I currently live in Aguanga, but not in Lake Riverside Estates. My husband and I have been looking there to buy as well. I believe that any HOA has it's issues, I think theirs is about $80.00 a month. Which is pretty high, but they have a lot to offer. They also water down the dirt roads, which I think is nice. On the high crime issue, I can't really add any real information on that. Aguanga is currently having water rights issues with the local Cahuilla Indians, but this has been an ongoing problem for awhile. I do believe they are wanting to eventually charge us per. usage. It was a big deal a year ago and now no one is talking about it. We actually had to bring it up to a Realtor that showed us a few propertys in Lake Riverside Estates. He acted like it was no big deal. As of the growth well, thats hard to say. Anza, which is very close to Aguanga is wanting to grow, but some of the residents are fighting the issue. I belive they are called Rual Comminitys United. Their views, from what Iv'e heard are that we are tapped out on water use( we all get our water from wells) the water underground is not big enough to supply such a big growth. They are also stating that are two lane roads are not going to handle such traffic. They are trying to tell devolpers to first fix and expand the roads for saftey and comunting for such population growth. I know there has been many accents, and deaths on our hwy. So I am all for that. I have two boys that are 9 and 11 and are scared that one day they will be driving this road. We get behind slow trucks and it might take us awhile to get to town(Temecula) but many others pass recklessly. Aguanga is very horse friendly, beautiful weather and quite. Their is many residents and locals that are dirt bike owners as well. Iv'e lived here about 12 years now and have seen it grow. I love it here, it's close enough and far enough from Temecula.

Ahem, the little problems have not been resolved! They are worse, the board needs to be completley replaced. they do things discretley and without public knowledge. its a PITA to even put up a Fence for crying out loud! the drainage issues will always be present, they try to control it but ineviteably the roads get nasty when there is enough rain.
I like it here, but some of the people in here have nothing better to do than complain about others!

I am a resident of Lake Riverside Estates, and can tell you from experience, every HOA has it's minor problems, but in the last couple years, with management and board member changes, the little problems that have arisen have pretty much been resolved. We have virtually no crime, and drainage issues are always solved easily. Prices are very affordable, even more so compared to "the city" off the hill. If you're interested in an equine-friendly, country community, LRE is definitely going to work for you.
The only cons to being "on the hill" right now is the cost of commuting....if your job takes you much further away than Temecula/Murrieta or Hemet, gas could be a factor. I commute to North San Diego County, and wouldn't trade living at LRE for the city for anything!

I own in Anza and I'm a realtor. The numbers don't lie Anza has not gone down as much as Murrieta and Temecula where most people are buying now. Why not go down the road a little and avoid hoa.?As far as crime goes where there is man-kind there is crime. Although, some areas of our country are worst then others. Feel free to call me for an effective search engine that will make it eaiser to locate property.