I know this is a 2 year old question...but right now (2009), everyone wants to buy in Santee.
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Ranie, Santee is a great little San Diego community. It is one of the fastest growing commercial communities - with almost any type of shopping available within 10 minutes.

As another home buyer stated - Santee is not, and probably never will be, La Jolla. It is a well priced community with a smaller town feel and a lot of nearby amenities.

If you are looking for INCREDIBLE values right now as an investor - I would look in Oceanside and Chula Vista. Depending on your price range, San Elijo may also be a great place to look. In our experience, the communities with a lot of new construction over the past 8 years have a lot of foreclosures. Due to the foreclosures, these same communities reflect substantially lower prices.

You are always welcome to go to our website http://(www.mewbornteam.com) and set up a couple of home searches in various areas. Our home finder will allow you to search for different factors, and will notify you if a property comes onto the market that fits your criteria. If you ever have any questions, please feel free to email or call us at mmewborn@gmail.com or (858) 205-2000. Good luck in your home search.

Ranie,

Are you looking for investment properties? If so, are you looking for cash flow, appreciation, tax benefits, instant equity, or a combination of any listed?

Look forward to hearing back from you!

Denton Ward
Nationwide Real Estate Investments
http://www.nwrei.net
denton@nwrei.net

Yes, Santee is a very nice place to live and raise a family. I don't think it will ever be a La Jolla. I would stick to the coast if that is what you are looking for. Try Oceanside. They have some very nice areas there and they are inproving the areas that needed the work in the past. Moreover, the home prices are far below what you cane find in Santee. A far superior location for investment. Santee is better for family.IMO