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April 1, 2010 at 10:11 AM in reply to: Should the houses be worth twice what they were in 1996? #534952
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Participant[quote=svelte]
I still flinch every time we pay it, but then remind myself we work hard so we can play hard. If we didn’t pay a housekeeper, we would spend all our free time cleaning. So instead of work hard play hard it would be work hard work harder.[/quote]
Totally agree with you, svelte. Especially when you are very busy at work, commuting, kids. It is SOOOOOO worth it. When I did it myself it was just a ‘piece’ now, a piece later, almost never the whole house. Never had that feelinng ‘oh, the whole house is clean now, it smells clean, looks clean and tidy’. When you do one task/room at a time it’s almost doesn’t look like you are doing much. By the time you get to the next task, the previous part is already semi-messy/dirty.
To reply to the OP – I pay $110 every 2 weeks(including tip) for a 1800 sf 3 story townhome. I have kids and I live in La Jolla/UTC – it IS in general more expensive here. I paid less than $100 in Rancho Bernardo for a 1600 sf 2 story townhome, 3-4 years ago.
Participant[quote=svelte]
I still flinch every time we pay it, but then remind myself we work hard so we can play hard. If we didn’t pay a housekeeper, we would spend all our free time cleaning. So instead of work hard play hard it would be work hard work harder.[/quote]
Totally agree with you, svelte. Especially when you are very busy at work, commuting, kids. It is SOOOOOO worth it. When I did it myself it was just a ‘piece’ now, a piece later, almost never the whole house. Never had that feelinng ‘oh, the whole house is clean now, it smells clean, looks clean and tidy’. When you do one task/room at a time it’s almost doesn’t look like you are doing much. By the time you get to the next task, the previous part is already semi-messy/dirty.
To reply to the OP – I pay $110 every 2 weeks(including tip) for a 1800 sf 3 story townhome. I have kids and I live in La Jolla/UTC – it IS in general more expensive here. I paid less than $100 in Rancho Bernardo for a 1600 sf 2 story townhome, 3-4 years ago.
Participant[quote=svelte]
I still flinch every time we pay it, but then remind myself we work hard so we can play hard. If we didn’t pay a housekeeper, we would spend all our free time cleaning. So instead of work hard play hard it would be work hard work harder.[/quote]
Totally agree with you, svelte. Especially when you are very busy at work, commuting, kids. It is SOOOOOO worth it. When I did it myself it was just a ‘piece’ now, a piece later, almost never the whole house. Never had that feelinng ‘oh, the whole house is clean now, it smells clean, looks clean and tidy’. When you do one task/room at a time it’s almost doesn’t look like you are doing much. By the time you get to the next task, the previous part is already semi-messy/dirty.
To reply to the OP – I pay $110 every 2 weeks(including tip) for a 1800 sf 3 story townhome. I have kids and I live in La Jolla/UTC – it IS in general more expensive here. I paid less than $100 in Rancho Bernardo for a 1600 sf 2 story townhome, 3-4 years ago.
Participant[quote=svelte]
I still flinch every time we pay it, but then remind myself we work hard so we can play hard. If we didn’t pay a housekeeper, we would spend all our free time cleaning. So instead of work hard play hard it would be work hard work harder.[/quote]
Totally agree with you, svelte. Especially when you are very busy at work, commuting, kids. It is SOOOOOO worth it. When I did it myself it was just a ‘piece’ now, a piece later, almost never the whole house. Never had that feelinng ‘oh, the whole house is clean now, it smells clean, looks clean and tidy’. When you do one task/room at a time it’s almost doesn’t look like you are doing much. By the time you get to the next task, the previous part is already semi-messy/dirty.
To reply to the OP – I pay $110 every 2 weeks(including tip) for a 1800 sf 3 story townhome. I have kids and I live in La Jolla/UTC – it IS in general more expensive here. I paid less than $100 in Rancho Bernardo for a 1600 sf 2 story townhome, 3-4 years ago.
Participant[quote=svelte]
I still flinch every time we pay it, but then remind myself we work hard so we can play hard. If we didn’t pay a housekeeper, we would spend all our free time cleaning. So instead of work hard play hard it would be work hard work harder.[/quote]
Totally agree with you, svelte. Especially when you are very busy at work, commuting, kids. It is SOOOOOO worth it. When I did it myself it was just a ‘piece’ now, a piece later, almost never the whole house. Never had that feelinng ‘oh, the whole house is clean now, it smells clean, looks clean and tidy’. When you do one task/room at a time it’s almost doesn’t look like you are doing much. By the time you get to the next task, the previous part is already semi-messy/dirty.
To reply to the OP – I pay $110 every 2 weeks(including tip) for a 1800 sf 3 story townhome. I have kids and I live in La Jolla/UTC – it IS in general more expensive here. I paid less than $100 in Rancho Bernardo for a 1600 sf 2 story townhome, 3-4 years ago.
Participant[quote=bearishgurl]
If I were you, I would NOT commute at all. Life can be short. DO NOT DISCOUNT SIZE AND AGE! These things are NOT important in this county and have NOTHING do with value. LOCATION is the only thing that is important. Listen to the posters here and look at 30+ year-old homes in UC and 40+ year-old homes in Clairemont (92111/92117). Take Genessee or Governor Dr. to work. You can remodel little by little. Your kids don’t need gigantic rooms. There are many large lots and canyon lots in these areas. SDUSD has zone transfers and magnet programs available. Standley Middle and UC High are great schools. Other great HS’s in SD are Pt. Loma, Henry, Scripps Ranch and La Jolla. There are many noteable elem. schools.
‘Nuff said. Don’t get wrapped up in new construction hoopla. There aren’t any comps to support the inflated prices the developers are asking.[/quote]
I don’t think I will be ok with Clairemont anyway. and it’s not the age. It’s mostly a combination of public schools and prices. If I could get there a 1800-2000 sf SFR in decent shape, in a GOOD neighborhood, no matter the age, I’d consider it for 400K or less – to compensate for the school and the driving around I’ll do to a good school (I’ll try to choice in UC, but if I couldn’t get in, I’d have to afford a private one), and also for age/repairs/upgrades.
But I think I’d prefer UC much better than Clairemont. Schools, neighborhoods, commute…
I agree with you that size and age are not nearly as important as location. However, there is a size & # of bedrooms minimum (3 larger ones or 4) that I want. Different size minimum if single story (1600 sf) – but it depends a lot on the layout (usable & storage space)too. Age – it depends on the neighborhood.
Again, the same problem as in other places – lack of inventory and high prices which are bound to stay that way, with all these crap loan mods…
Participant[quote=bearishgurl]
If I were you, I would NOT commute at all. Life can be short. DO NOT DISCOUNT SIZE AND AGE! These things are NOT important in this county and have NOTHING do with value. LOCATION is the only thing that is important. Listen to the posters here and look at 30+ year-old homes in UC and 40+ year-old homes in Clairemont (92111/92117). Take Genessee or Governor Dr. to work. You can remodel little by little. Your kids don’t need gigantic rooms. There are many large lots and canyon lots in these areas. SDUSD has zone transfers and magnet programs available. Standley Middle and UC High are great schools. Other great HS’s in SD are Pt. Loma, Henry, Scripps Ranch and La Jolla. There are many noteable elem. schools.
‘Nuff said. Don’t get wrapped up in new construction hoopla. There aren’t any comps to support the inflated prices the developers are asking.[/quote]
I don’t think I will be ok with Clairemont anyway. and it’s not the age. It’s mostly a combination of public schools and prices. If I could get there a 1800-2000 sf SFR in decent shape, in a GOOD neighborhood, no matter the age, I’d consider it for 400K or less – to compensate for the school and the driving around I’ll do to a good school (I’ll try to choice in UC, but if I couldn’t get in, I’d have to afford a private one), and also for age/repairs/upgrades.
But I think I’d prefer UC much better than Clairemont. Schools, neighborhoods, commute…
I agree with you that size and age are not nearly as important as location. However, there is a size & # of bedrooms minimum (3 larger ones or 4) that I want. Different size minimum if single story (1600 sf) – but it depends a lot on the layout (usable & storage space)too. Age – it depends on the neighborhood.
Again, the same problem as in other places – lack of inventory and high prices which are bound to stay that way, with all these crap loan mods…
Participant[quote=bearishgurl]
If I were you, I would NOT commute at all. Life can be short. DO NOT DISCOUNT SIZE AND AGE! These things are NOT important in this county and have NOTHING do with value. LOCATION is the only thing that is important. Listen to the posters here and look at 30+ year-old homes in UC and 40+ year-old homes in Clairemont (92111/92117). Take Genessee or Governor Dr. to work. You can remodel little by little. Your kids don’t need gigantic rooms. There are many large lots and canyon lots in these areas. SDUSD has zone transfers and magnet programs available. Standley Middle and UC High are great schools. Other great HS’s in SD are Pt. Loma, Henry, Scripps Ranch and La Jolla. There are many noteable elem. schools.
‘Nuff said. Don’t get wrapped up in new construction hoopla. There aren’t any comps to support the inflated prices the developers are asking.[/quote]
I don’t think I will be ok with Clairemont anyway. and it’s not the age. It’s mostly a combination of public schools and prices. If I could get there a 1800-2000 sf SFR in decent shape, in a GOOD neighborhood, no matter the age, I’d consider it for 400K or less – to compensate for the school and the driving around I’ll do to a good school (I’ll try to choice in UC, but if I couldn’t get in, I’d have to afford a private one), and also for age/repairs/upgrades.
But I think I’d prefer UC much better than Clairemont. Schools, neighborhoods, commute…
I agree with you that size and age are not nearly as important as location. However, there is a size & # of bedrooms minimum (3 larger ones or 4) that I want. Different size minimum if single story (1600 sf) – but it depends a lot on the layout (usable & storage space)too. Age – it depends on the neighborhood.
Again, the same problem as in other places – lack of inventory and high prices which are bound to stay that way, with all these crap loan mods…
Participant[quote=bearishgurl]
If I were you, I would NOT commute at all. Life can be short. DO NOT DISCOUNT SIZE AND AGE! These things are NOT important in this county and have NOTHING do with value. LOCATION is the only thing that is important. Listen to the posters here and look at 30+ year-old homes in UC and 40+ year-old homes in Clairemont (92111/92117). Take Genessee or Governor Dr. to work. You can remodel little by little. Your kids don’t need gigantic rooms. There are many large lots and canyon lots in these areas. SDUSD has zone transfers and magnet programs available. Standley Middle and UC High are great schools. Other great HS’s in SD are Pt. Loma, Henry, Scripps Ranch and La Jolla. There are many noteable elem. schools.
‘Nuff said. Don’t get wrapped up in new construction hoopla. There aren’t any comps to support the inflated prices the developers are asking.[/quote]
I don’t think I will be ok with Clairemont anyway. and it’s not the age. It’s mostly a combination of public schools and prices. If I could get there a 1800-2000 sf SFR in decent shape, in a GOOD neighborhood, no matter the age, I’d consider it for 400K or less – to compensate for the school and the driving around I’ll do to a good school (I’ll try to choice in UC, but if I couldn’t get in, I’d have to afford a private one), and also for age/repairs/upgrades.
But I think I’d prefer UC much better than Clairemont. Schools, neighborhoods, commute…
I agree with you that size and age are not nearly as important as location. However, there is a size & # of bedrooms minimum (3 larger ones or 4) that I want. Different size minimum if single story (1600 sf) – but it depends a lot on the layout (usable & storage space)too. Age – it depends on the neighborhood.
Again, the same problem as in other places – lack of inventory and high prices which are bound to stay that way, with all these crap loan mods…
Participant[quote=bearishgurl]
If I were you, I would NOT commute at all. Life can be short. DO NOT DISCOUNT SIZE AND AGE! These things are NOT important in this county and have NOTHING do with value. LOCATION is the only thing that is important. Listen to the posters here and look at 30+ year-old homes in UC and 40+ year-old homes in Clairemont (92111/92117). Take Genessee or Governor Dr. to work. You can remodel little by little. Your kids don’t need gigantic rooms. There are many large lots and canyon lots in these areas. SDUSD has zone transfers and magnet programs available. Standley Middle and UC High are great schools. Other great HS’s in SD are Pt. Loma, Henry, Scripps Ranch and La Jolla. There are many noteable elem. schools.
‘Nuff said. Don’t get wrapped up in new construction hoopla. There aren’t any comps to support the inflated prices the developers are asking.[/quote]
I don’t think I will be ok with Clairemont anyway. and it’s not the age. It’s mostly a combination of public schools and prices. If I could get there a 1800-2000 sf SFR in decent shape, in a GOOD neighborhood, no matter the age, I’d consider it for 400K or less – to compensate for the school and the driving around I’ll do to a good school (I’ll try to choice in UC, but if I couldn’t get in, I’d have to afford a private one), and also for age/repairs/upgrades.
But I think I’d prefer UC much better than Clairemont. Schools, neighborhoods, commute…
I agree with you that size and age are not nearly as important as location. However, there is a size & # of bedrooms minimum (3 larger ones or 4) that I want. Different size minimum if single story (1600 sf) – but it depends a lot on the layout (usable & storage space)too. Age – it depends on the neighborhood.
Again, the same problem as in other places – lack of inventory and high prices which are bound to stay that way, with all these crap loan mods…
ParticipantThanks for the comments. I have nothing against UC older, in fact I’d prefer it, only the houses there are still more expensive than I’d like to pay. I am looking to buy a slightly larger house (~2000 sf) because I may have my mom move in with us at some point… Commute… yeah, you are right, life is too short to spend it in the car. I hated when I lived in RB and commuted to La Jolla. But there is no such thing as no commute at all in my case. I work in ~ La Jolla Cove, so I couldn’t buy anything very close. Even now, from UTC it takes 20-25′ to work, and I figured it’s the best I could do in terms of commute.
Earlier in the thread I said I would be ok with UC (and MM), schools are quite good, just too expensive for what we want, for now. Age is not a factor. In UC there was no SFR >1800 sf under 550K (which is our max).
ParticipantThanks for the comments. I have nothing against UC older, in fact I’d prefer it, only the houses there are still more expensive than I’d like to pay. I am looking to buy a slightly larger house (~2000 sf) because I may have my mom move in with us at some point… Commute… yeah, you are right, life is too short to spend it in the car. I hated when I lived in RB and commuted to La Jolla. But there is no such thing as no commute at all in my case. I work in ~ La Jolla Cove, so I couldn’t buy anything very close. Even now, from UTC it takes 20-25′ to work, and I figured it’s the best I could do in terms of commute.
Earlier in the thread I said I would be ok with UC (and MM), schools are quite good, just too expensive for what we want, for now. Age is not a factor. In UC there was no SFR >1800 sf under 550K (which is our max).
ParticipantThanks for the comments. I have nothing against UC older, in fact I’d prefer it, only the houses there are still more expensive than I’d like to pay. I am looking to buy a slightly larger house (~2000 sf) because I may have my mom move in with us at some point… Commute… yeah, you are right, life is too short to spend it in the car. I hated when I lived in RB and commuted to La Jolla. But there is no such thing as no commute at all in my case. I work in ~ La Jolla Cove, so I couldn’t buy anything very close. Even now, from UTC it takes 20-25′ to work, and I figured it’s the best I could do in terms of commute.
Earlier in the thread I said I would be ok with UC (and MM), schools are quite good, just too expensive for what we want, for now. Age is not a factor. In UC there was no SFR >1800 sf under 550K (which is our max).
ParticipantThanks for the comments. I have nothing against UC older, in fact I’d prefer it, only the houses there are still more expensive than I’d like to pay. I am looking to buy a slightly larger house (~2000 sf) because I may have my mom move in with us at some point… Commute… yeah, you are right, life is too short to spend it in the car. I hated when I lived in RB and commuted to La Jolla. But there is no such thing as no commute at all in my case. I work in ~ La Jolla Cove, so I couldn’t buy anything very close. Even now, from UTC it takes 20-25′ to work, and I figured it’s the best I could do in terms of commute.
Earlier in the thread I said I would be ok with UC (and MM), schools are quite good, just too expensive for what we want, for now. Age is not a factor. In UC there was no SFR >1800 sf under 550K (which is our max).
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