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About UC – we’d love to be able to buy there – the commute would be really easy. I don’t even have a problem with the age – IF the house has been remodeled/updated. And if it is one story, 1600 sf COULD be acceptable – depending on the layout and room dimensions – 2 out of 4 bdr should be pretty large, not 10×11. A Master BR of 12×11 for example is not acceptable. And we don’t want to pay HOAs (or MRs) of more than ~$100-200/mo. So we don’t exclude UC, but the chances of seeing something really worth buying there for 500K and good size – without spending extra 50K+ for remodelling are very slim. We keep our eyes open though. It’s just that inventory for what we want is slim.

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[quote=AN][quote=Scarlett]For the same price and square feet,and all else (schools, neighborhood) being equal, would you trade longer, less flexible/convenient commute for a newer (by 10-15 yr+) house?[/quote]
I personally put commute time highest on my priority list. I draw the line at 20 minutes door to door. Rather have older & smaller and shorter commute than bigger/newer but have to to deal w/ longer & less flexible commute.[/quote]
Wow, 20 minutes. That’d be tall order for buying a 500K 4 bdr SFR to commute 20′ to downtown La Jolla. That is my current commute (from UTC area) – that’s why we RENT there :). I expect to put in more at least 10-15′ more each way if I buy somewhere else. Even PQ is like, 25′ door to door ( my boss lives there). I spend at least 10′ of my commute on La Jolla city streets; that would stay the same regardless of where we live. I put my limit at 30-35′. The PQ commute is much more flexible, plus, one can use either I-5 or I-15 if need be.

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[quote=AN][quote=Scarlett]For the same price and square feet,and all else (schools, neighborhood) being equal, would you trade longer, less flexible/convenient commute for a newer (by 10-15 yr+) house?[/quote]
I personally put commute time highest on my priority list. I draw the line at 20 minutes door to door. Rather have older & smaller and shorter commute than bigger/newer but have to to deal w/ longer & less flexible commute.[/quote]
Wow, 20 minutes. That’d be tall order for buying a 500K 4 bdr SFR to commute 20′ to downtown La Jolla. That is my current commute (from UTC area) – that’s why we RENT there :). I expect to put in more at least 10-15′ more each way if I buy somewhere else. Even PQ is like, 25′ door to door ( my boss lives there). I spend at least 10′ of my commute on La Jolla city streets; that would stay the same regardless of where we live. I put my limit at 30-35′. The PQ commute is much more flexible, plus, one can use either I-5 or I-15 if need be.

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[quote=AN][quote=Scarlett]For the same price and square feet,and all else (schools, neighborhood) being equal, would you trade longer, less flexible/convenient commute for a newer (by 10-15 yr+) house?[/quote]
I personally put commute time highest on my priority list. I draw the line at 20 minutes door to door. Rather have older & smaller and shorter commute than bigger/newer but have to to deal w/ longer & less flexible commute.[/quote]
Wow, 20 minutes. That’d be tall order for buying a 500K 4 bdr SFR to commute 20′ to downtown La Jolla. That is my current commute (from UTC area) – that’s why we RENT there :). I expect to put in more at least 10-15′ more each way if I buy somewhere else. Even PQ is like, 25′ door to door ( my boss lives there). I spend at least 10′ of my commute on La Jolla city streets; that would stay the same regardless of where we live. I put my limit at 30-35′. The PQ commute is much more flexible, plus, one can use either I-5 or I-15 if need be.

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[quote=AN][quote=Scarlett]For the same price and square feet,and all else (schools, neighborhood) being equal, would you trade longer, less flexible/convenient commute for a newer (by 10-15 yr+) house?[/quote]
I personally put commute time highest on my priority list. I draw the line at 20 minutes door to door. Rather have older & smaller and shorter commute than bigger/newer but have to to deal w/ longer & less flexible commute.[/quote]
Wow, 20 minutes. That’d be tall order for buying a 500K 4 bdr SFR to commute 20′ to downtown La Jolla. That is my current commute (from UTC area) – that’s why we RENT there :). I expect to put in more at least 10-15′ more each way if I buy somewhere else. Even PQ is like, 25′ door to door ( my boss lives there). I spend at least 10′ of my commute on La Jolla city streets; that would stay the same regardless of where we live. I put my limit at 30-35′. The PQ commute is much more flexible, plus, one can use either I-5 or I-15 if need be.

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[quote=AN][quote=Scarlett]For the same price and square feet,and all else (schools, neighborhood) being equal, would you trade longer, less flexible/convenient commute for a newer (by 10-15 yr+) house?[/quote]
I personally put commute time highest on my priority list. I draw the line at 20 minutes door to door. Rather have older & smaller and shorter commute than bigger/newer but have to to deal w/ longer & less flexible commute.[/quote]
Wow, 20 minutes. That’d be tall order for buying a 500K 4 bdr SFR to commute 20′ to downtown La Jolla. That is my current commute (from UTC area) – that’s why we RENT there :). I expect to put in more at least 10-15′ more each way if I buy somewhere else. Even PQ is like, 25′ door to door ( my boss lives there). I spend at least 10′ of my commute on La Jolla city streets; that would stay the same regardless of where we live. I put my limit at 30-35′. The PQ commute is much more flexible, plus, one can use either I-5 or I-15 if need be.

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For the same price and square feet,and all else (schools, neighborhood) being equal, would you trade longer, less flexible/convenient commute for a newer (by 10-15 yr+) house?

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For the same price and square feet,and all else (schools, neighborhood) being equal, would you trade longer, less flexible/convenient commute for a newer (by 10-15 yr+) house?

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For the same price and square feet,and all else (schools, neighborhood) being equal, would you trade longer, less flexible/convenient commute for a newer (by 10-15 yr+) house?

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For the same price and square feet,and all else (schools, neighborhood) being equal, would you trade longer, less flexible/convenient commute for a newer (by 10-15 yr+) house?

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For the same price and square feet,and all else (schools, neighborhood) being equal, would you trade longer, less flexible/convenient commute for a newer (by 10-15 yr+) house?

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[quote=ariffe22]Your worst traffic will be during the Fair Season and some for the Race Season for Carlsbad.[/quote]
Quite true. And in cases we can’t avoid rush hours, or an accident or bad weather – it’s UGLY…

BTW, any idea when the rush hour on 5N in the weekday evening kind of ends?

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[quote=ariffe22]Your worst traffic will be during the Fair Season and some for the Race Season for Carlsbad.[/quote]
Quite true. And in cases we can’t avoid rush hours, or an accident or bad weather – it’s UGLY…

BTW, any idea when the rush hour on 5N in the weekday evening kind of ends?

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[quote=ariffe22]Your worst traffic will be during the Fair Season and some for the Race Season for Carlsbad.[/quote]
Quite true. And in cases we can’t avoid rush hours, or an accident or bad weather – it’s UGLY…

BTW, any idea when the rush hour on 5N in the weekday evening kind of ends?

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[quote=ariffe22]Your worst traffic will be during the Fair Season and some for the Race Season for Carlsbad.[/quote]
Quite true. And in cases we can’t avoid rush hours, or an accident or bad weather – it’s UGLY…

BTW, any idea when the rush hour on 5N in the weekday evening kind of ends?

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