| San Diego is a beautiful City. If you are active and | | | | Worlds best kept secret by many people from the |
| like to be outside, the weather offers 300 plus days | | | | Far East and Europe. The reason being, is that it has |
| a year of outdoor activities. If you like the hustle and | | | | the big city feel, the night life, the jobs, but it is not |
| bustle of the night life, the Gaslamp quarter is the | | | | crowded or congested at all. The condos in |
| place for you. If you like ranches and horse property | | | | downtown San Diego are virtually brand new. They |
| you can find that as well. From the other parts of | | | | range from $300,000 to well over a million. The nice |
| the Country, San Diego looks like all Sunshine, Beach, | | | | thing about the condos downtown is that for |
| and fun. It can be if that is what you are looking for. | | | | $350,000 you get to live in a nice part of downtown |
| Over the last 18 years San Diego has diversified it's | | | | and the complexes are well taken care of. |
| workforce. We have gone from Military Families and | | | | Inland: If you are looking for raw land and used to |
| General Dynamic Contractors to High Tech Jobs, | | | | rural living, take a look at Ramona and Jullian. There |
| Bio-Tech Jobs, Military Families, and Military | | | | are not a lot of jobs in those parts but you can still |
| Contractors. Along with those jobs came the | | | | pick up acreage for horses, ranches, and that kind of |
| opportunity for the Real Estate Market to get a bit | | | | lifestyle. |
| out of control. We had houses in 1999 that people | | | | North County:Escondido, Rancho Bernardo, Poway, |
| paid $180,000 shoot up to $600,000 by 2005. Sadly | | | | Mira Mesa, Scripps Ranch - These sections of San |
| enough what went up certainly came down. That is | | | | Diego are suburbs. If you are moving from other |
| where the old catch phrase, location, location, location | | | | parts of the country you will be in culture shock |
| comes into play. | | | | depending upon where you buy a home. In the areas |
| Depending on your life style and expected time to | | | | above there are homes and condos from $180,000 |
| live in San Diego you have many choices of | | | | to well over a million. Keep in mind the mantra here... |
| neighborhoods, houses, condo's, and beaches to | | | | location, location, location. What does that mean? |
| choose from. I have found that to own a home in | | | | School Districts, Jobs, Average House Income, HOA |
| San Diego, most people are spending about 50% or | | | | or no HOA, and a sense of community. These are all |
| more of their income on their home. | | | | sections of San Diego that you will want to explore |
| Now is the time to buy in San Diego. Building | | | | depending on your needs. |
| restrictions in the outside lying areas are very tight | | | | More suburbs: 4S Ranch, Del Sur, Santa Luz, Carmel |
| and the rest of the city is built out. Pretty much | | | | Valley, Rancho Santa Fe -- These areas are your |
| what you see is what you get for many years in San | | | | more upscale locations and be prepared to pay for it. |
| Diego. The infrastructure is built so now it is time to | | | | Again, location, location, location. These areas have a |
| pick your location. The same reason you are looking | | | | higher resale value once the market turns upward |
| at moving to San Diego many others are as well. This | | | | again. |
| will help keep the health of the Real Estate market | | | | North County: San Marcos, Vista, Oceanside - These |
| going for years to come. | | | | areas run along the 78 freeway out to the 5 and 15 |
| The Beach: If this is your destination you have a | | | | freeways. There is some good value in these areas |
| variety of places to choose. If you are athletic and | | | | however, you must look at each neighborhood to |
| enjoy running in different events then Carlsbad, | | | | see if it is right for you. |
| Encinitas, or Solana Beach is for you around | | | | Clairemont, University City, Kearny Mesa, SouthBay |
| $400,000-$600,00. If you are more upscale and are | | | | and Chula Vista - These areas again vary from |
| looking for a well taken care of area with minimal | | | | neighborhood to neighborhood. If you are looking to |
| issues, then Del Mar or parts of La Jolla is your | | | | buy in these areas, take your time and explore the |
| dream. These homes can range well over the million | | | | shopping malls, grocery stores, and schools. |
| mark for the views or in the $500,000 plus range. | | | | Let's go up to Temecula and Murrieta - These |
| As you head South from La Jolla you will enter into | | | | sections are not considered San Diego however, |
| Pacific Beach where the twenty somethings live and | | | | many San Diegans moved to these areas when the |
| party it up and a little more down the coast is an | | | | average price of a home in San Diego was $350,000 |
| ex-hippie town called Ocean Beach. Homes in PB and | | | | and the prices in Temecula and Murrieta were under |
| OB as they are called have a huge range depending | | | | $200,000. The price for the move - a 1-2 hour each |
| on you guessed it location and size. Duplexes can run | | | | way commute to your job. Whether you work in Los |
| $700,000 plus for a well kept place or $300,000 for a | | | | Angeles or San Diego, you are on the road 1-2 hours |
| dump. Once you venture farther South than Ocean | | | | each way. Again, location, location, location. These are |
| Beach, please keep in mind that San Diego has a third | | | | also the areas that shot up from $200,000 to |
| world country to the South. This poses issues on | | | | $700,000 and now has many empty bank owned |
| occasion of sewage spills into the ocean that affect | | | | homes selling for the $200,000-$300,000 range again. |
| the San Diego coastline close to the border. | | | | There is so much more detail to get into but I think |
| Downtown: Hail to the San Diego Padres - Seriously - | | | | you got the idea. When moving anywhere but |
| this organization has helped the San Diego Downtown | | | | especially San Diego, take a look at your lifestyle, |
| area flourish and build condos, high rise office | | | | your needs, and pick the right location based on |
| buildings, restaurants, Petco Park, and many new | | | | those factors not just price. |
| hotels. Downtown of San Diego has been called the | | | | Call me with any questions. |