Family compound living can make sense for a number of reasons

Family compound living can make sense for a number of reasons

I recently sold a single-family residence near Downtown La Mesa that housed four generations of family: great-grandma, grandma and grandpa, mom and dad, and four young kids. Though the home was spacious, the lot was small, at only 6,000 square feet. They felt squeezed and crowded and needed space. We looked where big houses on big lots are abundant. Communities like Alpine, Jamul, and El Cajon offer properties with acreage and room for multi-gen…