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[quote=SD Realtor] Not thrilled with the home, the yard, or the area. However the fact that it sold in 7 days indicates that they probably got a few offers at least and because of the poor inventory it was like shooting fish in a barrel for the seller. [/quote]

I didn’t really look at the exact address, I did see houses nearby (on La Tortola) before that were ok. I remember the street now, it is busy.
well, BECAUSE of the low inventory, and the price, I’d probably put an offer on it IF it wouldn’t be on a busy street. I can fix the kitchen and put in AC. I’d probably have to wait another 6 months to find a house of this size and price, with a better location. Sure it is not a great house, but the low inventory has made us less picky. It is sad.

For that price I can get a nicer, larger, newer house in a nice part of Mira Mesa. Decent schools too , even if not PUSD…

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that’s kind of the house I am looking for…size, bdr, price, age, location… I wonder if they had multiple offers, bidding war…
A bit dated (esp. kitchen), not many upgrades, but the area is pretty good. I’d be all over it at this price. Without seeing it, of course.

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that’s kind of the house I am looking for…size, bdr, price, age, location… I wonder if they had multiple offers, bidding war…
A bit dated (esp. kitchen), not many upgrades, but the area is pretty good. I’d be all over it at this price. Without seeing it, of course.

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that’s kind of the house I am looking for…size, bdr, price, age, location… I wonder if they had multiple offers, bidding war…
A bit dated (esp. kitchen), not many upgrades, but the area is pretty good. I’d be all over it at this price. Without seeing it, of course.

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that’s kind of the house I am looking for…size, bdr, price, age, location… I wonder if they had multiple offers, bidding war…
A bit dated (esp. kitchen), not many upgrades, but the area is pretty good. I’d be all over it at this price. Without seeing it, of course.

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that’s kind of the house I am looking for…size, bdr, price, age, location… I wonder if they had multiple offers, bidding war…
A bit dated (esp. kitchen), not many upgrades, but the area is pretty good. I’d be all over it at this price. Without seeing it, of course.

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Thanks, SD R.

We also have thrown in the towel and are thinking of buying again actually.

I feel we are throwing money away on rent – since our rent is roughly equivalent of a P&I payment(but we live closer to work), now for a number of years.

Fact is, by now we’d have been 1/4 of the way in a 30 yr mortgage if we wouldn’t have rented; and the end of the 30 yr we’d own free and clear and retire in that house and live for free (or sell it to live somewhere else with that money). We have rented, and we may continue for the next 20 years, and what we would have to show for it? no house where we can retire. That’s what I think when I am looking at buying as an “investment” – for retirement, basically.

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Thanks, SD R.

We also have thrown in the towel and are thinking of buying again actually.

I feel we are throwing money away on rent – since our rent is roughly equivalent of a P&I payment(but we live closer to work), now for a number of years.

Fact is, by now we’d have been 1/4 of the way in a 30 yr mortgage if we wouldn’t have rented; and the end of the 30 yr we’d own free and clear and retire in that house and live for free (or sell it to live somewhere else with that money). We have rented, and we may continue for the next 20 years, and what we would have to show for it? no house where we can retire. That’s what I think when I am looking at buying as an “investment” – for retirement, basically.

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Thanks, SD R.

We also have thrown in the towel and are thinking of buying again actually.

I feel we are throwing money away on rent – since our rent is roughly equivalent of a P&I payment(but we live closer to work), now for a number of years.

Fact is, by now we’d have been 1/4 of the way in a 30 yr mortgage if we wouldn’t have rented; and the end of the 30 yr we’d own free and clear and retire in that house and live for free (or sell it to live somewhere else with that money). We have rented, and we may continue for the next 20 years, and what we would have to show for it? no house where we can retire. That’s what I think when I am looking at buying as an “investment” – for retirement, basically.

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Thanks, SD R.

We also have thrown in the towel and are thinking of buying again actually.

I feel we are throwing money away on rent – since our rent is roughly equivalent of a P&I payment(but we live closer to work), now for a number of years.

Fact is, by now we’d have been 1/4 of the way in a 30 yr mortgage if we wouldn’t have rented; and the end of the 30 yr we’d own free and clear and retire in that house and live for free (or sell it to live somewhere else with that money). We have rented, and we may continue for the next 20 years, and what we would have to show for it? no house where we can retire. That’s what I think when I am looking at buying as an “investment” – for retirement, basically.

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Thanks, SD R.

We also have thrown in the towel and are thinking of buying again actually.

I feel we are throwing money away on rent – since our rent is roughly equivalent of a P&I payment(but we live closer to work), now for a number of years.

Fact is, by now we’d have been 1/4 of the way in a 30 yr mortgage if we wouldn’t have rented; and the end of the 30 yr we’d own free and clear and retire in that house and live for free (or sell it to live somewhere else with that money). We have rented, and we may continue for the next 20 years, and what we would have to show for it? no house where we can retire. That’s what I think when I am looking at buying as an “investment” – for retirement, basically.

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We’ve been renting for 3 years now, but we haven’t looked actively until now. Only recently we started to think again about buying. but the prices haven’t dropped as much as we wanted. I surely hope for another leg down.

Our requirements are more modest than yours, even 3 bdr. would do, if spacious (>1800 sf). We’d be even ok with a townhome, but in CV or Torrey highlands they are mostly over 500K (the spacious ones), plus MRs plus HOAs – extra 400$/mo to fork. Haven’t been very actively, just internet and driving around for open houses, to get a feel. We even explored other ‘hoods, but usually the commute is the killer.

We’ll probably start looking at 4S (the lower MRs) too.

Good luck with your home search, MANmom.

SD Realtor, do you have any insight about what is going to happen with PQ? Are we going to see finally more inventory this year ( my impression was that is has been trickling for the last 2 years, but maybe I am wrong)? Is it more prone for a downturn?

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We’ve been renting for 3 years now, but we haven’t looked actively until now. Only recently we started to think again about buying. but the prices haven’t dropped as much as we wanted. I surely hope for another leg down.

Our requirements are more modest than yours, even 3 bdr. would do, if spacious (>1800 sf). We’d be even ok with a townhome, but in CV or Torrey highlands they are mostly over 500K (the spacious ones), plus MRs plus HOAs – extra 400$/mo to fork. Haven’t been very actively, just internet and driving around for open houses, to get a feel. We even explored other ‘hoods, but usually the commute is the killer.

We’ll probably start looking at 4S (the lower MRs) too.

Good luck with your home search, MANmom.

SD Realtor, do you have any insight about what is going to happen with PQ? Are we going to see finally more inventory this year ( my impression was that is has been trickling for the last 2 years, but maybe I am wrong)? Is it more prone for a downturn?

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We’ve been renting for 3 years now, but we haven’t looked actively until now. Only recently we started to think again about buying. but the prices haven’t dropped as much as we wanted. I surely hope for another leg down.

Our requirements are more modest than yours, even 3 bdr. would do, if spacious (>1800 sf). We’d be even ok with a townhome, but in CV or Torrey highlands they are mostly over 500K (the spacious ones), plus MRs plus HOAs – extra 400$/mo to fork. Haven’t been very actively, just internet and driving around for open houses, to get a feel. We even explored other ‘hoods, but usually the commute is the killer.

We’ll probably start looking at 4S (the lower MRs) too.

Good luck with your home search, MANmom.

SD Realtor, do you have any insight about what is going to happen with PQ? Are we going to see finally more inventory this year ( my impression was that is has been trickling for the last 2 years, but maybe I am wrong)? Is it more prone for a downturn?

[Scarlett]

We’ve been renting for 3 years now, but we haven’t looked actively until now. Only recently we started to think again about buying. but the prices haven’t dropped as much as we wanted. I surely hope for another leg down.

Our requirements are more modest than yours, even 3 bdr. would do, if spacious (>1800 sf). We’d be even ok with a townhome, but in CV or Torrey highlands they are mostly over 500K (the spacious ones), plus MRs plus HOAs – extra 400$/mo to fork. Haven’t been very actively, just internet and driving around for open houses, to get a feel. We even explored other ‘hoods, but usually the commute is the killer.

We’ll probably start looking at 4S (the lower MRs) too.

Good luck with your home search, MANmom.

SD Realtor, do you have any insight about what is going to happen with PQ? Are we going to see finally more inventory this year ( my impression was that is has been trickling for the last 2 years, but maybe I am wrong)? Is it more prone for a downturn?

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