Is it a good idea to buy a home in Oceanside Ca?

2015-08-24T22:25:48-04:00

I am curious to see how other view this matter here in Oceanside Ca. I bought a home a few years back and it worked out great for us. What are people thinking about in today's market?

Response by 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 24 at 2015 11:08 PM

2015-08-24T23:08:18-04:00

I bought a house in Oceanside near the back gate back in 1991 and sold it in 1999. The neighborhood went to shit but we still made a little bit of money on the place.

Response by Cpl James Waycasie made Aug 25 at 2015 12:02 AM

2015-08-25T00:02:22-04:00

Lol, not if you are one of the ones who believe California will eventually break off and sink :-)

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 25 at 2015 11:21 AM

2015-08-25T11:21:10-04:00

With the economy still on the downturn likely interest rates will remain low for a year or two then finally go up. I would not buy a house unless you plan on living there for 7 years or more. If you need to leave in 4 or so plan on taking a loss on the house. So factor that in when you budget your buy or lease tradeoff plan. (how much will it cost to lease or buy a suitable home?)

Response by PO1 John Miller made Aug 28 at 2015 3:19 AM

2015-08-28T03:19:33-04:00

Before I moved to Arizona, I was living in Menifee, CA and working at Camp Pendleton. My wife and I were seriously considering selling our house and moving to Fallbrook.

Response by PO1 James Shaw made Aug 28 at 2015 4:44 PM

2015-08-28T16:44:57-04:00

I've lived in Oceanside for many years and it's a great place to live, very popular, and a great investment. The city gets better and more vibrant each year which makes it a very desirable place to live.

Response by Sgt Sabrina Williams made Sep 6 at 2015 10:31 AM

2015-09-06T10:31:28-04:00

I guess if you intend to make California your home. I personally didn't because they want too much for the size house you get. I went back to Texas and bought my house that's 2200 sq ft for $145,900. There's no way I could have bought a house that size in California. California's houses are too small for me.