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Old 02-06-2013, 02:13 PM
 
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kids are going to college soon. wife and i are planning on moving to Ca to retire in 4yrs. school district does not matter too much. don't want to live in the city but has to be within 1hr drive to authentic chinese food and market. i like a big lot (1acre plus) for gardening so mild temperature in southern Ca is a plus. like newer houses but reasonable price ($500k to 1mil). like to have a good view. i like to buy "good deals" meaning i will take a $1m house that was $2mil over a $500k house that was $400k in 2007. i know it's impossible to narrow down base on these info but some suggestion would be appreciated.
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Old 02-06-2013, 03:55 PM
 
Location: Sacramento
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I'd probably start by looking around the Escondido area, north of San Diego.
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Old 02-06-2013, 05:54 PM
 
Location: Studio City, CA 91604
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Lots of nice places to retire in California.

Near LA, I'd say Santa Clarita, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, westside of Palmdale or Lancaster.

Near Riverside, I'd say Temecula, Murrieta or Riverside itself.

Near San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga or Chino Hills are good.

Lots of good Asian cuisine all over Southern California.

Palm Springs and Palm Desert are a little too far out.
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Old 02-06-2013, 08:07 PM
 
Location: A little corner of paradise
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For what your looking at space-wise, I'd look in the Redlands area. Or even Banning or Beaumont. Redlands is about an hour outside of LA, and you can still get some acreage, and the weather to garden.
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Old 02-06-2013, 09:05 PM
 
Location: TOVCCA
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Fillmore, 8 acres and a house, and a whole farm $679K

660 W Guiberson Rd Fillmore CA - Home For Sale and Real Estate Listing - MLS #12016270 - Realtor.com®
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Old 02-06-2013, 11:17 PM
 
Location: Go West young man...
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kids are going to college soon. wife and i are planning on moving to Ca to retire in 4yrs. school district does not matter too much. don't want to live in the city but has to be within 1hr drive to authentic chinese food and market. i like a big lot (1acre plus) for gardening so mild temperature in southern Ca is a plus. like newer houses but reasonable price ($500k to 1mil). like to have a good view. i like to buy "good deals" meaning i will take a $1m house that was $2mil over a $500k house that was $400k in 2007. i know it's impossible to narrow down base on these info but some suggestion would be appreciated.
SoCal includes areas from the coasts to the desert which means temps will vary widely. Some of the suggestions posted are well within your budget including a house with acreage. However, the temps will be hot in the summer and the air quality suffers. I'd check out the crime data too.

Camarillo has some excellent weather. You may be able to find a house just south of 1 million although 1 plus acre for less than a million will likely result in an older home. You might be able to get a bit of a view as well.

2343 JEFFREY Rd, Camarillo, CA 93012 | MLS# 12014816 | Redfin
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Old 02-07-2013, 05:23 AM
 
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thanks guys for all of the wonderful info. refin here i come.
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Old 02-07-2013, 05:29 AM
 
Location: Everywhere and Nowhere
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Lots of nice places to retire in California.

Near LA, I'd say Santa Clarita, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, westside of Palmdale or Lancaster.

Near Riverside, I'd say Temecula, Murrieta or Riverside itself.

Near San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga or Chino Hills are good.

Lots of good Asian cuisine all over Southern California.

Palm Springs and Palm Desert are a little too far out.
Different strokes but I wouldn't consider any of those as attractive places to live or retire to. There's nothng mild temperatured about them in the summer. My options would include:

Carmel Valley
Central coast around San Luis Obispo
Santa Rosa
Napa/Sonoma
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Old 02-07-2013, 07:34 AM
 
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Different strokes but I wouldn't consider any of those as attractive places to live or retire to. There's nothng mild temperatured about them in the summer. My options would include:

Carmel Valley
Central coast around San Luis Obispo
Santa Rosa
Napa/Sonoma
those are indeed very nice places to live and garden but i also like to live closer to a big city for the weekend trips. my budget is probably not enough for napa/sonoma. thanks
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Old 02-07-2013, 07:10 PM
 
Location: Everywhere and Nowhere
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those are indeed very nice places to live and garden but i also like to live closer to a big city for the weekend trips. my budget is probably not enough for napa/sonoma. thanks
Just curious what you see yourslf doing in a big city on weekends.
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