[The-Shoveler]

Being able to have a nice day at the beach in January is more the reason I think (well at least in SoCal).

Also helps not having to worry about being eaten by a twister in the middle of the night (really that is a real fear in the mid states).

Being married, I really don’t socialize much outside a few close friends (single maybe that matters more).

[The-Shoveler]

Once your home gets above 5 or so million your probably not thinking of sending your kid to public school.

[The-Shoveler]

[quote=AN][quote=flu]That cupertino homes falls way short in comparison to…. Palo Alto…..

At least these aren’t tract homes and they have “character” though…… Lol….

$5.9mil 2900 sqft
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Palo-Alto-CA/19496222_zpid/26374_rid/37.504279,-121.915283,37.259299,-122.355423_rect/10_zm/1_fr/%5B/quote%5DI used to think bay area is expensive and the pay is not there, but now, it’s just freakin’ hilarious at this point. For $200k less, you can get this house in La Jolla instead: http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-150010567-1291_La_Jolla_Rancho_Rd_La_Jolla_CA_92037

Or if you don’t care about ocean view, you can have this in RSF instead: http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-150000817-5040_El_Mirlo_Rancho_Santa_Fe_CA_92067%5B/quote%5D

The RSF one would qualify as an starter “evil lair”, still a bit over priced for your villain just starting out.

[The-Shoveler]

[quote=AN][quote=flu][quote=AN]
LoL… $2.8M for 3400 sq-ft tract home in Cupertino: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/20615-Rodrigues-Ave-Cupertino-CA-95014/19634856_zpid/

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That’s actually a nice home. I think my cousin lives in that community. I think he bought it for $1million awhile ago.[/quote]I think the CV house I posted is nicer. If they’re both the same price, I’d pick the CV house.[/quote]

Does not quite meet my definition of being able to qualify as an “evil lair”

[The-Shoveler]

[quote=FlyerInHi]As someone who has traveled far and wide, I can say that Americans generally live the best. Australians and Canadians are pretty close.

Not every city is expensive.; and not everybody wants to live in NYC, SF, or even SD.

Maybe with globalization, more expensive American real estate is the new normal. Still real estate is cheap here, compared to any seizable city, even in the developing world where salaries are peanuts.[/quote]

USA car based living is also a lot more efficient as well, you would not believe how hard it is to get an engineer in china to get in the office at 11:00AM in the morning here our time LOL. (But I have seen engineers in our office at midnight – 2 AM handling asia issues fairly often.

[The-Shoveler]

Hey you brought up foreign buyers first LOL.

[The-Shoveler]

From My limited experience with Asian buyers,

The second generation want new construction so you see them moving further and further out into the new suburbs now days (but want to be close to UC schools if possible)

The Rich from China(etc..) buy Quality locals (need someplace to stuff cash) (but also want to be close to UC schools if possible). Will not hesitate to buy old tear down in good area and build new 700sqf home much to the chagrin of some of the locals LOL.

Close to Beach is not such a big thing but is nice if it happens to be near a UC school as well.

[The-Shoveler]

IMO I think there will be a big push to get the more lower end moving as well but seeing the same type of thing happening up where I am (the more ghetto north county “just kidding”). There is an Eclectic mix of older smaller custom homes (even some mobile homes) and really big (talking 10-12 thousand sqf custom mansions with landscaping to match).

Seems these days they are starting a new custom mansion about once a week (these are on lots with several acre minimums). (You know they somehow screwed up and let you into the wrong area when you start seeing homes with their own helipad).

But IMO I see a push coming to the lower end (good or bad I am not sure).

[The-Shoveler]

“professionally managed at a big complex”

The issue here is that most of the people they would qualify could easily qualify for a home/condo loan.

They are very strict.

[The-Shoveler]

For the most part the rental market is tight all over SoCal not just San Diego.

Will only get tighter as the Millennials start leaving the nest in droves (unless they start to build a whole lot more).

But that would require zoning and people who actually want to do trades work.

[The-Shoveler]

I drive a lot even when not commuting Plus no-one (besides spdrun maybe) wants to pay more for gas.

Yea but I still want to split my lot LOL.

Just because I cannot really afford an ocean view home does not mean I am not upset about it.

I like June gloom (no sun screen required) and I like wearing a sweater while walking on the beach (it’s what they make Vitamin D3 supplements for)

[The-Shoveler]

Expensive Gas tops the list (almost a dollar a gallon more than most the rest of the nation).

Overzealous zoning laws.

The fact I cannot trade my canyon view home for a similar home with an ocean view.

Not enough June gloom (most years)

Special California Smog laws.

Still I am not leaving though.

[The-Shoveler]

Placebo or no I am sticking with my D3 At least until I can walk on the beach everyday in the sun.

[The-Shoveler]

1 multivitamin
1 fish Oil
2 D3 (once in the morning and once in the afternoon) (just started doing this, noticing a big difference in how I feel).

I take the D3 because I work in an office all day so never get out in the sun during the week. Should have started this 20 years ago (makes a big difference).

Wife has me eating one apple (or other fruit) a day and at least one serving of Kale a week (in soup).

Figure I should make it to 70 to max out SS if I am lucky LOL.

[The-Shoveler]

Don’t want to be worth more dead than alive but I have some.

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