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So they are going ahead with the building of residences at the mall after all? I remember hearing that the project had been put on hold originally due to the market crash, but I guess now that the market is recovering they are going to build?

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[quote=sdrealtor]Just an FYI. Someone is paying for the docs when you get them. If you want them before writing an offer you have to pay them which is why its virtually underheard of to get them before writing an offer. Once you get it under contract, the seller pays.[/quote]

I see, I guess if that’s the norm then I’ll just submit my offer and request them then. Thanks for the help!

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[quote=clearfund]You “…don’t want to waste my time making an offer on a place.” but you want to waste you time reading 200 pages of docs/financials of a condo complex before even knowing if you can get a unit under contract at a decent price?

Get it under contract and title will email it to you during escrow for free. No charge if you cancel during your inspection period.[/quote]

I see what you’re saying but I kind of see it as a chicken and egg problem. No point in trying to get a unit under contract if the docs are a deal breaker, and also vice versa. I guess it just depends on what would take less time to negotiate first, the offer or the docs.

Even if it’s a 200 page document I would assume that the part I’m mostly interested in — whether the HOA has appropriate funding, special assessments coming up, and what I can/can’t do to my unit shouldn’t require reading all 200 pages (at least not word for word).

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[quote=sdrealtor]The managment companies typically charge 250 to 500 for a complete set of those documents and you need to pay upfront to get them.[/quote]

Wow, that seems pretty steep. I was expecting they could just email me the documents in PDF format. So there’s no way I can see them for free beforehand? I was planning on checking on this for each condo complex that I am interested in.

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[quote=ryphoenix]sdr if you are referring to me I’m not Scarlett. 🙂 Enjoying Clairemont though, coastal yet central.[/quote]

Ok that makes more sense now, sdr mentioned “him” but I was pretty sure Scarlett was a female based on her mentioning a husband :).

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[quote=ucodegen]Another word for day trader? how about “broke”. The success rate is less than 1 out of 10.[/quote]

LOL. Exactly what I was thinking. I think I’d rather take my chances playing professional poker than day trading personally.

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Interesting to know that prices are flat to 5% down in the area. I’ve only been monitoring prices for a couple of weeks but I’ve noticed that a lot of the houses that have been coming on the market have gone pending within a few days. Is the market in 92117 heating up?

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Lately I’ve been getting more serious about buying and found this thread while searching. I really appreciate the great area specific info from sddude and others.

Scarlett, if you don’t mind me asking did you ever end up buying and if so where? Based on your posts it seems that we are in similar situations in terms of areas and house size. I’m mostly interested in La Jolla/UTC condos/townhomes or SFRs in northern Clairemont/Bay Ho area. SFRs in the southern part of University City would be nice as well but seem to be for the most part out of my current price range (~$450k max).

I know this thread is more than a year old, so I was wondering if there is any new relevant changes to the area to consider that haven’t yet been discussed.

Thanks!

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[quote=Jacarandoso]We are opportunistic shoppers. Pretty much no meal planning beyond a day or two except for parties/guests. We make everything from scratch or modified scratch, and everything we need is in the fridge pantry, chest freezer or garden. When I go out for things like milk and cheese,we will get more tomato sauce if it is on sale. Last week I bought 10 bottles of salad dressing for $1 each.Most of it will get left at potlucks this fall. If seafood looks good, ceviche is on the menu. My wife gets all the paper, cleaning and hygiene stuff. The kids cook and prep together with us.It’s actually a lot of fun. Not for someone who doesn’t have time.

One thing, if your designated shopper is not good at picking out fruits, vegetables or meats they probably never will be. Better do most of it yourself rather than be frustrated all the time.[/quote]

I know a lot of people operate like this but it seems it would require going to the grocery store frequently (basically every day) unless you eat out often. I guess for some people they might not mind but I like to minimize my trips to the store as much as possible. I try to buy enough food for at least 3-4 meals at a time, although our household only has two people so for a family this may not be feasible unless you have a very large fridge.

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[quote=creechrr]I was using Grocery Gadget to ease my pain while shopping with my wife. It orginally started out as a great app but, has gotten a little buggy lately. Also, there is no was my mother would use it and it would also require an additional data plan.[/quote]

I use Grocery Gadget as well. I tried a few other grocery list type apps and found it to be the best albeit far from perfect. I find the UI to be less than intuitive and find it annoying that certain things like size of canned goods does not show up on the list screen.

I do like the fact that it supports multiple lists so that I can have a separate list for each store that I usually shop at.

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[quote=briansd1]So far these are the features in Android i prefer over the iPhone:

1. Easy to root/unlock so you can use sim cards from other carriers anywhere in the world. (you can buy unlocked iPhone but it’s expensive).

2. Can drag and drop documents into the phone just like you would a USB flash drive. You can view the docs using Quick Office. [/quote]

The iPhone is pretty easy to jailbreak/unlock as well so I’m not sure how much easier an Android phone really is. But for #2 it’s nice that you can do that out of the box, for iPhone you’d definitely have to jailbreak to get that functionality.

Can anyone comment on the Google Voice integration on an Android phone vs. iPhone? I use GV for text messaging since I don’t want to pay for a text plan. On the iPhone the GV apps are all limited in one way or another, including the official Google Voice app which is horrible (crashes often, lots of bugs). It’s obvious that Google is intentionally trying to make GV on the iPhone as crappy as possible so people will want to upgrade to Androids.

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[quote=briansd1]So far these are the features in Android i prefer over the iPhone:

1. Easy to root/unlock so you can use sim cards from other carriers anywhere in the world. (you can buy unlocked iPhone but it’s expensive).

2. Can drag and drop documents into the phone just like you would a USB flash drive. You can view the docs using Quick Office. [/quote]

The iPhone is pretty easy to jailbreak/unlock as well so I’m not sure how much easier an Android phone really is. But for #2 it’s nice that you can do that out of the box, for iPhone you’d definitely have to jailbreak to get that functionality.

Can anyone comment on the Google Voice integration on an Android phone vs. iPhone? I use GV for text messaging since I don’t want to pay for a text plan. On the iPhone the GV apps are all limited in one way or another, including the official Google Voice app which is horrible (crashes often, lots of bugs). It’s obvious that Google is intentionally trying to make GV on the iPhone as crappy as possible so people will want to upgrade to Androids.

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[quote=briansd1]So far these are the features in Android i prefer over the iPhone:

1. Easy to root/unlock so you can use sim cards from other carriers anywhere in the world. (you can buy unlocked iPhone but it’s expensive).

2. Can drag and drop documents into the phone just like you would a USB flash drive. You can view the docs using Quick Office. [/quote]

The iPhone is pretty easy to jailbreak/unlock as well so I’m not sure how much easier an Android phone really is. But for #2 it’s nice that you can do that out of the box, for iPhone you’d definitely have to jailbreak to get that functionality.

Can anyone comment on the Google Voice integration on an Android phone vs. iPhone? I use GV for text messaging since I don’t want to pay for a text plan. On the iPhone the GV apps are all limited in one way or another, including the official Google Voice app which is horrible (crashes often, lots of bugs). It’s obvious that Google is intentionally trying to make GV on the iPhone as crappy as possible so people will want to upgrade to Androids.

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[quote=briansd1]So far these are the features in Android i prefer over the iPhone:

1. Easy to root/unlock so you can use sim cards from other carriers anywhere in the world. (you can buy unlocked iPhone but it’s expensive).

2. Can drag and drop documents into the phone just like you would a USB flash drive. You can view the docs using Quick Office. [/quote]

The iPhone is pretty easy to jailbreak/unlock as well so I’m not sure how much easier an Android phone really is. But for #2 it’s nice that you can do that out of the box, for iPhone you’d definitely have to jailbreak to get that functionality.

Can anyone comment on the Google Voice integration on an Android phone vs. iPhone? I use GV for text messaging since I don’t want to pay for a text plan. On the iPhone the GV apps are all limited in one way or another, including the official Google Voice app which is horrible (crashes often, lots of bugs). It’s obvious that Google is intentionally trying to make GV on the iPhone as crappy as possible so people will want to upgrade to Androids.

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[quote=briansd1]So far these are the features in Android i prefer over the iPhone:

1. Easy to root/unlock so you can use sim cards from other carriers anywhere in the world. (you can buy unlocked iPhone but it’s expensive).

2. Can drag and drop documents into the phone just like you would a USB flash drive. You can view the docs using Quick Office. [/quote]

The iPhone is pretty easy to jailbreak/unlock as well so I’m not sure how much easier an Android phone really is. But for #2 it’s nice that you can do that out of the box, for iPhone you’d definitely have to jailbreak to get that functionality.

Can anyone comment on the Google Voice integration on an Android phone vs. iPhone? I use GV for text messaging since I don’t want to pay for a text plan. On the iPhone the GV apps are all limited in one way or another, including the official Google Voice app which is horrible (crashes often, lots of bugs). It’s obvious that Google is intentionally trying to make GV on the iPhone as crappy as possible so people will want to upgrade to Androids.

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