san diego real estate
 

i know lots of you live down there, looks like i'm going to be soon. what are some nice areas 'coming up'. i just need a large 1br / small 2br apartment, like 900sf or something but i want it to be in a nice neighborhood. unfortunately i dont know the place at all so not sure. i know la jolla etc are way too $$$ but theres gotta be somewhere that will be like "the next nice place" or something.

the next big place? yeah, thats temeculah. if you want nice, and in the city, you're looking at well over 1k for 900sq ft. Look in the UTC area.

I love San Diego. If I had to move back to California, that'd be the place I'd want to go.

On the other end, I didn't much like Oakland, but would live there if I got the right job offer. Oy.

Temecula is a bit out of the way though. If you want to be closer to the city, you may want to check out places like Tierrasanta or Del Cerro, nicer areas with a price tag but I don't think as expensive as La Jolla. Though I have friends in La Jolla that don't have outrageous rent prices, you just need to look around.

I wouldn't buy right now though, I personally think its a bad idea even though I don't know all that much about real estate. Several houses on my block have been on sale for 6+ months and finding a place to rent isn't near as hard as it was 18 months ago. I think prices will drop within the next 18-24 months, just something to think about.

fuck i was just in oakland, right on international and macarthur and shit.. couldnt pay me enough to go back there. i know there are nicer parts but those werent where i was. did have some great seafood though down at the marina at horatios i think it was called..

thanks. ya i'm not planning on buying for a while still, but starting to research in more detail. going to fly down there once i've got a better idea of the areas and spend some time just driving around and stuff..

That's part of what would make living there bearable for Me. I'm a sucker for seafood and sushi.
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Encinitas is nice...I lived there for 2 years...Check out La Costa/Carlbad too...

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Sounds like you might want to look at Ocean Beach...it's cheap, lots of restaurants and bars too. It's not swanky by any means but it's the best place to be central, by the ocean, and not have to pay La Jolla prices. About 1k for a 1 bedroom i think..

Fuck just move to Tijuana and cross the border! You can get a house on the beach for like $400 and that includes Latina girls to come over as well and strip! If you want a nice place to live for a cheap price in SD then look no further then City Hieghts. Really nice place with good clubs and schools.

san diego is a total dream for me too ..


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Why don't you give me an idea of your budget and if you need to live near any certain area for work or pleasure (ocean). My wife is a senior mgr for the largest apt property mgt company in San Diego, I can give you a good idea of where to look and how much you could expect to pay.

Yeah, the real question is what are you looking to pay in rent?

Real estate prices are insane, but renting isn't really *too* bad. If you are hoping for $500 rent or something you better have a bunch of roommates :)

i think $350,000 on the max, but would rather pay less as this is my first place i'll be owning, though socal doesnt seem to have anything more than a shack for less than $300,000. i work from home so i really just want to live near the water but my gf will be working probably downtown at some office so couldnt be too far a commute. We're both used to living in condo's so tahts preferable to a house. if you could do that i'd very much appreciate it, thanks.

Yeah man theres lots of nices places. For example: Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, West Mission Valley, Bay View/Park, North Park, Normal Heights, Hillcrest or even Downtown (if you look and like to live the 'city-lights') you can find relative reasonable prices in nice areas.

Don't know if you'll find a decent house in a decent neighborhood for $350k. Mine is priced at about $450k and I'm not even close to the beach. Prices right now are nuts. You're really better off renting until some of these people grow tired of having a "for sale" sign in their front yard.

I think 2004 was the second consecutive year that the San Diego population decreased.

I'm sorry, not decreased... but more people moved out than in.

Wow! Where can you find a house in or near the $350 price range in SD?
Let me know and I'll grab it, whatever the condition!

Ok, that helps, but I'm a bit confused, are you looking to rent right away or buy? Does your gf know she will be working downtown? San Diego is a bit different in that the downtown isn't necessarily where everyone works, so odds are she won't be working downtown unless she has already secured a job. You can find a decent 1 bd condo for 300k, but its going to be at least 10 miles inland from the coast.

San Diego currently has a large number of condo conversions going on where apt complexes are converting to condos and selling them. They are a bit smaller than regular condos and you still have the apt feel, but its a great way to buy and get a decent deal. There's also a little known city aided program that knocks like 20% of your rent if you say you make under something like 42k. Most all apt complexes have certain apts allocated for this program, its just a matter if something is available.

If you're only looking to rent for a little while before buying, be careful not to get locked into a 12 mo lease because of the great deal. It can cost you quite a bit to get out of it if you decide to buy before your lease is up.

Alot of good info in this thread, I'm also looking to buy a condo in la jolla.

I didn't see him say anything about a house, sounds like he is looking to buy a condo. Those areas you listed are good options, he could probably get a better deal if he was willing to move 15 min more inland to La Mesa, San Carlos, Scripps Ranch or Tierrasanta. Mission Valley is a great place to rent, with shopping, easy freeway access and only ten min from downtown and the ocean. You can rent a decent 2br apt in Mission Valley right now for $1400+/mo

I own a condo in La jolla and it is at $460,000 Market wise

2 Bedroom 2 bathrooms

Good luck finding something around 350 :S

Yup, your right, I just jumped to a conclusion.
Condos are a great investment.
And Yes, I agree, If your willing to live a little bit inland you will get a better deal.

I live in UTC, right next to La Jolla east of the 5 freeway and condo prices are crazy here, are you looking down in the heart of La Jolla near the coast? Some say its a bad time to buy, but I actually think its a pretty good time to buy. San Diego real estate pricing soared up until Sept of last year when it went stagnant and by some reports has fallen about 5% since. Most reports I've read still predict at least 10% growth in the SD market this year, so buying right now while its dipped some may be a good choice. The problem most had last year while buying is that there was such a demand over the supply that properties for sale had multiple bidders that drove up the asking price by as much as 20%. Right now thats not an issue and you can actually bid down the asking price some as supply is exceeding demand.

Having said all that, I'll be moving to AZ in 3 months where I decided to build a 5br home with pool for the same price I could buy a 1 bd condo here in San Diego.

What part of La Jolla is that? I can't find a 2 br condo in UTC for under $550k. I just looked at one last week in UTC that was 2br 1700 sqft condo for 725k.

may of last year I paid $315k for 1200 sq ft in mira mesa. it appraised at $390k in Dec. I'm looking at moving to north carolina. 4700 sq ft, 10 br, $299k ;)

hey bro are u near UTC?

I live in UTC, bought my place for 150 5 years ago, appraised at 395 now. And it is a 1 bedroom, 2 level, 985 sq foot.

I am looking downtown right now for a place but places like mine rent out for 1500 plus per month and the location is perfect. 5 minutes from almost any place that you would want to go to.

If you are young and like a million people around you partying then try PB, if are more mellow but not living on a bottomless budget then go for the UTC. There are tons of cool apartments and you are 5 minutes from the beach.

OB is cool if you want a spot where you can walk around and kick it with the locals, but the traffic getting in there can sometimes be a biatch.

And forget about places for 350, unless it is in terrible condition and you want to some work. If you got 2500 a month to spend I would go down town, anything less UTC is my call.

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You can rent downtown for way under 2500/month.

I've got a decent sized 1br on 5th and F (kitty corner to Croce's), and I only pay 1395/month.

It's pretty noisy down there, but I like the city feel.

looking to buy right when i move there, but im not necessarily going to move there right away. if it makes sense to hold off i can stay in vancouver for a while still. i'm just guessing she'll be working downtown because everyone here does, but really i meant that it cant be like 100 miles out from where most businesses are. smaller condo is no big deal, my current place is 800 square feet on the 30th floor of a high rise here, and hers is about 900 sf not far from here in a smaller building so we're both used to the apartment thing and its no big deal at all. i really want to avoid leases period, my 1 year here is finally up so i can just continue it month to month til i'm ready to move to SD.

quick thanks to everyone for all the replies, some awesome info here for me to further research before i fly down. san diego looks like a great place to live, not many places as beautiful as vancouver but this is one.

don't know where in UTC you're finding condos for $350, and i'd be afraid of what they'd be like if they existed ;-)
when we first moved here we had an apartment in UTC - 2K a month for jets overhead 24 hours a day (from Miramar) and ants that overran the entire apartment and couldn't be killed --- if you're going to land in UTC, DO YOUR HOMEWORK FIRST. we didn't :-(
(we broke the lease after seven months because of the ants, and bought in Carmel Valley/East Del Mar - best thing i've ever done, in two years the property value is up at least 50%, and from what a RE broker told my gf today about a house that just sold down the street, it may be closer to 100% very soon :-)

La Jolla / Utc :D

Sounds cool. San Diego is a fine place to live in.