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Where to live in the OC?
Wife and I are thinking to move in the next few years, so we started looking at places to live..
Where are the hidden gems? neighborhoods near mountains or not too close to the madness of suberbia?
I'm a little familiar with Trabuco Canyon, so that's a maybe.
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08-04-2015, 02:16 AM
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I feel like price range, # of bedrooms, Sqft, etc. is important before posting a helpful reply....however, I have a friend down there, walking distance to the beach is a plus!
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08-04-2015, 12:55 PM
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Wife and I are thinking to move in the next few years, so we started looking at places to live..
Where are the hidden gems? neighborhoods near mountains or not too close to the madness of suberbia?
I'm a little familiar with Trabuco Canyon, so that's a maybe.
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Need a budget and priorities. Where do you work?
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08-04-2015, 05:40 PM
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The idea is to get unfiltered feed back. I realize prices are from mid 400's to millions. I guess Under 800k is the only criteria, and not that I can even afford that, I just want to see what everyone thinkgs.
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08-04-2015, 06:21 PM
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dont live in the OC and you'll be far more happy in life.
traffic and high costs, no thanks!
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08-04-2015, 07:02 PM
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Brea, Placentia, Anaheim Hills, Chino Hills area?
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08-04-2015, 07:05 PM
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dont live in the OC and you'll be far more happy in life.
traffic and high costs, no thanks!
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I agree man, totally agree, unfortunately that's not an option for me.
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08-05-2015, 11:46 AM
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Trabuco Canyon would only be good if you work close by. Driving to get anywhere from there SUCKS and that can be said of most of south OC. It also gets very hot in the canyon durung the summer. I have lived in Fountain Valley for nearing 30 years and love it. It's close to everything including 3 freeways, beach, malls and tons of eating places. I lived in Huntingtion Beach before that and liked it as well but when it came time to buy a place it was about 40K cheaper in FV.
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08-05-2015, 01:08 PM
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San Clemente is pretty nice, seems to be what you are looking for, it is out of the way, and just close enough to the mountains and desert to have a good time. not to mention housing pricing is decent for OC and it's right on the beach.
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08-05-2015, 03:50 PM
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San Clemente is pretty nice, seems to be what you are looking for, it is out of the way, and just close enough to the mountains and desert to have a good time. not to mention housing pricing is decent for OC and it's right on the beach.
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Mountains? In San Clemente?
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08-05-2015, 04:38 PM
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There is only one mountain near OC and that's Saddleback. The only city close that's not "suberbia" is Trabuco Canyon and I stated my feelings about living there in my earlier post. There are other neighborhoods close to Trabuco like Silverado Canyon and Modjeska Canyon.
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08-11-2015, 03:19 PM
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Do you care about school districts? Where will you commute to?
Almost anything in south OC built within the last 25 years is subject to Mello Roos property taxes. Watch out for that.
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08-12-2015, 01:17 AM
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Mountains? In San Clemente?
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hills. or, landslides waiting to happen.
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OC doesn't really have "mountains" if you're looking for snow and stuff. The closest actual mountain is saddleback, but I don't think it snows much there. Most of us drive our happy butts to mammoth or big bear. Maybe consider farther south like San Diego? My friend has family that lives in Julian, and it's a very small town where the houses are acres apart, it snows, and stars are bountiful. It is just out of the way.
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08-12-2015, 01:12 PM
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I'm relatively happy in my Tustin Ranch condo but I've been eyeing homes for sale in Foothill Ranch, Portola Hills and Rancho Santa Margarita. I love to mountain bike and the proximity of those neighborhoods to nearby trails appeals to me.... but most of those areas are also subject to high property taxes (reference my comment above about Mello Roos).
I also have a gut feeling we're nearing a peak in the market.
Chances are I'll stay where I'm at until I'm ready to pull the ripcord and exit the rat race and California for good.
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