Del Mar

This neighborhood supports better quality - there are big bombers on every block. Look at the south end of this street, for example: View Larger Map Unless you are completely in love with this floor plan, wouldn't it be better to start over?

I think we can consider this block as one of the better spots in Del Mar Heights, and an example of how a having no backyard can be mitigated - go for a walk down the street:

The listing on Forest, a 1,516sf house built in 1946 and in original condition, gets mentioned in the video below. It was listed for $2,089,000 when it went pending, and here's its video tour: http://youtu.be/4Wh8yDkgXfU This new house is about 1/2 mile away from...

This didn't turn out so well - this owner paid $2,000,000 in 2004, then sold it for $2.25M in 2006 and carried the second mortgage. He has since foreclosed, and now has it listed for $1,850,000:

This house had an oddball floor plan, freeway noise, and a shifty agent (the list price changed a few times and he had his sign out for at least two weeks before MLS input) but the big yard and a higher-end look propelled it to $571/sf: This is an interesting area on...

This looks like a deal on paper, compared to the other actives. It is the 19th cheapest of the 76 homes for sale in 92014, where the average list price is $3,585,247.  List prices average $1,246/sf: