Hi Kate,

The whole city of Simi Valley is family friendly. As for the price range there are several areas, mostly in the flatter areas and not in the hills. Bedroom - Bath counts are important. There are several older tracts where the master bathroom is a shared bath and the second bath is only a half bath. There are some tracts in that range that have smaller floor plans with smaller lots. Many factors to consider.

Right now there are 18 homes Active for sale (Single Family Detached), I just ran the numbers. Your looking at tracts like Jade Hills, New Moterey, Kingspark, Stonegates, ValleyVistas, Valley Wests, Edgewoods, Alpines, Montaras, Tempos and more.

Usually once a week I have a free real estate meetup at Panera Bakery, it's very open, non committal for those who just want to talk and get answers. Make sure to stop by my Simi Valley Real Estate Blog http://www.HomeBuysBlog.com and check out the video in the right sidebar "Stump the Realtor" for more information.

When I go, I post on Facebook and Twitter when I am there, I usually go for 2-3 hours. My Facebook business page is http://www.facebook.com/SimiValleyRealEstate and you can follow me on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/RealtorTed

Post regular market updates for Simi Valley Real Estate on my Blog, it's free, no signups and a great resource.
http://homebuysblog.com/category/market-updates/

If you need a map with the areas outlined, please let me know.

All the best,

Ted Mackel
Keller Williams Realty

Hi Kate,

Wow, so many areas really. Since you say family friendly, I would think that schools are going to be important to you. Also, if you are moving to Simi, it's not really big but some people really prefer to be more aligned with their shopping, family and doctor preferences so being on the east or west side can be a consideration.

A lot of my buyers like the neighborhood near White Oak elementary because that school is a high test score school on the east end. There was a foreclosure I saw last week on Vera Ct with clients that was in the mid 350's and needed updating but was on a culdesac. Some people also like Katherine Elementary. There was a nice home, fully remodelled in that school areas for just under 400,000 last week. It went quickly.

On the west side families like to be at Madera Elementary which will include the Madera Hills neighborhood just west of Madera and Royal and a nice neighborhood on the south side of 4th and Royal. Of course some of these neighborhoods.

Overall Simi has a lof ot family friendly neighborhoods. Please let me know if I can assist you by setting you up for my free MLS Alert service. It would provide you with email details of homes that meet a criteria you define. Then, as you become familiar with what fits your budget, you can start to rule in and our neighborhoods while you preview homes.