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[quote=AN]Scarlett, one thing to keep in mind is that quite a few of the houses I see that have many cars in the driveway/sidewalk is due to the fact the the kids are still living at home. They’re either staying home while going to school or staying w/ parents to save money or down payment or just staying home w/ parents until they get married. Also, quite a few people in MM are pack rats, so they either park 1 or no car in the garage, so there’ll park at least 1-2 cars in the driveway. Due to the fact that there’s no HOA, we don’t have to park 2 cars in the garage.

When you’re serious about buying and find one of the house you want, if it’s close to a house that have a lot of car, you might want to just talk to them to gage what time of people they are. They might not be who you think they are.[/quote]

Some of the garages were open, so I figured out there are pack rats. No problem with that.

But, the phenomenon of kids living with their parents shouldn’t depend on location, however, one doesn’t see that many cars in other neighborhoods. Don’t grown-up kids live with their parents in PQ? When the street and the drivways are packed with cars (not just a couple of houses on the block where indeed the kids may be living with their parents) something else must be going on. Could they be renters like sdr was suggesting?

[Scarlett]

Thanks! Yes, UC has great location and I will pay closer attention to catch immedaitely if something like this comes again on the market! I will be very curious to see what it closes at, if it gets overbid. When our lease expires in summer we’ll rent month to month and look seriously to buy. Thank you all for great advice and suggestions!

[Scarlett]

Thanks! Yes, UC has great location and I will pay closer attention to catch immedaitely if something like this comes again on the market! I will be very curious to see what it closes at, if it gets overbid. When our lease expires in summer we’ll rent month to month and look seriously to buy. Thank you all for great advice and suggestions!

[Scarlett]

Thanks! Yes, UC has great location and I will pay closer attention to catch immedaitely if something like this comes again on the market! I will be very curious to see what it closes at, if it gets overbid. When our lease expires in summer we’ll rent month to month and look seriously to buy. Thank you all for great advice and suggestions!

[Scarlett]

Thanks! Yes, UC has great location and I will pay closer attention to catch immedaitely if something like this comes again on the market! I will be very curious to see what it closes at, if it gets overbid. When our lease expires in summer we’ll rent month to month and look seriously to buy. Thank you all for great advice and suggestions!

[Scarlett]

Thanks! Yes, UC has great location and I will pay closer attention to catch immedaitely if something like this comes again on the market! I will be very curious to see what it closes at, if it gets overbid. When our lease expires in summer we’ll rent month to month and look seriously to buy. Thank you all for great advice and suggestions!

[Scarlett]

[quote=bearishgurl]
Scarlett, I still feel like you should give some more thought as to that second, larger listing on Ramsay Ave for your family (east end of UC). Both UCGal and CDMA ENG gave rave reviews for the neighbors and area and UCGal grew up there. It doesn’t get any better than that in your price range. I believe UC can better withstand cyclical downturns than the other areas you are considering. Again, just my .02.[/quote]

Just wanted to report that I drove on Ramsay Ave. The neighborhood is indeed very nice and we’d be perfectly fine there. For some reason there were a LOT more (very decent) cars parked on both sides of Ramsey than any other streets; it’s possible there was some event at someone’s house, the street is not that long. There was nothing junky or unkempt. I can see why UCGal and/or friends raved about it. Seemed very friendly. I must have been mistaken about where I drove before, my apologies.

I also drove thru some of SW Mira Mesa and some areas were a better fit than others. The houses themselves were fine, but in some areas there were WAY too many cars/SUVs parked on the street (which household has 4-5 cars? unless you squeeze multiple families in one SFR. Or if one is just into having many cars). I understand some people don’t park even one car in the garage, but besides the many cars on the street (not too old/junky) there were 2 in every driveway. Perhaps there were again some get-togethers held in some of the houses, but since several streets in the same neighborhood were like that, not that likely. So while I like NW Mira Mesa best, some areas of SW are also ok for us.

[Scarlett]

[quote=bearishgurl]
Scarlett, I still feel like you should give some more thought as to that second, larger listing on Ramsay Ave for your family (east end of UC). Both UCGal and CDMA ENG gave rave reviews for the neighbors and area and UCGal grew up there. It doesn’t get any better than that in your price range. I believe UC can better withstand cyclical downturns than the other areas you are considering. Again, just my .02.[/quote]

Just wanted to report that I drove on Ramsay Ave. The neighborhood is indeed very nice and we’d be perfectly fine there. For some reason there were a LOT more (very decent) cars parked on both sides of Ramsey than any other streets; it’s possible there was some event at someone’s house, the street is not that long. There was nothing junky or unkempt. I can see why UCGal and/or friends raved about it. Seemed very friendly. I must have been mistaken about where I drove before, my apologies.

I also drove thru some of SW Mira Mesa and some areas were a better fit than others. The houses themselves were fine, but in some areas there were WAY too many cars/SUVs parked on the street (which household has 4-5 cars? unless you squeeze multiple families in one SFR. Or if one is just into having many cars). I understand some people don’t park even one car in the garage, but besides the many cars on the street (not too old/junky) there were 2 in every driveway. Perhaps there were again some get-togethers held in some of the houses, but since several streets in the same neighborhood were like that, not that likely. So while I like NW Mira Mesa best, some areas of SW are also ok for us.

[Scarlett]

[quote=bearishgurl]
Scarlett, I still feel like you should give some more thought as to that second, larger listing on Ramsay Ave for your family (east end of UC). Both UCGal and CDMA ENG gave rave reviews for the neighbors and area and UCGal grew up there. It doesn’t get any better than that in your price range. I believe UC can better withstand cyclical downturns than the other areas you are considering. Again, just my .02.[/quote]

Just wanted to report that I drove on Ramsay Ave. The neighborhood is indeed very nice and we’d be perfectly fine there. For some reason there were a LOT more (very decent) cars parked on both sides of Ramsey than any other streets; it’s possible there was some event at someone’s house, the street is not that long. There was nothing junky or unkempt. I can see why UCGal and/or friends raved about it. Seemed very friendly. I must have been mistaken about where I drove before, my apologies.

I also drove thru some of SW Mira Mesa and some areas were a better fit than others. The houses themselves were fine, but in some areas there were WAY too many cars/SUVs parked on the street (which household has 4-5 cars? unless you squeeze multiple families in one SFR. Or if one is just into having many cars). I understand some people don’t park even one car in the garage, but besides the many cars on the street (not too old/junky) there were 2 in every driveway. Perhaps there were again some get-togethers held in some of the houses, but since several streets in the same neighborhood were like that, not that likely. So while I like NW Mira Mesa best, some areas of SW are also ok for us.

[Scarlett]

[quote=bearishgurl]
Scarlett, I still feel like you should give some more thought as to that second, larger listing on Ramsay Ave for your family (east end of UC). Both UCGal and CDMA ENG gave rave reviews for the neighbors and area and UCGal grew up there. It doesn’t get any better than that in your price range. I believe UC can better withstand cyclical downturns than the other areas you are considering. Again, just my .02.[/quote]

Just wanted to report that I drove on Ramsay Ave. The neighborhood is indeed very nice and we’d be perfectly fine there. For some reason there were a LOT more (very decent) cars parked on both sides of Ramsey than any other streets; it’s possible there was some event at someone’s house, the street is not that long. There was nothing junky or unkempt. I can see why UCGal and/or friends raved about it. Seemed very friendly. I must have been mistaken about where I drove before, my apologies.

I also drove thru some of SW Mira Mesa and some areas were a better fit than others. The houses themselves were fine, but in some areas there were WAY too many cars/SUVs parked on the street (which household has 4-5 cars? unless you squeeze multiple families in one SFR. Or if one is just into having many cars). I understand some people don’t park even one car in the garage, but besides the many cars on the street (not too old/junky) there were 2 in every driveway. Perhaps there were again some get-togethers held in some of the houses, but since several streets in the same neighborhood were like that, not that likely. So while I like NW Mira Mesa best, some areas of SW are also ok for us.

[Scarlett]

[quote=bearishgurl]
Scarlett, I still feel like you should give some more thought as to that second, larger listing on Ramsay Ave for your family (east end of UC). Both UCGal and CDMA ENG gave rave reviews for the neighbors and area and UCGal grew up there. It doesn’t get any better than that in your price range. I believe UC can better withstand cyclical downturns than the other areas you are considering. Again, just my .02.[/quote]

Just wanted to report that I drove on Ramsay Ave. The neighborhood is indeed very nice and we’d be perfectly fine there. For some reason there were a LOT more (very decent) cars parked on both sides of Ramsey than any other streets; it’s possible there was some event at someone’s house, the street is not that long. There was nothing junky or unkempt. I can see why UCGal and/or friends raved about it. Seemed very friendly. I must have been mistaken about where I drove before, my apologies.

I also drove thru some of SW Mira Mesa and some areas were a better fit than others. The houses themselves were fine, but in some areas there were WAY too many cars/SUVs parked on the street (which household has 4-5 cars? unless you squeeze multiple families in one SFR. Or if one is just into having many cars). I understand some people don’t park even one car in the garage, but besides the many cars on the street (not too old/junky) there were 2 in every driveway. Perhaps there were again some get-togethers held in some of the houses, but since several streets in the same neighborhood were like that, not that likely. So while I like NW Mira Mesa best, some areas of SW are also ok for us.

[Scarlett]

[quote=Scarlett][quote=bearishgurl]Scarlett, I still feel like you should give some more thought as to that second, larger listing on Ramsay Ave for your family (east end of UC). Both UCGal and CDMA ENG gave rave reviews for the neighbors and area and UCGal grew up there. It doesn’t get any better than that in your price range. I believe UC can better withstand cyclical downturns than the other areas you are considering. Again, just my .02.[/quote]

I AM going to arrange to see it next week hopefully to see if it would fit our needs. I am surprised it’s still on the market and that they dropped their price last month from 525K. Of course I wouldn’t be happy if we’d decide to choice into MMHS but that’s a few years in the future…[/quote]

It went pending yesterday. I will drive by it this weekend though.

[Scarlett]

[quote=Scarlett][quote=bearishgurl]Scarlett, I still feel like you should give some more thought as to that second, larger listing on Ramsay Ave for your family (east end of UC). Both UCGal and CDMA ENG gave rave reviews for the neighbors and area and UCGal grew up there. It doesn’t get any better than that in your price range. I believe UC can better withstand cyclical downturns than the other areas you are considering. Again, just my .02.[/quote]

I AM going to arrange to see it next week hopefully to see if it would fit our needs. I am surprised it’s still on the market and that they dropped their price last month from 525K. Of course I wouldn’t be happy if we’d decide to choice into MMHS but that’s a few years in the future…[/quote]

It went pending yesterday. I will drive by it this weekend though.

[Scarlett]

[quote=Scarlett][quote=bearishgurl]Scarlett, I still feel like you should give some more thought as to that second, larger listing on Ramsay Ave for your family (east end of UC). Both UCGal and CDMA ENG gave rave reviews for the neighbors and area and UCGal grew up there. It doesn’t get any better than that in your price range. I believe UC can better withstand cyclical downturns than the other areas you are considering. Again, just my .02.[/quote]

I AM going to arrange to see it next week hopefully to see if it would fit our needs. I am surprised it’s still on the market and that they dropped their price last month from 525K. Of course I wouldn’t be happy if we’d decide to choice into MMHS but that’s a few years in the future…[/quote]

It went pending yesterday. I will drive by it this weekend though.

[Scarlett]

[quote=Scarlett][quote=bearishgurl]Scarlett, I still feel like you should give some more thought as to that second, larger listing on Ramsay Ave for your family (east end of UC). Both UCGal and CDMA ENG gave rave reviews for the neighbors and area and UCGal grew up there. It doesn’t get any better than that in your price range. I believe UC can better withstand cyclical downturns than the other areas you are considering. Again, just my .02.[/quote]

I AM going to arrange to see it next week hopefully to see if it would fit our needs. I am surprised it’s still on the market and that they dropped their price last month from 525K. Of course I wouldn’t be happy if we’d decide to choice into MMHS but that’s a few years in the future…[/quote]

It went pending yesterday. I will drive by it this weekend though.

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