[temeculaguy]

Fallbrook is a nice, quiet place. It is a conservative town but I think that is common in semi-rural areas. You have to ask Alan about the culture/vibe part, I’ve never really seen it as much of an entertainment mecca, just a sleepy avocado town with some nice houses and pretty landscape. Your ultra right wing friends that live there may have migrated there in the 1980’s when it was somewhat notorious because one of it’s residents.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Metzger

As the base for the Grand Dragon of the KKK, it wasn’t exactly a “diverse” place. It’s been 20 years since that guy went to prison and nothing like it exists today to my knowledge but some people take a while to forget. I think the effect of the 1980’s have faded in the twenty years since but I imagine there are still some folks leftover.

[temeculaguy]

Fallbrook is a nice, quiet place. It is a conservative town but I think that is common in semi-rural areas. You have to ask Alan about the culture/vibe part, I’ve never really seen it as much of an entertainment mecca, just a sleepy avocado town with some nice houses and pretty landscape. Your ultra right wing friends that live there may have migrated there in the 1980’s when it was somewhat notorious because one of it’s residents.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Metzger

As the base for the Grand Dragon of the KKK, it wasn’t exactly a “diverse” place. It’s been 20 years since that guy went to prison and nothing like it exists today to my knowledge but some people take a while to forget. I think the effect of the 1980’s have faded in the twenty years since but I imagine there are still some folks leftover.

[temeculaguy]

Fallbrook is a nice, quiet place. It is a conservative town but I think that is common in semi-rural areas. You have to ask Alan about the culture/vibe part, I’ve never really seen it as much of an entertainment mecca, just a sleepy avocado town with some nice houses and pretty landscape. Your ultra right wing friends that live there may have migrated there in the 1980’s when it was somewhat notorious because one of it’s residents.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Metzger

As the base for the Grand Dragon of the KKK, it wasn’t exactly a “diverse” place. It’s been 20 years since that guy went to prison and nothing like it exists today to my knowledge but some people take a while to forget. I think the effect of the 1980’s have faded in the twenty years since but I imagine there are still some folks leftover.

[temeculaguy]

Fallbrook is a nice, quiet place. It is a conservative town but I think that is common in semi-rural areas. You have to ask Alan about the culture/vibe part, I’ve never really seen it as much of an entertainment mecca, just a sleepy avocado town with some nice houses and pretty landscape. Your ultra right wing friends that live there may have migrated there in the 1980’s when it was somewhat notorious because one of it’s residents.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Metzger

As the base for the Grand Dragon of the KKK, it wasn’t exactly a “diverse” place. It’s been 20 years since that guy went to prison and nothing like it exists today to my knowledge but some people take a while to forget. I think the effect of the 1980’s have faded in the twenty years since but I imagine there are still some folks leftover.

[temeculaguy]

Fallbrook is a nice, quiet place. It is a conservative town but I think that is common in semi-rural areas. You have to ask Alan about the culture/vibe part, I’ve never really seen it as much of an entertainment mecca, just a sleepy avocado town with some nice houses and pretty landscape. Your ultra right wing friends that live there may have migrated there in the 1980’s when it was somewhat notorious because one of it’s residents.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Metzger

As the base for the Grand Dragon of the KKK, it wasn’t exactly a “diverse” place. It’s been 20 years since that guy went to prison and nothing like it exists today to my knowledge but some people take a while to forget. I think the effect of the 1980’s have faded in the twenty years since but I imagine there are still some folks leftover.

[temeculaguy]

Bunny, a couple of things, first, the Hemmingway project is blowing smoke if they say they are sold out of two plans. They are sold out of two plans of “standing inventory” they are only 10% sold out of what they have in graded lots. They, like other builders stopped building a few months ago, now they finish a phase, move people in, sell off the standing inventory and then they pour foundations for the next phase. This is to create a false sense of scarcity and a defensive mechanism to not get stuck with so many unsold, completed homes. I like their location but they suck as a builder. As you approach the models on Deer hollow, turn right instead of left and drive through that neighborhood that centex built three years ago, the outside of the houses are already falling apart. Here’s an example of a three year old centex adjacent tract to hemmingway, in person the paint is peeing and is faded, that shouldn’t happen in three years. Hemingway uses the same shingle facades and colors, hopefully they switched paint companies.

http://www.redfin.com/stingray/do/printable-listing?listing-id=1359725

If you want to avoid neighborhoods that become rentals, stay with the larger tracts with low bedroom counts. For the most part the reason Paloma is half rentals is a combination of primarily small homes 1,200-1,700 sq ft with some exceptions and over ten years old. With or without the bubble, that is a recepie for future rentals. In Paloma’s few large tracts 2-3k sq ft, I bet the rental percentage is much smaller because small homes pencil out as better rentals. For it’s price range and size it still is a nice place.

Marion there isn’t a huge difference between North and South other than access to San Diego. For the commuter, paramount will probably back me up on this, if you travel South for work, lower 79 is the only option, traffic jams up going North as you pass 79 S., and it’s brutal from there on up, S. 79 can exit at Rainbow and avoid the checkpoint if needed. Until recently there were no apartments South of the 79 so the schools benefit a little (this is more elitism but realistic) because there are 5 elementary schools, two middle schools and a high school South of 79 without a single apartment within it’s boundary. As you move North it gets a little more mixed, however they just reverted half of the condo’s on 79 at temecula creek because they couldn’t sell them as condos so this equalizes things a little. The weather is a little better and with the indian land and national forrest land to the South, there can be no more building other than what is already under construction, expansion is to the east and to the north. Some people like to know that this is a big as something will get when putting down roots.

Bunny, the better non chain Restraunts are starting to pop up in the wine country, South Coast, Ponte and the new one at Leonesse are excellent choices, La Cocina on 79 is great for sit down mexican and killarneys for a beer, it’s all there, you just have to look for it.

To the poster asking about the La jolla commute, don’t do it. Commuting to the North County is acceptable, I’ve done it for 20 years but trying to get to S.D. is just as paramount said, it’s hell going south on the 15 right at the 78, trying to get over to the coast adds numerous possibilites for traffic snarls. Gas prices are not going down anytime soon or ever. Sometimes the 7-10 miles from Esco to Poway takes longer than the ride from Temec to Esco.

[temeculaguy]

Bunny, a couple of things, first, the Hemmingway project is blowing smoke if they say they are sold out of two plans. They are sold out of two plans of “standing inventory” they are only 10% sold out of what they have in graded lots. They, like other builders stopped building a few months ago, now they finish a phase, move people in, sell off the standing inventory and then they pour foundations for the next phase. This is to create a false sense of scarcity and a defensive mechanism to not get stuck with so many unsold, completed homes. I like their location but they suck as a builder. As you approach the models on Deer hollow, turn right instead of left and drive through that neighborhood that centex built three years ago, the outside of the houses are already falling apart. Here’s an example of a three year old centex adjacent tract to hemmingway, in person the paint is peeing and is faded, that shouldn’t happen in three years. Hemingway uses the same shingle facades and colors, hopefully they switched paint companies.

http://www.redfin.com/stingray/do/printable-listing?listing-id=1359725

If you want to avoid neighborhoods that become rentals, stay with the larger tracts with low bedroom counts. For the most part the reason Paloma is half rentals is a combination of primarily small homes 1,200-1,700 sq ft with some exceptions and over ten years old. With or without the bubble, that is a recepie for future rentals. In Paloma’s few large tracts 2-3k sq ft, I bet the rental percentage is much smaller because small homes pencil out as better rentals. For it’s price range and size it still is a nice place.

Marion there isn’t a huge difference between North and South other than access to San Diego. For the commuter, paramount will probably back me up on this, if you travel South for work, lower 79 is the only option, traffic jams up going North as you pass 79 S., and it’s brutal from there on up, S. 79 can exit at Rainbow and avoid the checkpoint if needed. Until recently there were no apartments South of the 79 so the schools benefit a little (this is more elitism but realistic) because there are 5 elementary schools, two middle schools and a high school South of 79 without a single apartment within it’s boundary. As you move North it gets a little more mixed, however they just reverted half of the condo’s on 79 at temecula creek because they couldn’t sell them as condos so this equalizes things a little. The weather is a little better and with the indian land and national forrest land to the South, there can be no more building other than what is already under construction, expansion is to the east and to the north. Some people like to know that this is a big as something will get when putting down roots.

Bunny, the better non chain Restraunts are starting to pop up in the wine country, South Coast, Ponte and the new one at Leonesse are excellent choices, La Cocina on 79 is great for sit down mexican and killarneys for a beer, it’s all there, you just have to look for it.

To the poster asking about the La jolla commute, don’t do it. Commuting to the North County is acceptable, I’ve done it for 20 years but trying to get to S.D. is just as paramount said, it’s hell going south on the 15 right at the 78, trying to get over to the coast adds numerous possibilites for traffic snarls. Gas prices are not going down anytime soon or ever. Sometimes the 7-10 miles from Esco to Poway takes longer than the ride from Temec to Esco.

[temeculaguy]

Bunny, a couple of things, first, the Hemmingway project is blowing smoke if they say they are sold out of two plans. They are sold out of two plans of “standing inventory” they are only 10% sold out of what they have in graded lots. They, like other builders stopped building a few months ago, now they finish a phase, move people in, sell off the standing inventory and then they pour foundations for the next phase. This is to create a false sense of scarcity and a defensive mechanism to not get stuck with so many unsold, completed homes. I like their location but they suck as a builder. As you approach the models on Deer hollow, turn right instead of left and drive through that neighborhood that centex built three years ago, the outside of the houses are already falling apart. Here’s an example of a three year old centex adjacent tract to hemmingway, in person the paint is peeing and is faded, that shouldn’t happen in three years. Hemingway uses the same shingle facades and colors, hopefully they switched paint companies.

http://www.redfin.com/stingray/do/printable-listing?listing-id=1359725

If you want to avoid neighborhoods that become rentals, stay with the larger tracts with low bedroom counts. For the most part the reason Paloma is half rentals is a combination of primarily small homes 1,200-1,700 sq ft with some exceptions and over ten years old. With or without the bubble, that is a recepie for future rentals. In Paloma’s few large tracts 2-3k sq ft, I bet the rental percentage is much smaller because small homes pencil out as better rentals. For it’s price range and size it still is a nice place.

Marion there isn’t a huge difference between North and South other than access to San Diego. For the commuter, paramount will probably back me up on this, if you travel South for work, lower 79 is the only option, traffic jams up going North as you pass 79 S., and it’s brutal from there on up, S. 79 can exit at Rainbow and avoid the checkpoint if needed. Until recently there were no apartments South of the 79 so the schools benefit a little (this is more elitism but realistic) because there are 5 elementary schools, two middle schools and a high school South of 79 without a single apartment within it’s boundary. As you move North it gets a little more mixed, however they just reverted half of the condo’s on 79 at temecula creek because they couldn’t sell them as condos so this equalizes things a little. The weather is a little better and with the indian land and national forrest land to the South, there can be no more building other than what is already under construction, expansion is to the east and to the north. Some people like to know that this is a big as something will get when putting down roots.

Bunny, the better non chain Restraunts are starting to pop up in the wine country, South Coast, Ponte and the new one at Leonesse are excellent choices, La Cocina on 79 is great for sit down mexican and killarneys for a beer, it’s all there, you just have to look for it.

To the poster asking about the La jolla commute, don’t do it. Commuting to the North County is acceptable, I’ve done it for 20 years but trying to get to S.D. is just as paramount said, it’s hell going south on the 15 right at the 78, trying to get over to the coast adds numerous possibilites for traffic snarls. Gas prices are not going down anytime soon or ever. Sometimes the 7-10 miles from Esco to Poway takes longer than the ride from Temec to Esco.

[temeculaguy]

Bunny, a couple of things, first, the Hemmingway project is blowing smoke if they say they are sold out of two plans. They are sold out of two plans of “standing inventory” they are only 10% sold out of what they have in graded lots. They, like other builders stopped building a few months ago, now they finish a phase, move people in, sell off the standing inventory and then they pour foundations for the next phase. This is to create a false sense of scarcity and a defensive mechanism to not get stuck with so many unsold, completed homes. I like their location but they suck as a builder. As you approach the models on Deer hollow, turn right instead of left and drive through that neighborhood that centex built three years ago, the outside of the houses are already falling apart. Here’s an example of a three year old centex adjacent tract to hemmingway, in person the paint is peeing and is faded, that shouldn’t happen in three years. Hemingway uses the same shingle facades and colors, hopefully they switched paint companies.

http://www.redfin.com/stingray/do/printable-listing?listing-id=1359725

If you want to avoid neighborhoods that become rentals, stay with the larger tracts with low bedroom counts. For the most part the reason Paloma is half rentals is a combination of primarily small homes 1,200-1,700 sq ft with some exceptions and over ten years old. With or without the bubble, that is a recepie for future rentals. In Paloma’s few large tracts 2-3k sq ft, I bet the rental percentage is much smaller because small homes pencil out as better rentals. For it’s price range and size it still is a nice place.

Marion there isn’t a huge difference between North and South other than access to San Diego. For the commuter, paramount will probably back me up on this, if you travel South for work, lower 79 is the only option, traffic jams up going North as you pass 79 S., and it’s brutal from there on up, S. 79 can exit at Rainbow and avoid the checkpoint if needed. Until recently there were no apartments South of the 79 so the schools benefit a little (this is more elitism but realistic) because there are 5 elementary schools, two middle schools and a high school South of 79 without a single apartment within it’s boundary. As you move North it gets a little more mixed, however they just reverted half of the condo’s on 79 at temecula creek because they couldn’t sell them as condos so this equalizes things a little. The weather is a little better and with the indian land and national forrest land to the South, there can be no more building other than what is already under construction, expansion is to the east and to the north. Some people like to know that this is a big as something will get when putting down roots.

Bunny, the better non chain Restraunts are starting to pop up in the wine country, South Coast, Ponte and the new one at Leonesse are excellent choices, La Cocina on 79 is great for sit down mexican and killarneys for a beer, it’s all there, you just have to look for it.

To the poster asking about the La jolla commute, don’t do it. Commuting to the North County is acceptable, I’ve done it for 20 years but trying to get to S.D. is just as paramount said, it’s hell going south on the 15 right at the 78, trying to get over to the coast adds numerous possibilites for traffic snarls. Gas prices are not going down anytime soon or ever. Sometimes the 7-10 miles from Esco to Poway takes longer than the ride from Temec to Esco.

[temeculaguy]

Bunny, a couple of things, first, the Hemmingway project is blowing smoke if they say they are sold out of two plans. They are sold out of two plans of “standing inventory” they are only 10% sold out of what they have in graded lots. They, like other builders stopped building a few months ago, now they finish a phase, move people in, sell off the standing inventory and then they pour foundations for the next phase. This is to create a false sense of scarcity and a defensive mechanism to not get stuck with so many unsold, completed homes. I like their location but they suck as a builder. As you approach the models on Deer hollow, turn right instead of left and drive through that neighborhood that centex built three years ago, the outside of the houses are already falling apart. Here’s an example of a three year old centex adjacent tract to hemmingway, in person the paint is peeing and is faded, that shouldn’t happen in three years. Hemingway uses the same shingle facades and colors, hopefully they switched paint companies.

http://www.redfin.com/stingray/do/printable-listing?listing-id=1359725

If you want to avoid neighborhoods that become rentals, stay with the larger tracts with low bedroom counts. For the most part the reason Paloma is half rentals is a combination of primarily small homes 1,200-1,700 sq ft with some exceptions and over ten years old. With or without the bubble, that is a recepie for future rentals. In Paloma’s few large tracts 2-3k sq ft, I bet the rental percentage is much smaller because small homes pencil out as better rentals. For it’s price range and size it still is a nice place.

Marion there isn’t a huge difference between North and South other than access to San Diego. For the commuter, paramount will probably back me up on this, if you travel South for work, lower 79 is the only option, traffic jams up going North as you pass 79 S., and it’s brutal from there on up, S. 79 can exit at Rainbow and avoid the checkpoint if needed. Until recently there were no apartments South of the 79 so the schools benefit a little (this is more elitism but realistic) because there are 5 elementary schools, two middle schools and a high school South of 79 without a single apartment within it’s boundary. As you move North it gets a little more mixed, however they just reverted half of the condo’s on 79 at temecula creek because they couldn’t sell them as condos so this equalizes things a little. The weather is a little better and with the indian land and national forrest land to the South, there can be no more building other than what is already under construction, expansion is to the east and to the north. Some people like to know that this is a big as something will get when putting down roots.

Bunny, the better non chain Restraunts are starting to pop up in the wine country, South Coast, Ponte and the new one at Leonesse are excellent choices, La Cocina on 79 is great for sit down mexican and killarneys for a beer, it’s all there, you just have to look for it.

To the poster asking about the La jolla commute, don’t do it. Commuting to the North County is acceptable, I’ve done it for 20 years but trying to get to S.D. is just as paramount said, it’s hell going south on the 15 right at the 78, trying to get over to the coast adds numerous possibilites for traffic snarls. Gas prices are not going down anytime soon or ever. Sometimes the 7-10 miles from Esco to Poway takes longer than the ride from Temec to Esco.

[temeculaguy]

Offer them 250K and see what they do. I don’t care where anyone thinks the market is going, 250k for a newer 3 car garage is a screamin deal. That is a lot of grass to mow, enjoy yourself, it’s borderline riding mower territory.. There was one on sparks a few months ago for 330k, it was the low price leader on the three car garage monitor at the time, there might be a link and you can get the sales price. That place has potential but at 350k it is at it’s 04 price, not a fair price today and that tract has tons of repos in it on drennon and swoboda plus the rent is cheap for the area because I think those weren’t very upgraded, this one looks kinda basic. I think they have it priced on the higher side because it’s on a third of an acre and it’s a one story (both are rare and marketable), if that is what you want, you gotta pay for that no matter where the market goes, some people just like lots of land. Hell, offer them 300k with some incentives, it’s not like they are sifting through all the offers these days. You know as well as any of us locals that South Temecula is not going to see French Valley or Murrieta prices, it will always be 10-20% higher and it’s almost built out. If it wasn’t on the wrong side of the 79 for me and it didn’t have a football field to mow, I’d be tempted to fire a 250k or a 275k trial baloon at that place. A/C bill should be reasonable, one story and not a ridiculous amount of sq ft, taxes seem low to average at about 1.5, I think the hoa is non existent or cheap there, sorry can’t talk you out of it, I agree that it is 50-60k overpriced but at 250k to 300k it has a lot going for it.

[temeculaguy]

Offer them 250K and see what they do. I don’t care where anyone thinks the market is going, 250k for a newer 3 car garage is a screamin deal. That is a lot of grass to mow, enjoy yourself, it’s borderline riding mower territory.. There was one on sparks a few months ago for 330k, it was the low price leader on the three car garage monitor at the time, there might be a link and you can get the sales price. That place has potential but at 350k it is at it’s 04 price, not a fair price today and that tract has tons of repos in it on drennon and swoboda plus the rent is cheap for the area because I think those weren’t very upgraded, this one looks kinda basic. I think they have it priced on the higher side because it’s on a third of an acre and it’s a one story (both are rare and marketable), if that is what you want, you gotta pay for that no matter where the market goes, some people just like lots of land. Hell, offer them 300k with some incentives, it’s not like they are sifting through all the offers these days. You know as well as any of us locals that South Temecula is not going to see French Valley or Murrieta prices, it will always be 10-20% higher and it’s almost built out. If it wasn’t on the wrong side of the 79 for me and it didn’t have a football field to mow, I’d be tempted to fire a 250k or a 275k trial baloon at that place. A/C bill should be reasonable, one story and not a ridiculous amount of sq ft, taxes seem low to average at about 1.5, I think the hoa is non existent or cheap there, sorry can’t talk you out of it, I agree that it is 50-60k overpriced but at 250k to 300k it has a lot going for it.

[temeculaguy]

Offer them 250K and see what they do. I don’t care where anyone thinks the market is going, 250k for a newer 3 car garage is a screamin deal. That is a lot of grass to mow, enjoy yourself, it’s borderline riding mower territory.. There was one on sparks a few months ago for 330k, it was the low price leader on the three car garage monitor at the time, there might be a link and you can get the sales price. That place has potential but at 350k it is at it’s 04 price, not a fair price today and that tract has tons of repos in it on drennon and swoboda plus the rent is cheap for the area because I think those weren’t very upgraded, this one looks kinda basic. I think they have it priced on the higher side because it’s on a third of an acre and it’s a one story (both are rare and marketable), if that is what you want, you gotta pay for that no matter where the market goes, some people just like lots of land. Hell, offer them 300k with some incentives, it’s not like they are sifting through all the offers these days. You know as well as any of us locals that South Temecula is not going to see French Valley or Murrieta prices, it will always be 10-20% higher and it’s almost built out. If it wasn’t on the wrong side of the 79 for me and it didn’t have a football field to mow, I’d be tempted to fire a 250k or a 275k trial baloon at that place. A/C bill should be reasonable, one story and not a ridiculous amount of sq ft, taxes seem low to average at about 1.5, I think the hoa is non existent or cheap there, sorry can’t talk you out of it, I agree that it is 50-60k overpriced but at 250k to 300k it has a lot going for it.

[temeculaguy]

Offer them 250K and see what they do. I don’t care where anyone thinks the market is going, 250k for a newer 3 car garage is a screamin deal. That is a lot of grass to mow, enjoy yourself, it’s borderline riding mower territory.. There was one on sparks a few months ago for 330k, it was the low price leader on the three car garage monitor at the time, there might be a link and you can get the sales price. That place has potential but at 350k it is at it’s 04 price, not a fair price today and that tract has tons of repos in it on drennon and swoboda plus the rent is cheap for the area because I think those weren’t very upgraded, this one looks kinda basic. I think they have it priced on the higher side because it’s on a third of an acre and it’s a one story (both are rare and marketable), if that is what you want, you gotta pay for that no matter where the market goes, some people just like lots of land. Hell, offer them 300k with some incentives, it’s not like they are sifting through all the offers these days. You know as well as any of us locals that South Temecula is not going to see French Valley or Murrieta prices, it will always be 10-20% higher and it’s almost built out. If it wasn’t on the wrong side of the 79 for me and it didn’t have a football field to mow, I’d be tempted to fire a 250k or a 275k trial baloon at that place. A/C bill should be reasonable, one story and not a ridiculous amount of sq ft, taxes seem low to average at about 1.5, I think the hoa is non existent or cheap there, sorry can’t talk you out of it, I agree that it is 50-60k overpriced but at 250k to 300k it has a lot going for it.

[temeculaguy]

Offer them 250K and see what they do. I don’t care where anyone thinks the market is going, 250k for a newer 3 car garage is a screamin deal. That is a lot of grass to mow, enjoy yourself, it’s borderline riding mower territory.. There was one on sparks a few months ago for 330k, it was the low price leader on the three car garage monitor at the time, there might be a link and you can get the sales price. That place has potential but at 350k it is at it’s 04 price, not a fair price today and that tract has tons of repos in it on drennon and swoboda plus the rent is cheap for the area because I think those weren’t very upgraded, this one looks kinda basic. I think they have it priced on the higher side because it’s on a third of an acre and it’s a one story (both are rare and marketable), if that is what you want, you gotta pay for that no matter where the market goes, some people just like lots of land. Hell, offer them 300k with some incentives, it’s not like they are sifting through all the offers these days. You know as well as any of us locals that South Temecula is not going to see French Valley or Murrieta prices, it will always be 10-20% higher and it’s almost built out. If it wasn’t on the wrong side of the 79 for me and it didn’t have a football field to mow, I’d be tempted to fire a 250k or a 275k trial baloon at that place. A/C bill should be reasonable, one story and not a ridiculous amount of sq ft, taxes seem low to average at about 1.5, I think the hoa is non existent or cheap there, sorry can’t talk you out of it, I agree that it is 50-60k overpriced but at 250k to 300k it has a lot going for it.

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