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[quote=bearishgurl][quote=yellowS2K](…)Suppose we could always low-ball them and see what happens, but I doubt the market in LJ is that soft. We’ve actually kept an eye on the LJS area for awhile (…). If we could buy there, though, wife would get a Segway to commute to work (seriously, she would). There was one (http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Jolla/8322-Sugarman-Dr-92037/home/4881369) that just showed up as sold for $1.112m, so maybe it’s within reach.[/quote]

yellowS2K, why don’t you keep your eye on this area?? The properties within it will keep their value FAR BETTER than CV (and outliers) newish and new tracts. Even if you have to take a slightly smaller house in 92037, it is a MUCH BETTER INVESTMENT than the new construction you’re looking at and FAR more convenient for your spouse. In addition, for the one week per month you are out of town, your spouse can use the YMCA for daycare. (…)Even if you had to pay smallish HOA dues, you could likely qualify to purchase a less-expensive property on the east side of LJ Scenic Drive, where HOA(s) prevail.

IMO, if your young family “lands” in this little northern pocket of LJ, I don’t believe you’ll ever be sorry for this decision (or wondering if your “newly-constructed house,” will begin to lose value “straight out of the gate”) as you would with CV new construction. The property values in LJ are long-established.

Just my .02.[/quote]

I totally agree with BG. I’d wait for something to come up there that’s within your range rather in CV – even if it’s a smaller house with 4 bdr and there is some HOA. You just can’t beat the NO commute, and walking distance to one of the best schools in the county. In that location, yes, your wife can come home for lunch if she wants to.
One more point – UCSD has an excellent day care center – ECEC (early childhood education center).

A realtor should be able to pull up the houses in LJ (particularly in LJ Scenic Dr area) within your range that sold in the last months to give you a better idea about your chances of finding something suitable in there. There aren’t that many of them, I am sure.

Your wife could bike, it’s often done by many UCSD employees – a bike is much easier to deal with, navigate and park it and such.

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How about this one in La Jolla? To me this seems to be worth much more than the ones in BR in CV, for someone working in UCSD.

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100061819-8443_Cliffridge_Ln_La_Jolla_CA_92037

It’s hard to find a 5 bdr there but there it is. SDL doesn’t list any HOA. So I don’t know about that part.
[quote=bearishgurl][quote=Scarlett]What about La Jolla?
If you rethink your requirements – just 4 bedrooms but spacious ones – La Jolla IS the most convenient in terms of commute (or as good as Torrey Hills). Schools are excellent. If money is no object, there are some nice houses around La Jolla SCENIC Drive – that where my UCSD ex-boss (faculty) lived – and the commute is really sweet. Torrey Pines elementary had the highest API in 2010 in SDUSD. Even more towards Mt. Soledad and downtown La Jolla are not that far from UCSD and you commute on city streets.[/quote]

I thought about this, too, Scarlett, and realize that it would take virtually no time at all to reach the SW end of the UCSD campus from this location.

I also took into account how much the OP stated they were considering paying for a *new* SFR out in the stix with 30-40 yrs Mello Roos bonds and no guaranteed elem school attendance areas. I’ve hiked along LJ Scenic several times, in the “parklike” center median. But as I recall, isn’t most of that area, although SFRs, part of HOA(s)?? I recall a lot of one-story SFRs between 1800 – 2500 sf up there. I haven’t checked, but are there any good listings for the OP’s needs and price range up there or even around the YMCA, little league field or TP Elem across the St?

yellowS2K, are you aware that Torrey Pines Elem, Muirlands Middle/LJ High are among the VERY BEST public schools in the entire county??[/quote]

[Scarlett]

How about this one in La Jolla? To me this seems to be worth much more than the ones in BR in CV, for someone working in UCSD.

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100061819-8443_Cliffridge_Ln_La_Jolla_CA_92037

It’s hard to find a 5 bdr there but there it is. SDL doesn’t list any HOA. So I don’t know about that part.
[quote=bearishgurl][quote=Scarlett]What about La Jolla?
If you rethink your requirements – just 4 bedrooms but spacious ones – La Jolla IS the most convenient in terms of commute (or as good as Torrey Hills). Schools are excellent. If money is no object, there are some nice houses around La Jolla SCENIC Drive – that where my UCSD ex-boss (faculty) lived – and the commute is really sweet. Torrey Pines elementary had the highest API in 2010 in SDUSD. Even more towards Mt. Soledad and downtown La Jolla are not that far from UCSD and you commute on city streets.[/quote]

I thought about this, too, Scarlett, and realize that it would take virtually no time at all to reach the SW end of the UCSD campus from this location.

I also took into account how much the OP stated they were considering paying for a *new* SFR out in the stix with 30-40 yrs Mello Roos bonds and no guaranteed elem school attendance areas. I’ve hiked along LJ Scenic several times, in the “parklike” center median. But as I recall, isn’t most of that area, although SFRs, part of HOA(s)?? I recall a lot of one-story SFRs between 1800 – 2500 sf up there. I haven’t checked, but are there any good listings for the OP’s needs and price range up there or even around the YMCA, little league field or TP Elem across the St?

yellowS2K, are you aware that Torrey Pines Elem, Muirlands Middle/LJ High are among the VERY BEST public schools in the entire county??[/quote]

[Scarlett]

How about this one in La Jolla? To me this seems to be worth much more than the ones in BR in CV, for someone working in UCSD.

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100061819-8443_Cliffridge_Ln_La_Jolla_CA_92037

It’s hard to find a 5 bdr there but there it is. SDL doesn’t list any HOA. So I don’t know about that part.
[quote=bearishgurl][quote=Scarlett]What about La Jolla?
If you rethink your requirements – just 4 bedrooms but spacious ones – La Jolla IS the most convenient in terms of commute (or as good as Torrey Hills). Schools are excellent. If money is no object, there are some nice houses around La Jolla SCENIC Drive – that where my UCSD ex-boss (faculty) lived – and the commute is really sweet. Torrey Pines elementary had the highest API in 2010 in SDUSD. Even more towards Mt. Soledad and downtown La Jolla are not that far from UCSD and you commute on city streets.[/quote]

I thought about this, too, Scarlett, and realize that it would take virtually no time at all to reach the SW end of the UCSD campus from this location.

I also took into account how much the OP stated they were considering paying for a *new* SFR out in the stix with 30-40 yrs Mello Roos bonds and no guaranteed elem school attendance areas. I’ve hiked along LJ Scenic several times, in the “parklike” center median. But as I recall, isn’t most of that area, although SFRs, part of HOA(s)?? I recall a lot of one-story SFRs between 1800 – 2500 sf up there. I haven’t checked, but are there any good listings for the OP’s needs and price range up there or even around the YMCA, little league field or TP Elem across the St?

yellowS2K, are you aware that Torrey Pines Elem, Muirlands Middle/LJ High are among the VERY BEST public schools in the entire county??[/quote]

[Scarlett]

How about this one in La Jolla? To me this seems to be worth much more than the ones in BR in CV, for someone working in UCSD.

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100061819-8443_Cliffridge_Ln_La_Jolla_CA_92037

It’s hard to find a 5 bdr there but there it is. SDL doesn’t list any HOA. So I don’t know about that part.
[quote=bearishgurl][quote=Scarlett]What about La Jolla?
If you rethink your requirements – just 4 bedrooms but spacious ones – La Jolla IS the most convenient in terms of commute (or as good as Torrey Hills). Schools are excellent. If money is no object, there are some nice houses around La Jolla SCENIC Drive – that where my UCSD ex-boss (faculty) lived – and the commute is really sweet. Torrey Pines elementary had the highest API in 2010 in SDUSD. Even more towards Mt. Soledad and downtown La Jolla are not that far from UCSD and you commute on city streets.[/quote]

I thought about this, too, Scarlett, and realize that it would take virtually no time at all to reach the SW end of the UCSD campus from this location.

I also took into account how much the OP stated they were considering paying for a *new* SFR out in the stix with 30-40 yrs Mello Roos bonds and no guaranteed elem school attendance areas. I’ve hiked along LJ Scenic several times, in the “parklike” center median. But as I recall, isn’t most of that area, although SFRs, part of HOA(s)?? I recall a lot of one-story SFRs between 1800 – 2500 sf up there. I haven’t checked, but are there any good listings for the OP’s needs and price range up there or even around the YMCA, little league field or TP Elem across the St?

yellowS2K, are you aware that Torrey Pines Elem, Muirlands Middle/LJ High are among the VERY BEST public schools in the entire county??[/quote]

[Scarlett]

How about this one in La Jolla? To me this seems to be worth much more than the ones in BR in CV, for someone working in UCSD.

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100061819-8443_Cliffridge_Ln_La_Jolla_CA_92037

It’s hard to find a 5 bdr there but there it is. SDL doesn’t list any HOA. So I don’t know about that part.
[quote=bearishgurl][quote=Scarlett]What about La Jolla?
If you rethink your requirements – just 4 bedrooms but spacious ones – La Jolla IS the most convenient in terms of commute (or as good as Torrey Hills). Schools are excellent. If money is no object, there are some nice houses around La Jolla SCENIC Drive – that where my UCSD ex-boss (faculty) lived – and the commute is really sweet. Torrey Pines elementary had the highest API in 2010 in SDUSD. Even more towards Mt. Soledad and downtown La Jolla are not that far from UCSD and you commute on city streets.[/quote]

I thought about this, too, Scarlett, and realize that it would take virtually no time at all to reach the SW end of the UCSD campus from this location.

I also took into account how much the OP stated they were considering paying for a *new* SFR out in the stix with 30-40 yrs Mello Roos bonds and no guaranteed elem school attendance areas. I’ve hiked along LJ Scenic several times, in the “parklike” center median. But as I recall, isn’t most of that area, although SFRs, part of HOA(s)?? I recall a lot of one-story SFRs between 1800 – 2500 sf up there. I haven’t checked, but are there any good listings for the OP’s needs and price range up there or even around the YMCA, little league field or TP Elem across the St?

yellowS2K, are you aware that Torrey Pines Elem, Muirlands Middle/LJ High are among the VERY BEST public schools in the entire county??[/quote]

[Scarlett]

What about La Jolla?
If you rethink your requirements – just 4 bedrooms but spacious ones – La Jolla IS the most convenient in terms of commute (or as good as Torrey Hills). Schools are excellent. If money is no object, there are some nice houses around La Jolla SCENIC Drive – that where my UCSD ex-boss (faculty) lived – and the commute is really sweet. Torrey Pines elementary had the highest API in 2010 in SDUSD. Even more towards Mt. Soledad and downtown La Jolla are not that far from UCSD and you commute on city streets.

[Scarlett]

What about La Jolla?
If you rethink your requirements – just 4 bedrooms but spacious ones – La Jolla IS the most convenient in terms of commute (or as good as Torrey Hills). Schools are excellent. If money is no object, there are some nice houses around La Jolla SCENIC Drive – that where my UCSD ex-boss (faculty) lived – and the commute is really sweet. Torrey Pines elementary had the highest API in 2010 in SDUSD. Even more towards Mt. Soledad and downtown La Jolla are not that far from UCSD and you commute on city streets.

[Scarlett]

What about La Jolla?
If you rethink your requirements – just 4 bedrooms but spacious ones – La Jolla IS the most convenient in terms of commute (or as good as Torrey Hills). Schools are excellent. If money is no object, there are some nice houses around La Jolla SCENIC Drive – that where my UCSD ex-boss (faculty) lived – and the commute is really sweet. Torrey Pines elementary had the highest API in 2010 in SDUSD. Even more towards Mt. Soledad and downtown La Jolla are not that far from UCSD and you commute on city streets.

[Scarlett]

What about La Jolla?
If you rethink your requirements – just 4 bedrooms but spacious ones – La Jolla IS the most convenient in terms of commute (or as good as Torrey Hills). Schools are excellent. If money is no object, there are some nice houses around La Jolla SCENIC Drive – that where my UCSD ex-boss (faculty) lived – and the commute is really sweet. Torrey Pines elementary had the highest API in 2010 in SDUSD. Even more towards Mt. Soledad and downtown La Jolla are not that far from UCSD and you commute on city streets.

[Scarlett]

What about La Jolla?
If you rethink your requirements – just 4 bedrooms but spacious ones – La Jolla IS the most convenient in terms of commute (or as good as Torrey Hills). Schools are excellent. If money is no object, there are some nice houses around La Jolla SCENIC Drive – that where my UCSD ex-boss (faculty) lived – and the commute is really sweet. Torrey Pines elementary had the highest API in 2010 in SDUSD. Even more towards Mt. Soledad and downtown La Jolla are not that far from UCSD and you commute on city streets.

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[quote=Rhett]unless one is VERY important at UCSD and is ponying up a lot of money for a parking permit, they likely are a 15-minute walk (on average) from their office to their parking spot. The “driving home for lunch” factor just doesn’t apply.[/quote]

That is an excellent point, Rhett. I forgot about the parking situation in UCSD. Money may not be an issue for the OP and it sounds like his wife could be a tenured faculty. It also depends where she works on campus, if she is lucky, she might be working right next to the parking lot/garage. But definitely the time between office and parking lot/garage should be carefully considered.

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[quote=Rhett]unless one is VERY important at UCSD and is ponying up a lot of money for a parking permit, they likely are a 15-minute walk (on average) from their office to their parking spot. The “driving home for lunch” factor just doesn’t apply.[/quote]

That is an excellent point, Rhett. I forgot about the parking situation in UCSD. Money may not be an issue for the OP and it sounds like his wife could be a tenured faculty. It also depends where she works on campus, if she is lucky, she might be working right next to the parking lot/garage. But definitely the time between office and parking lot/garage should be carefully considered.

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[quote=Rhett]unless one is VERY important at UCSD and is ponying up a lot of money for a parking permit, they likely are a 15-minute walk (on average) from their office to their parking spot. The “driving home for lunch” factor just doesn’t apply.[/quote]

That is an excellent point, Rhett. I forgot about the parking situation in UCSD. Money may not be an issue for the OP and it sounds like his wife could be a tenured faculty. It also depends where she works on campus, if she is lucky, she might be working right next to the parking lot/garage. But definitely the time between office and parking lot/garage should be carefully considered.

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[quote=Rhett]unless one is VERY important at UCSD and is ponying up a lot of money for a parking permit, they likely are a 15-minute walk (on average) from their office to their parking spot. The “driving home for lunch” factor just doesn’t apply.[/quote]

That is an excellent point, Rhett. I forgot about the parking situation in UCSD. Money may not be an issue for the OP and it sounds like his wife could be a tenured faculty. It also depends where she works on campus, if she is lucky, she might be working right next to the parking lot/garage. But definitely the time between office and parking lot/garage should be carefully considered.

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