+1 for Exco! Wife and I bought a fixer-upper in old Escondido for a bit under 300. There's several tech companies in North County, and you can take Del Dios t

+1 for Exco! Wife and I bought a fixer-upper in old Escondido for a bit under 300. There's several tech companies in North County, and you can take Del Dios to the coast pretty easily (which is where I work).