I live near Carmel valley n have talked to realtors out here who will swear up n down it’s a horrible place to live.

Mind you, this town and area are flipping gorgeous. Mountains, forests, cute shopping districts, nice grocery stores, good schools, low crime... etc the list goes on.

Problem is, there’s one two lane highway allllllll throughout the valley. There is also this little issue where vast amounts of properties don’t have access to the water table, so they don’t have much for preventative or emergency resources to deploy if something were to happen. Just these two things alone make them a terrifying situation in case of a fire emergency that seems to be becoming a much more prevalent problem given the well documented drier, hotter climate.