlier, & in just over a year, we’ve all made a lot more friends than we had back home in SD. We know most of our neighbors here, and there is a great sense of community.

All that said, my wife & I still imagine moving back to SD when the kids are college age (about ten years). San Diego is just a tough act to follow. And with prices still dropping down there as they seem to be, maybe we’ll be able to afford a little place by the beach by then. The market up here is slowing a bit. It reminds me of the first bad stage in San Diego. Prices are not dropping, but inventory is taking longer to sell. That was the phase in the SD cycle when I discovered Rich’s site. Things didn’t spike up as crazy as they did down there, but I still suspect we’ll lose a good 10-20% in values in the next few years. Which would suck, but in my opinion, that’s what we really need to get people buying again & get this economy moving again. The construction outfits will finally move inventory, the banks will start getting current payments on all those delinquent construction loans & we’ll be back to liquidity.

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It’s just easy to live here.

Everything is cheaper: $4.05/gal gas, $3/gal milk, big homes in the nicest areas w/ great schools are in the $300k range, & the neighborhood I live in is awesome w/ tree lined streets, every house is different (no tract homes). Our neighborhood feels like an well established suburban area, and yet we drop down the hill 10 minutes & we’re in the middle of a clean downtown (where I work). It really is pretty great. But just like everywhere else it has it good & bad. It’s like 95% caucasian, so my kids are not exposed to much diversity, and we lose a lot of the culture of the bigger cities. While we have amazing forests & lakes w/ lot of great outdoor activities (boating, skiing, etc), we all still manage to miss the beach at times. But generally speaking, the people seem friendlier, & in just over a year, we’ve all made a lot more friends than we had back home in SD. We know most of our neighbors here, and there is a great sense of community.

All that said, my wife & I still imagine moving back to SD when the kids are college age (about ten years). San Diego is just a tough act to follow. And with prices still dropping down there as they seem to be, maybe we’ll be able to afford a little place by the beach by then. The market up here is slowing a bit. It reminds me of the first bad stage in San Diego. Prices are not dropping, but inventory is taking longer to sell. That was the phase in the SD cycle when I discovered Rich’s site. Things didn’t spike up as crazy as they did down there, but I still suspect we’ll lose a good 10-20% in values in the next few years. Which would suck, but in my opinion, that’s what we really need to get people buying again & get this economy moving again. The construction outfits will finally move inventory, the banks will start getting current payments on all those delinquent construction loans & we’ll be back to liquidity.

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It’s just easy to live here.

Everything is cheaper: $4.05/gal gas, $3/gal milk, big homes in the nicest areas w/ great schools are in the $300k range, & the neighborhood I live in is awesome w/ tree lined streets, every house is different (no tract homes). Our neighborhood feels like an well established suburban area, and yet we drop down the hill 10 minutes & we’re in the middle of a clean downtown (where I work). It really is pretty great. But just like everywhere else it has it good & bad. It’s like 95% caucasian, so my kids are not exposed to much diversity, and we lose a lot of the culture of the bigger cities. While we have amazing forests & lakes w/ lot of great outdoor activities (boating, skiing, etc), we all still manage to miss the beach at times. But generally speaking, the people seem friendlier, & in just over a year, we’ve all made a lot more friends than we had back home in SD. We know most of our neighbors here, and there is a great sense of community.

All that said, my wife & I still imagine moving back to SD when the kids are college age (about ten years). San Diego is just a tough act to follow. And with prices still dropping down there as they seem to be, maybe we’ll be able to afford a little place by the beach by then. The market up here is slowing a bit. It reminds me of the first bad stage in San Diego. Prices are not dropping, but inventory is taking longer to sell. That was the phase in the SD cycle when I discovered Rich’s site. Things didn’t spike up as crazy as they did down there, but I still suspect we’ll lose a good 10-20% in values in the next few years. Which would suck, but in my opinion, that’s what we really need to get people buying again & get this economy moving again. The construction outfits will finally move inventory, the banks will start getting current payments on all those delinquent construction loans & we’ll be back to liquidity.

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It’s just easy to live here.

Everything is cheaper: $4.05/gal gas, $3/gal milk, big homes in the nicest areas w/ great schools are in the $300k range, & the neighborhood I live in is awesome w/ tree lined streets, every house is different (no tract homes). Our neighborhood feels like an well established suburban area, and yet we drop down the hill 10 minutes & we’re in the middle of a clean downtown (where I work). It really is pretty great. But just like everywhere else it has it good & bad. It’s like 95% caucasian, so my kids are not exposed to much diversity, and we lose a lot of the culture of the bigger cities. While we have amazing forests & lakes w/ lot of great outdoor activities (boating, skiing, etc), we all still manage to miss the beach at times. But generally speaking, the people seem friendlier, & in just over a year, we’ve all made a lot more friends than we had back home in SD. We know most of our neighbors here, and there is a great sense of community.

All that said, my wife & I still imagine moving back to SD when the kids are college age (about ten years). San Diego is just a tough act to follow. And with prices still dropping down there as they seem to be, maybe we’ll be able to afford a little place by the beach by then. The market up here is slowing a bit. It reminds me of the first bad stage in San Diego. Prices are not dropping, but inventory is taking longer to sell. That was the phase in the SD cycle when I discovered Rich’s site. Things didn’t spike up as crazy as they did down there, but I still suspect we’ll lose a good 10-20% in values in the next few years. Which would suck, but in my opinion, that’s what we really need to get people buying again & get this economy moving again. The construction outfits will finally move inventory, the banks will start getting current payments on all those delinquent construction loans & we’ll be back to liquidity.

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It’s just easy to live here.

Everything is cheaper: $4.05/gal gas, $3/gal milk, big homes in the nicest areas w/ great schools are in the $300k range, & the neighborhood I live in is awesome w/ tree lined streets, every house is different (no tract homes). Our neighborhood feels like an well established suburban area, and yet we drop down the hill 10 minutes & we’re in the middle of a clean downtown (where I work). It really is pretty great. But just like everywhere else it has it good & bad. It’s like 95% caucasian, so my kids are not exposed to much diversity, and we lose a lot of the culture of the bigger cities. While we have amazing forests & lakes w/ lot of great outdoor activities (boating, skiing, etc), we all still manage to miss the beach at times. But generally speaking, the people seem friendlier, & in just over a year, we’ve all made a lot more friends than we had back home in SD. We know most of our neighbors here, and there is a great sense of community.

All that said, my wife & I still imagine moving back to SD when the kids are college age (about ten years). San Diego is just a tough act to follow. And with prices still dropping down there as they seem to be, maybe we’ll be able to afford a little place by the beach by then. The market up here is slowing a bit. It reminds me of the first bad stage in San Diego. Prices are not dropping, but inventory is taking longer to sell. That was the phase in the SD cycle when I discovered Rich’s site. Things didn’t spike up as crazy as they did down there, but I still suspect we’ll lose a good 10-20% in values in the next few years. Which would suck, but in my opinion, that’s what we really need to get people buying again & get this economy moving again. The construction outfits will finally move inventory, the banks will start getting current payments on all those delinquent construction loans & we’ll be back to liquidity.

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Thanks jpinpb, My Dad owned a duplex in Clairemont back in the 70’s & I swear it was a nice place back then. I think there are still some decent areas of Clairemont & it seems like it’s close to everything.

C-bad is pretty far North from most things – like dduuuude (did I get the right # of “u”s?) pointed out the commute can really suck if you drive south. When we first moved back in ’05, I took a contract job at Leap Wireless (Sorrento Valley) & that commute almost drove me to move back to Spokane immediately after getting there! The traffic had gotten exponentially worse since the we first moved from SD in ’97. But there is just as strong a business/job hub in Palomar Airport area as in Sorrento Valley, so it was easy to find a new job just minutes from my La Costa rental.

SDrealtor, thanks for looking up to see that this property is technically SM schools. I don’t know much about the San Marcos schools, but I’m guessing they are inferior to the schools my kids went to (Encinitas Elementary School District) – La Costa Heights was great – also in 92009 zip. But honestly, I hadn’t even gotten to the point of looking up schools because I couldn’t find anything under $400k. Even this unit San Marcos school or not was selling for that ridiculous price range just a year ago.

CBad, I actually forwarded this listing to my brother who pays unbelievably high rent for SD downtown condo. I think his rent would almost cover a mortgage on this thing. He was surprised, but he works at PWC downtown so that would be a lousy commute.

Thanks for the comments everyone. Even if I do see a $250k listing, I won’t be moving back any time soon. I’m really enjoying the slower pace up here in Eastern WA. Maybe things will be back in line in 10 years & the kids are out of the house. We might move back then. In the meantime, it’s fun to watch the SoCal market – never a dull moment!

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Thanks jpinpb, My Dad owned a duplex in Clairemont back in the 70’s & I swear it was a nice place back then. I think there are still some decent areas of Clairemont & it seems like it’s close to everything.

C-bad is pretty far North from most things – like dduuuude (did I get the right # of “u”s?) pointed out the commute can really suck if you drive south. When we first moved back in ’05, I took a contract job at Leap Wireless (Sorrento Valley) & that commute almost drove me to move back to Spokane immediately after getting there! The traffic had gotten exponentially worse since the we first moved from SD in ’97. But there is just as strong a business/job hub in Palomar Airport area as in Sorrento Valley, so it was easy to find a new job just minutes from my La Costa rental.

SDrealtor, thanks for looking up to see that this property is technically SM schools. I don’t know much about the San Marcos schools, but I’m guessing they are inferior to the schools my kids went to (Encinitas Elementary School District) – La Costa Heights was great – also in 92009 zip. But honestly, I hadn’t even gotten to the point of looking up schools because I couldn’t find anything under $400k. Even this unit San Marcos school or not was selling for that ridiculous price range just a year ago.

CBad, I actually forwarded this listing to my brother who pays unbelievably high rent for SD downtown condo. I think his rent would almost cover a mortgage on this thing. He was surprised, but he works at PWC downtown so that would be a lousy commute.

Thanks for the comments everyone. Even if I do see a $250k listing, I won’t be moving back any time soon. I’m really enjoying the slower pace up here in Eastern WA. Maybe things will be back in line in 10 years & the kids are out of the house. We might move back then. In the meantime, it’s fun to watch the SoCal market – never a dull moment!

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Thanks jpinpb, My Dad owned a duplex in Clairemont back in the 70’s & I swear it was a nice place back then. I think there are still some decent areas of Clairemont & it seems like it’s close to everything.

C-bad is pretty far North from most things – like dduuuude (did I get the right # of “u”s?) pointed out the commute can really suck if you drive south. When we first moved back in ’05, I took a contract job at Leap Wireless (Sorrento Valley) & that commute almost drove me to move back to Spokane immediately after getting there! The traffic had gotten exponentially worse since the we first moved from SD in ’97. But there is just as strong a business/job hub in Palomar Airport area as in Sorrento Valley, so it was easy to find a new job just minutes from my La Costa rental.

SDrealtor, thanks for looking up to see that this property is technically SM schools. I don’t know much about the San Marcos schools, but I’m guessing they are inferior to the schools my kids went to (Encinitas Elementary School District) – La Costa Heights was great – also in 92009 zip. But honestly, I hadn’t even gotten to the point of looking up schools because I couldn’t find anything under $400k. Even this unit San Marcos school or not was selling for that ridiculous price range just a year ago.

CBad, I actually forwarded this listing to my brother who pays unbelievably high rent for SD downtown condo. I think his rent would almost cover a mortgage on this thing. He was surprised, but he works at PWC downtown so that would be a lousy commute.

Thanks for the comments everyone. Even if I do see a $250k listing, I won’t be moving back any time soon. I’m really enjoying the slower pace up here in Eastern WA. Maybe things will be back in line in 10 years & the kids are out of the house. We might move back then. In the meantime, it’s fun to watch the SoCal market – never a dull moment!

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Thanks jpinpb, My Dad owned a duplex in Clairemont back in the 70’s & I swear it was a nice place back then. I think there are still some decent areas of Clairemont & it seems like it’s close to everything.

C-bad is pretty far North from most things – like dduuuude (did I get the right # of “u”s?) pointed out the commute can really suck if you drive south. When we first moved back in ’05, I took a contract job at Leap Wireless (Sorrento Valley) & that commute almost drove me to move back to Spokane immediately after getting there! The traffic had gotten exponentially worse since the we first moved from SD in ’97. But there is just as strong a business/job hub in Palomar Airport area as in Sorrento Valley, so it was easy to find a new job just minutes from my La Costa rental.

SDrealtor, thanks for looking up to see that this property is technically SM schools. I don’t know much about the San Marcos schools, but I’m guessing they are inferior to the schools my kids went to (Encinitas Elementary School District) – La Costa Heights was great – also in 92009 zip. But honestly, I hadn’t even gotten to the point of looking up schools because I couldn’t find anything under $400k. Even this unit San Marcos school or not was selling for that ridiculous price range just a year ago.

CBad, I actually forwarded this listing to my brother who pays unbelievably high rent for SD downtown condo. I think his rent would almost cover a mortgage on this thing. He was surprised, but he works at PWC downtown so that would be a lousy commute.

Thanks for the comments everyone. Even if I do see a $250k listing, I won’t be moving back any time soon. I’m really enjoying the slower pace up here in Eastern WA. Maybe things will be back in line in 10 years & the kids are out of the house. We might move back then. In the meantime, it’s fun to watch the SoCal market – never a dull moment!

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