Upstairs, Downstairs
Going down?
San Diego, and especially East County, has plenty of homes with a view. It’s difficult to avoid seeing mountains, ocean or something interesting. But try to find a basement! Many of us come from places where basements are commonplace. We learned many ways to use a basement and perhaps most important- because we had a basement for our stuff, we could use the garage for our cars!
9230 Westhill Rd, Lakeside 92040
Two floors plus a basement (unfinished) for storage. Vinyl-lined pool with stamped concrete decking. Spa works, but needs a deck framed around it. New roof, stucco, plumbing, wiring, fixtures, vinyl double-pane windows, paint, neutral carpet and tile flooring throughout.
| address | bed/ba | SqFt | $/Sq.Ft. | Price | comment |
| 9230 Westhill Rd. | 4/2 | 1,560 | $256 | $399k | built 1979, listed 46 days ↑ |
| 1046 Cuyamaca Av | 4/3.5 | 3,121 | $224 | $699k | built 2006, listed 94 days ↓ |
1046 Cuyamaca Av. Spring Valley 91977
Big house, big rooms and a basement- how can you go wrong? Tile roof, central AC, two fireplaces, laundry room and more on a 6,375 sq. ft. lot. Is it a real basement? The listing doesn’t make it too clear. Redfin Savings: $13,980*
431 Murray Dr. El Cajon 92020
The best of upstairs (great views) and downstairs (walk-out basement leads to large back yard) on 0.27 acres. OK, probably not the kind of basement where you dump your dirty sports gear out of season, but technically it’s a basement and it’s rare in San Diego.
| address | bed/ba | SqFt | $/Sq.Ft. | Price | comment |
| 431 Murray Dr | 3/2.5 | 2,070 | $309 | $640k | built 1984, listed 42 days ↑ |
| 1389 Merritt Dr | 5/4 | 3,400 | $287 | $975k | built 1974, listed 114 days ↓ |
1389 Merritt Dr. El Cajon 92020
All this on 1.06 acres- walkout basement, central AC, 3 fireplaces and pretty much what you expect in a million dollar house. Did we mention pool & spa?
Personally I prefer a basement full of dusty old memorabilia: black & white TV set with tubes that take 2 minutes to warm up, wooden skis from 1972, a rusty Schwinn bicycle from when they were made in the USA and B&W photo albums from both our parents.
[data from generally reliable sources, please comment on any errors!]
