Single Story Homes

Finding Single Story Homes in San Diego North County

With the population base getting older and baby-boomers reaching retirement age, the quest for single story, one level homes increases.  So you would think builders would have realized the trend and would have built a lot of single story homes in San Diego North County.  No, the opposite is true.  In the last 15 years, almost everything North County home builders have produced has been large two story homes.  They try to get the most bang for the buck without actually trying to meet the needs of the San Diego North County home buyers.

Don’t give up hope, contact Gary Harmon, your Real Living Lifestyles real estate agent.   As your Realtor, I would suggest the following choices.  If you like senior communities like the beautiful Ocean Hills Country Club Resort, there are a lot of one story homes in the $300,000 to $475,000 price range.  Many of them are twin homes.  If you want detached, one level homes, Lake San Marcos also offers a large mix of single story homes.  One such community is Varadero homes.  It is the community that I personally picked for my home.  Varadero has 105 homes with 4 floor plans and is a newer gated development.  See Varadero Homes Floor plans.  See Varadero current listings.  Below is also current listings of Lake San Marcos homes.  Call Gary  Harmon, your senior specialist, with any questions.

 

San Marcos Home – Listing of the Day

One of be best ways to serch for San Marcos CA homes for sale  is to use Gary’s Listingbook. You can learn to “Search like an agent.” Set up your own searches and be notified when new listings hit the San Diego North County real estate market.

See all Prudential Residential listings in my office.

Listing of the Day – 1840 Azul Vista – San Marcos Home

 

Remarks: JUST REDUCED!…The best single story home “Value” in Coastal No County. Last closed sale was $830,000. This newer 3 bd + office(or 4 bd)w/3 full bath has upgrades galore…travertine floors, mocha maple cabs,stainless Professional appls incl blt-in refrig, huge kit island, granite counters, custom paint, A/C, 3 car gar, in prestigious gated Varadero, “The Hidden Jewel” with a pool. Upgrades & amenities usually found over $1m. I am not kidding, no other 1 story like this for sale in Coastal North County.
View all photos of this San Marcos home.

This beautiful home is one of the newest Lake San Marcos homes.  It is  located in the upscale, gated community of Varadero homes.  This single level home is the Varadero home plan one floorplan.

 

Get a private tour of this San Marcos home, contact Gary Harmon, your La Costa real estate agent.

 

Above San Marcos listing of the day was provided by Gary Harmon – DRE #01007062.
Information courtesy of Prudential California Realty is subject to verification and is not guaranteed.

 

Varadero Homes lead Lake San Marcos Sales

Detached Lake San Marcos Homes – 6 Month Statistics

  • Twenty five Lake San Marcos homes are currently listed
  • Highest list price is $965,000 and is in the gated community of Varadero Homes
  • Lowest list price of a Lake San Marcos property is $269,000
  • There are currently ten Lake San Marcos homes in escrow
  • Twenty five Lake San Marcos homes were sold in the last 6 months with an average price of $480,000
  • The average market time for these Lake San Marcos properties to sell was 54 days
  • The highest sales price was $839,000.  This home was in the gated community of Varadero homes, and was a 3372 sq ft one level
  • The lowest sale price of Lake San Marcos homes was $250,000

Attached Lake San Marcos Homes – 6 Month Statistics

  • 21 Lake San Marcos properties are currently listed for sale
  • The highest list price is $599,000 to $625,000
  • Lowest list price of attached Lake San Marcos properties is $170,000
  • There are 4 Lake San Marcos homes (attached) currnetly in escrow
  • Twenty one attached homes sold in the last 6 months
  • The highest sales price of an attached Lake San Marcos property was $600,000
  • The lowest sales price of an attached Lake San Marcos propertry was $145,000

Source of above statistics is Sandicor, San Diego Multiple Listing.

To see great Lake San Marcos homes for sale, contact Gary Harmon, your Lake San Marcos Realtor and Varadero Homes resident.   A related article is “Varadero Homes-Great One Story Floorplans.”  See current listings of Varadero Homes at Varadero MLS Search.

Varadero Homes – Great One Story Floorplans

Carlsbad, Encinitas, and San Marcos Single Story Homes

One out of ever 10 Varadero Homes is owned by a San Diego North County Realtor.  That should be all the proof needed to convince you that Varadero Homes at Lake San Marcos is a great place to live.  But there is more.  

Three years ago, I set out to buy a new home for myself in Carlsbad, Encinitas, or San Marcos.  Like many other baby boomers, I wanted a single story, one level home.  I soon realized, like many other buyers, that builders built very few single level homes in San Diego North County.  When I looked for an Encinitas one story or a Carlsbad one story, I found the homes were mostly older.  If newer, they were out of my price range.  Since I had access to the latest data from the San Diego MLS, I could see everything.  I soon saw a few listings of newer one story homes in south San Marcos.   Varadero homes were a new development that I had never heard of and contained only 105 homes.  The good news is they were mostly one level homes, newer, and in a very well landscaped, gated community.  Being high on a hill, many had either great views of Lake San Marcos and the surrounding emerald hills or a westerly view to the Pacific Ocean.  They were also very close to both Encinitas and Carlsbad.  The school districts scores were  great.  I fell in love with the Varadero floorplans, features, and Varadero aminities.  I purchased my new one level home.  After three years, I sill love the quality of the homes, the floor plans, the community, and the great community spirit of the neighborhood.  If you are considering a one level in either Carlsbad or Encinitas, give me a call and compare the good value of Varadero homes. 

Enjoy the photos below and you will see why Varadero Homes are the Realtors best kept secret.  Also, see Varadero Homes Video.  For more see Lake San Marcos homes at Varadero.

Varadero Homes – Gated

Varadero’s Spectacular Pool

Varadero Spa – Always Hot

Varadero Homes Clubhouse

Varadero BBQ Grills

Varadero Picnic Tables

Lake San Marcos

 

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Lake San Marcos Full Size Course

Lake San Marcos Executive Golf Course

Check out resort style living at Varadero Homes for yourself, contact Gary Harmon, resident, for a personal tour.

Lake San Marcos Homes – Varadero (Continued)

Yesterday we discussed the great gated community in Lake San Marcos called Varadero.
Today we will take a deeper look into the various models that make up Varadero homes.
 

Varadero Homes Plan One

Plan 1 offers 2,481 square feet of spacious living. Residence One has three bedrooms plus den and three baths. The entry way of this beautiful single story, Lake San Marcos home is accented by a voluminous rotunda, which functionally provides access to the dining room, a large great room combined with a bright morning room and spacious kitchen. Also, just off the rotunda is the secluded master suite.  See Varadero Homes Residence One Floorplan.
 

Varadero Homes Plan Two

 
Plan 2 encompasses 2,835 square feet. This spacious single story San Marcos CA home is a three bedroom, two and one-half bath design with a porch entry that opens into a living room sharing its gracious openness with a dining room which can be formal or informal, depending on the occasion. An optional den is available in lieu of bedroom three. This home features a golf cart storage area along with its full sized two-car garage.  With two golf courses nearby, this extra garage gets lots of use.  See Varadero Homes Residence Two Floorplan.

Varadero Homes Plan Three

 
Plan 3, probably the best single story plan I have ever seen.  The living room in this Lake San Marcos home is the center point of Residence Three with all other rooms encircling it. Its spectacular entrance welcomes guests into 3,372 square feet of spacious elegance, highlighted by a voluminous ceiling. This single story residence offers three bedrooms with three and one-half baths and has the flexibility for an optional fourth bedroom.
See Varadero Homes Residence Three Floorplan.

Varadero Homes Plan Four

 
Plan 4 in Varadero at Lake San Marcos is an outstandingly dramatic two-story, four bedroom home with four and one-half baths spanning 3,915 square feet. Plan 4 is the only 2 story plan in the community and it has taken a real hard hit in price since the housing recession started.  An exquisite two-story rotunda entrance, tastefully accented by a breathtaking spiral staircase, invites guest into an uncommon residential experience of functionality, meticulously blended with livability. Sequestered on the ground level, the master bedroom suite offers the ultimate in privacy and seclusion, while all other bedrooms are on the second floor, including the bedroom four executive suite, which is equally impressive. This home also offers a formal front living room, with day-to-day family activities .  See Varadero Homes Residence Four Floorplan or go back to San Marcos CA Homes .  For more information on Varadero Homes, contact Gary Harmon a satisified Varadero resident and great San Marcos Realtor.

Lake San Marcos Homes – Varadero

Varadero Homes - Lake San Marcos HomesThe newest community in the Lake San Marcos homes area is the upscale community of Varadero Homes.   Varadero sits high on an emerald rolling hill in the southwest part of San Marcos and benefits from the cool ocean breezes.  Varadero is a gated community with prices from $675,000 to well over a million dollars.  Varadero homes have great views towards the ocean, San Elijo Hills, and Lake San Marcos.  Three of the four floorplans if of Varadero Homes are single level homes.  The spectacular Varadero residences range in size from 2481 to just over 3900 square feet.  See Varadero  amenities.

As you pass through the gated entryway, you will notice a beautiful pool, spa, clubhouse and recreational area to the left.  See viedo below.

To learn more about San Marcos CA homes for sale, Lake San Marcos homes, or Varadero Homes, contact Gary Harmon your top North County Realtor.