There's thousands of people in Hemet. My dad lived there for 10 years. Lot's of seniors because of the prices and small town. Now it's become a city with families and housing tracts.
I wouldn't live there unless I had no easy alternative, but it's a very active market right now.
I'll freep mail you about the other.
I'm in the process of paying cash on a short sale house, assuming the bank agrees to their losses. What would be the benefits of getting a loan if I don't need it? I plan on leveraging later on a nicer place after the market starts appreciating again, which could be many years from now.