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Damn, when I start to hate living in the Sacramento area, threads like his remind me why I am happy to. I pay $2500 in rent for a 3900 sq ft house on almost an acre in Roseville....and same house plan sold in the low 500s last month. I plan on buying this one next year for less than that if all works out, so I hope the market rises so I can make some equity back quick!
Let me guess you have a lease with optionto buy.
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Im just over here waiting for El Niño to flood Sacramento.
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Im just over here waiting for El Niño to flood Sacramento.
It'll have to rain non stop for months to replenish folsom dam first, all the lawns are brown except for the rich people.
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Originally posted by Blue92:
Question to those in Sacramento...
How is 99 in the morning commute and evening? Let's say from Elk Grove to West Sac.
Just getting ideas.
Depends on what hours. I have co workers that come from Elk Grove to downtown for the 730am shift and the commute is 20 or so min I believe.
If you can avoid all the disgusting state workers, its not bad. They usually get to work around 8AM to 9AM, so if you can beat them you're gravy.
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Originally posted by Blue92:
Question to those in Sacramento...
How is 99 in the morning commute and evening? Let's say from Elk Grove to West Sac.
Just getting ideas.
Depends on what hours. I have co workers that come from Elk Grove to downtown for the 730am shift and the commute is 20 or so min I believe.
It would be somewhere around the 8-5. That doesn't seem bad at all. I heard 99 was terrible. Hmmm
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Originally posted by 135.0:
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Originally posted by swedensky:
Damn, when I start to hate living in the Sacramento area, threads like his remind me why I am happy to. I pay $2500 in rent for a 3900 sq ft house on almost an acre in Roseville....and same house plan sold in the low 500s last month. I plan on buying this one next year for less than that if all works out, so I hope the market rises so I can make some equity back quick!
Sounds like that house would be cheaper to own than rent.
It would be pretty close I think, but didn't have the option to buy it right now.
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Question to those in Sacramento...
How is 99 in the morning commute and evening? Let's say from Elk Grove to West Sac.
Just getting ideas.
I hate 99, I must always be on the wrong timing because I don't think I've ever gotten from sac to Elk Grove in less than 30 minutes ![[Mad]](mad.gif)
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[QUOTE]Wise words.
I would seriously look into purchasing in Sacramento area if you are already paying $2,500 for rent there.
Well placer county is a lot more expensive than Sacramento county, and keep in mind this house is huge. Three masters, two Junior masters, 4.5 bath, 3 car garage etc. way more house than I need but I only want to buy this one if I can steal it.
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[QUOTE]Let me guess you have a lease with optionto buy.
Not on paper, but I know my landlord and She knows my intention to buy, and I plan on using that when time for purchase.
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Originally posted by swedensky:
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Originally posted by 135.0:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by swedensky:
Damn, when I start to hate living in the Sacramento area, threads like his remind me why I am happy to. I pay $2500 in rent for a 3900 sq ft house on almost an acre in Roseville....and same house plan sold in the low 500s last month. I plan on buying this one next year for less than that if all works out, so I hope the market rises so I can make some equity back quick!
Sounds like that house would be cheaper to own than rent.
It would be pretty close I think, but didn't have the option to buy it right now.
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Originally posted by Blue92:
Question to those in Sacramento...
How is 99 in the morning commute and evening? Let's say from Elk Grove to West Sac.
Just getting ideas.
I hate 99, I must always be on the wrong timing because I don't think I've ever gotten from sac to Elk Grove in less than 30 minutes
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Wise words.
I would seriously look into purchasing in Sacramento area if you are already paying $2,500 for rent there.
Well placer county is a lot more expensive than Sacramento county, and keep in mind this house is huge. Three masters, two Junior masters, 4.5 bath, 3 car garage etc. way more house than I need but I only want to buy this one if I can steal it.
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[QUOTE]Let me guess you have a lease with optionto buy.
Not on paper, but I know my landlord and She knows my intention to buy, and I plan on using that when time for purchase.
Depends on what part of sac county. There are some 2-4 million dollar homes in the Arden area.
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[QUOTE]Depends on what part of sac county. There are some 2-4 million dollar homes in the Arden area.
Well yeah of course, I mean in general. when you consider places like Granite Bay and neighborhoods like Morgan Creek, Los Lagos etc, the Arden area homes don't hold a candle in my opinion. Just mean apples to apples houses go for more in placer county (most areas) than they do in sac.
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[QUOTE]Depends on what part of sac county. There are some 2-4 million dollar homes in the Arden area.
Well yeah of course, I mean in general. when you consider places like Granite Bay and neighborhoods like Morgan Creek, Los Lagos etc, the Arden area homes don't hold a candle in my opinion. Just mean apples to apples houses go for more in placer county (most areas) than they do in sac.
I'd rather live in the Arden area. I like being closer to downtown. I agree that overall those areas are nicer than the Arden area as a whole.
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Originally posted by 135.0:
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Originally posted by adower:
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Originally posted by Blue92:
Question to those in Sacramento...
How is 99 in the morning commute and evening? Let's say from Elk Grove to West Sac.
Just getting ideas.
Depends on what hours. I have co workers that come from Elk Grove to downtown for the 730am shift and the commute is 20 or so min I believe.
If you can avoid all the disgusting state workers, its not bad. They usually get to work around 8AM to 9AM, so if you can beat them you're gravy.
I commute from the end of Elk Grove to downtown Sacramento. I get there in under 20 mins, but it's also at about 5:15am when I leave my house.
It does get ugly around 7.
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Pretty much all of South Sacramento between Elk Grove and Land Park/Curtis Park should be avoided, with the exception of Greenhaven, South Land Park, and Pocket (nice neighborhoods). Tahoe Park and Elmhurst are good, Oak Park and everything south is bad.
Generally avoid anything North of the American River, and West of Business 80. That includes South Natomas, North Sacramento, Del Paso Heights and everything in-between. North Natomas is generally nice though (North of I-80).
North Highlands and most of Foothill Farms should be avoided. Especially North Highlands. The closer to McClellan Air Force Base the worse it gets.
Some parts of Arden-Arcade should also be avoided. Particularly the Northern part. Areas like Howe Park, Wyda way, Cottage way, Marconi Ave etc can be dangerous. Basically any place that has a collection of low-income rentals.
Parts of Citrus Heights, Carmichael, and Fair Oaks can be sketchy, but for the most part those are pretty nice areas.
The most popular neighborhoods in the city are Midtown, Downtown, East Sac, Land Park, and Curtis Park. Tahoe Park, Elmhurst, and Med Center (North Oak Park) are also popular. West Sacramento also has some great things going on on the other side of the river. Greenhaven, South Land Park, and Pocket are the more suburban nice parts of the city, located further south.
If you don't want to be in the central city, generally the further out you go the better. Folsom, El Dorado Hills, and pretty much all of South Placer County (Rocklin, Roseville, Lincoln, Granite Bay) are all idyllic suburban paradise's.
Further in than that you have nice suburban areas in Arden (some of the richest neighborhoods in Sac are in Arden near the river), the areas around Sac State, Fair Oaks, Carmichael, Orangevale, La Riviera (except for a couple of areas around Folsom Blvd and Watt Ave), most of Citrus Heights are all nice.
Elk Grove is a big middle-class suburb. Generally a pretty nice, safe place. There aren't any ghettos in Elk Grove, but it is very close to South Sacramento, especially in the northern part of the city, so there is some spillover in crime. Most of Elk Grove is very nice and there are plenty of upscale suburban areas. Generally anything south of Calvine Rd is fine.
Rancho Cordova is a pretty diverse middle-class suburb. There are some shitty, dangerous neighborhoods, and some brand-new nice neighborhoods, and everything in between.
Just don't buy or sign a lease without checking out the neighborhood and doing research. Sacramento is weird in that we have some really dangerous neighborhoods that are right next to some really nice neighborhoods. Often only separated by a freeway, railroad tracks, or major road. For example Meadowview is a very dangerous neighborhood separated only by an overpass from Pocket, a relatively wealthy neighborhood.
Also, depending on where you're from, a lot of our "ghettos" don't look like ghettos. They look like typical suburban neighborhoods with single-story homes and relatively decent looking apartment buildings. Looks can be deceiving.
Do some research, drive the neighborhood at night as well as during the day. Ask questions. Check police records. Don't be silly.
Edit: Looking back on this, I forgot to add Hollywood Park into the nicer neighborhoods of the city. The area around Fruitridge and Freeport is a nice, quiet middle-class neighborhood that doesn't get enough love
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Awesome write up. Thanks, man. Yeah I have tons of homework to do. Looks like we are favoring to leave this over priced valley to head north. I have until the end of the year to lock something in. We plan to rent first to determine where we would actually want to buy.
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El dorado hills or go home!
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What do you fellow Sac guys do about the rolled curb driveways? Really hard on my car's suspension going up and down them.
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What do you fellow Sac guys do about the rolled curb driveways? Really hard on my car's suspension going up and down them.
Get airbags bruh.
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What do you fellow Sac guys do about the rolled curb driveways? Really hard on my car's suspension going up and down them.
If you wanted to you could just build some blocks or buy some blacktop material if it's that bad.
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so who's moving to sac?
el dorado hills, rocklin and folsom look to be nice places to live.
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What do you fellow Sac guys do about the rolled curb driveways? Really hard on my car's suspension going up and down them.
If you wanted to you could just build some blocks or buy some blacktop material if it's that bad.
The driveway curbs out here in Roseville are like running over a speed bump. City says they don't allow modifications to the driveways. Air ride suspension cost more than my car's worth. Going back to stock springs.
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so who's moving to sac?
el dorado hills, rocklin and folsom look to be nice places to live.
I never did it. Stayed in San Jose paying the insane.
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so who's moving to sac?
el dorado hills, rocklin and folsom look to be nice places to live.
I never did it. Stayed in San Jose paying the insane.
Bought in SJ?
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This is not the market to buy right now, obviously. Renting is not even an option either in certain areas. My wife and I had to renew our rental lease for another year, at a price we don't like, but it's what we have to pay, to stay in the local bay area. I grew up here. My family is here. But we can't move across the bay even though our rent is higher than most mortgage out there. Sucks.
Sorry, that's my rant.
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so who's moving to sac?
el dorado hills, rocklin and folsom look to be nice places to live.
I never did it. Stayed in San Jose paying the insane.
Bought in SJ?
No, renting near Santana Row. See how the market is in another year or so.
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Originally posted by Autumnstang97:
This is not the market to buy right now, obviously. Renting is not even an option either in certain areas. My wife and I had to renew our rental lease for another year, at a price we don't like, but it's what we have to pay, to stay in the local bay area. I grew up here. My family is here. But we can't move across the bay even though our rent is higher than most mortgage out there. Sucks.
Sorry, that's my rant.
so true....rental market sucks but id rather be stuck in that short term than to feel pressured to buy now just cuz that seems like the thing to do right now w/ all the deep pocket investors coming in.
buddy of mine at work lease is due to expire any day now in santa clara and is looking at a 3.5k rent for a small 3/2 in a good school district..hes now looking to buy in livermore where home pricing is reasonable relative to how good the school district is. priced at $700-800k for a 1300-1800sqft home ...insane. i dont blame ppl who are starting out for moving out of the area cuz cost of living here just simply sucks.
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Originally posted by Autumnstang97:
This is not the market to buy right now, obviously. Renting is not even an option either in certain areas. My wife and I had to renew our rental lease for another year, at a price we don't like, but it's what we have to pay, to stay in the local bay area. I grew up here. My family is here. But we can't move across the bay even though our rent is higher than most mortgage out there. Sucks.
Sorry, that's my rant.
so true....rental market sucks but id rather be stuck in that short term than to feel pressured to buy now just cuz that seems like the thing to do right now w/ all the deep pocket investors coming in.
buddy of mine at work lease is due to expire any day now in santa clara and is looking at a 3.5k rent for a small 3/2 in a good school district..hes now looking to buy in livermore where home pricing is reasonable relative to how good the school district is. priced at $700-800k for a 1300-1800sqft home ...insane. i dont blame ppl who are starting out for moving out of the area cuz cost of living here just simply sucks.
Yeah I am border San Jose/Santa Clara and that's what it is here. I lived in Livermore for over a year and commuted to SJ everyday. I refuse to ever do that again. Was gone from 6-6 everyday if I was lucky.
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