Unless you've got a bunch of extra cash laying around (I'm assuming that you're an O-1 or O-2), you're probably not going to be buying a house in SD. Median price in most places is between 500-650K. A tiny condo will probably run you around 300K. If your curious, Google some real estate places in San Diego and you'll get a feel for the layout and what is available. Some people live outside the city where the prices are a little lower, but they you have to deal with long daily commutes in horrible traffic and high gas prices. I'm sure others will chime in and perhaps some of the Miramar Marines have some more insight, but feel free to post follow-up questions and I'll help however I can. The area itself is awesome, so welcome!av80r1976 said:I recently received orders to VMFAT-101 in Miramar, CA. I have not spent much time in San Diego and was curious as to where we should start looking for homes to buy. Which neighborhoods are good, close to the base, etc…. Any information would be a big help. Thanks
av80r1976 said:Is there any worries about the market in SOCAL turning south?
bch said:not a chance on the real estate turning south there.
2000 a month may not be too bad but he'd pay much more in gas for his 60+ minute commute in SOCAL traffic. He might as well live in East County.Physicx said:If you don't mind living north check out Bonsall or Oceanside. You can buy a house from the mid 300,000. A 400,000 house is a little over 2000 a month which isn't to bad. Does anybody know how long Miramar is going to stay around? I was suprised it made it past BRAC.