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#1 Diane in CA

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Posted 01 March 2012 - 01:03 PM

We are currently looking at homes in El Dorado Hills and would love some input on what people think of the various neighborhoods. We’ve lived in the general area for years so we’re familiar with the overall area, but want more specifics and opinions on the various subdivisions within EDH.

Our preference is for a neighborhood with larger lots (1/3-1/2 acre-ish), more mature trees (& many of them) but still nice homes and well-kept, desirable neighborhoods. I know sometimes in the older neighborhoods there tend to be more homes that are not kept up and therefore the overall feel of the neighborhood is “less desirable.” Our other criteria is making sure we are in a neighborhood that goes to all local EDH schools (not Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, etc.)

So far, we like Highland Hills/Sterlingshire the best, but it seems the starting price is just a bit over our $500k budget (though we’ve seen some nice ones for $525k.) We also liked Francisco Oaks, but their prices are higher. We like Waterford and parts of Ridgeview seem nice, but then again it seems like there are plenty not as well kept homes in that area. We are curious about the Governor’s West area and if it’s “nicer” [for lack of a better term] than its sister neighborhood Governor’s Village. We know to avoid places like Serrano (although it seems like that's where all the "deals" are) because we don’t want to add a $150+ HOA fee on top of our payment or get only a small lot real close to the neighbors, so we're definitely looking at the older neighborhoods.

Any input on any of these areas would be greatly appreciated!

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Posted 01 March 2012 - 04:16 PM

Hi Diane

The answers to your questions may require a little more detail than I can write out, but I think we can say that there aren't any 'bad' areas of El Dorado Hills, and in some of the older areas we're seeing investors and other new owners moving in an rehabbing them, bringing new life into the neighborhoods.

You say that you've been looking at homes, so can I assume you've got a Realtor who is familiar with the area?

I wouldn't want to step on his or her toes or interfere with your relationship, so if he or she is unfamiliar with the area, I'd be glad to talk to them about it. If you aren't being represented, give me a call and I'll answer your questions as best I can, and try to get you pointed in the right direction.

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#3 Diane in CA

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Posted 02 March 2012 - 07:56 AM

I guess what I’m after here are honest opinions from local residents and those who’ve looked around and considered homes in the various neighborhoods in EDH. Of course I’d be happy to hear anything anyone has to say, but to address Steve’s question above; yes we have an agent, but I don’t feel like customers really get actual “neighborhood opinions” from real estate agents. Steve, if you’re the exception to that I’d love to hear what you have to say! It’s been my understanding of basic real estate rules that agents are not suppose to say; “This is a really nice neighborhood” or “this is an undesirable neighborhood”. So we’re only getting pointed to neighborhoods that may have the type of home we want, but not helping us narrow down the better neighborhoods. I realize that there are really no “bad” neighborhoods, we’d just like to sort out those that are better and sometimes it’s hard to tell especially in older neighborhoods.

For example, as I stated in my prior post; we like Waterford; it seems to us to be a pretty nice area. Is Ridgeview considered just as desirable or maybe even more so? How about Governor’s West? Fairchild Village? For a family that’s not considering newer places like Serrano and Promontory, what are the “better” older neighborhoods we should be looking at?

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Posted 02 March 2012 - 04:41 PM

I live in Govenors West. It is a very nice neighborhood. We like the quiet. We live towards the back of the circle and there is a great view. If you go further up the hill the view turns the other direction but still great and some of the lots are very steep. There are some beautiful homes. The homes are generally around 15 years old. We have not been in EDH for too long so I don't know about the other neighborhoods you mentioned.

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Posted 02 March 2012 - 11:53 PM

The areas you are looking in are older but I'm not certain you will find a bad or dumpy neighborhood in EDH. Waterford has many beautiful homes and have larger yards plus a very active HOA (but not like Serrano). Kensington, Francisco Dr, Waterford, Summit, Sterlingshire, Highland, Fairchild and Govenors areas are very nice (we live off of Kensington). NIce families, parks, EDH CSD is great, schools are awesome, great girl and boy scout programs and overall a great place to live and raise kids. It is much like Folsom just that you have to drive a little further to get things (most of which are of course in Folsom).




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