Kristie,
656 Silver probably has a back yard given the size of the house to the parcel and the fact that it references back yard sprinklers. As the 3 kids get older other factors along with the backyard may be important. Distance to the schools, beach, and downtown, and weather you want to be on the east side or west side of Highway One are considerations. Highland Park, where Silver is located is walking distance to the high school but not to the elementary school, and is across the highway from the shopping center. Highland Park neighborhood (Silver) is a nice family neighborhood. Other areas to look into include Alsace Lorraine, Arleta Park/Wavecrest and Frenchman’s Creek. A comparison house to 656 Silver is 428 Poplar (Arleta Park neighborhood), both are colleagues' Coldwell Banker HMB office listings. Best of luck. - Wed Oct 28 2009, 22:25