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    Trojan's return to home ownership in Irvine

    Congrats on the home, Also kudos for eating your own dog food - seen too many agents in my apt complex who are pushing homes, yet they rent - drive cars well over 3x the value of mine...hopefully they will follow in your foot steps. Luckily I wont be renting soon anymore also. ch
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    Home Inspection recommendations for Fullerton, Placentia, Yorba Linda Area

    Our agent provided three companies but I wasn't sure about them: http://www.eliteinspections.com http://www.amerispec.com/ http://www.statewide-inspections.com/ I wasn't sure they end up sending me to a local rep that might be a independent working via referrals or not. ch
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    Home Inspection recommendations for Fullerton, Placentia, Yorba Linda Area

    We're looking at homes in these area and possibly going to make an offer soon, could someone please recommend a good home inspection service for this general area.
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    Earthquake insurance

    Wouldn't it be more likely that the insurance companies go belly up if a massive earthquake that totals Southern California occurs? So unless you are in a localized area that is hit hard - perhaps thats the only situation that would apply for not having insurance.
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    CNN's Dan Simon reports on a school that uses a no-technology approach and how i

    http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/tech/2012/03/13/dnt-simon-no-tech-schools.cnn#/video/tech/2012/03/13/dnt-simon-no-tech-schools.cnn Any thoughts about this Wardolf school system - there is one in Costa Mesa.http://www.waldorfschool.com/
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    Police: Gunman had dispute with bank manager

    http://www.ocregister.com/news/kim-343219-bank-authorities.html The gunman was from Irvine... safe neighborhoods but don't piss off your neighbor - who knows what they'll do..
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    Troy

    You need to move to Palo Alto  :D Not live in Irvine.
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    Irvine vs Yorba Linda

    I'm curious how this turns out since I'm in a similar situation.
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    Brockovich: Cyanide, Industry Solvent May Be Cause of Rare Teen Syndrome In NY

    http://gizmodo.com/5879750/erin-brockovich-cyanide-industry-solvent-may-be-cause-of-rare-teen-syndrome-in-new-york Interesting read
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    More budget cuts coming

    The CSU Chancellor Office turned around shortly after and voted on raising tuition 9%. You can see the results from this from this article on OC Register. "Student demonstrators duck to avoid being pepper sprayed by Long Beach Police officers during a protest Wednesday Nov. 16 at the California...
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    Common chemical linked to Parkinson's

    I'm sure a gas mask would look really good too  :o
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    More budget cuts coming

    The state has money just cutting it so the masses feel the pain. Education out of money - does this make sense to you? CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed loaned state $700 million from the university's large reserve fund Despite slashing $650 million each from the California State University and...
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    Common chemical linked to Parkinson's

    http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/14/common-chemical-linked-to-parkinsons/?hpt=hp_bn10 Exposure to a man-made chemical known as trichloroethylene, or TCE, is associated with a sixfold increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a new study published Monday in the Annals...
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    Get Foreclosed and Sued on CNN

    http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/business/2011/10/08/sylvester-foreclosed-and-sued.cnn I bet this is gonna get abused by third party collectors.
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    Great Park Neighborhoods

    So a question for Test - what areas do you deem safe in Irvine? I've researched now and read about the plume from the Great Park, Columbus Tustin having same issues, and now another place I was looking at far from Irvine in Fullerton Amerige Heights is deemed toxic as well due to similar...
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    Great Park Neighborhoods

    If this is the case - why would anyone within 5 miles of this place want to build near it. Wouldn't this include Woodbury, Portola Springs, Stonegate areas?
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    Who can truly afford a home in Irvine?

    That would hold true regardless of where you buy in OC - at least in an acceptable part of town.
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    First time home buyers - Lessons learnt

    Any tips on the type of recommended coverage for home owners insurance for a new home? noob here  ;D
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    2011 Homebuyer Poll

    Gonna rent for another 6 months unless the wife decides to take the plunge now. Our fears is price drop vs mortgage rates rising. Will we lose our buying power depending how things roll or make out on a larger home for less. Any thoughts on the attached town homes selling new in WB or PS? Are...
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    Interested in Private Schools?

    Keep in mind that Brown's plan isn't set in stone - the legislative body needs to agree - so far they don't like it. Though it's a matter of time when CA will need to take it's poison and cut costs - hopefully not in education if IUSD is a main selling point for you or the local Universities.
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