We just bought at the end of Oct., and like you we rented and tried to figure it out. We decided an older home was for us, we liked the older area because of the trees, we rented in the north section and I agree it is somewhat removed from the town squares but had other nice features. We like being close to Spanish Springs because you can get to town, shopping, eating and entertainment easily, we bought in the Mira Mesa area, which is older but we got our house (a designer model) at a good price and we are in the process of updating it, most of our neighbors are older than we are and have started moving back toward kids etc. I think the house you pick is personal and what other people think may not be for you. I am a young 60 year old and like being close to both town squares and when we have company we can go to either one on a cart. I can run up to Target, get groceries etc. really quick from where we live, so we have the best of both worlds for our needs, close to town and shopping. I know what you are going through we were afraid to commit, but we walked into this house and decided it was the one, I hope you have the same luck. We rented a villa and decided for year round living we may need more storage, that was our determing factor, but I really liked the villa we rented. We lived in CA for 10 years and close living does not bother us, so it depends on what you are use to, before that we lived in MI on 2 1/2 acres...it's a mind set as much as anything else, I like being around people. Good luck, make a list of what is important to you, don't worry you will figure it out...
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