noMoneyBackin2011
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PS willow:
+ amazing layout and great use of space on 1868 sqft (i prefer smaller rooms, and more space dedicated to common areas)
+ schools all 10/10/10 (no plans for kids next 7 years easy)
+ have actual community areas to use (swimming, parks, centers, etc)
+ MR is defnitely paying for nice areas, and I like to cycle around the places (although its not that hard to access it anyways as I'm currently in tustin and will ocaaisonally cycle down there)
+ 100% safe, especially street parking
+ corner unit
+ full suite of appliances (although i have ~2 year old samsung washer/dryer so not sure what to do there)
- parking somewhat limited, so will have to go to street parking but atleast its safe
- MR and HOA add up quite a bit (~600/month)
- about 45min-1hour away from business areas near john wayne (currently 20 min away) and I partially dread this, but I know that its dumb to prevent I'm going to be at a single job forever, so maybe I'll be pivoted towards south county in the future
- further away from core of city....much further, but hey, easy to access inland empire if i want to pay the toll (kind of sarcastic)
- HOA kind of insane, can't even put nice 1600 dollar road bike on the patio
- not even 25 sqft for a small garden for myself, patio is limited
- tandem garage (although, its an oversized tandom in length and width)
- its a townhome, and someone lives below you oops and its kinda 4 floors (walking doesn't bother me) or 3 floors depending how you count
- literally next to 241, but doesn't bother me and its only high traffic during rush hours
Tustin sycamore grove:
+ deattached condo with ~1900 sqft
+ has a small backyard perfectly sized for my green thumb (4x10ft^2)
+ elementary/middle/HS nearby (hell middle school is across the street)
+ easy access to basically everything - any future job (whether closer towards LB, or south towards AV) is still positioned well
+ no MR, and low (~150/month) HOA means this ~750K home puts me in the same affordability as a ~650K willow
+ corner unit
- HOA is a joke, and those cheapo common areas will definitely rust over the years; I doubt anyone will use it
- layout just isn't inspiring (massive Master, the size of the living room) and feels smaller - it feels like early 2000s design instead of 2016
- Schools are meh (i'm thinking about property values, do districts even really improve???) which is obviously why its so cheeap (this would be 850K if it was in irvine)
- Parking super limited in the development because its so small, so go park on main street (should be safe...i mean its next to a middle school, but just not sure because most of the area looks like low income rentals and 60s homes)
- doesn't come with a fridge, so I'll bring along my venerable 16 year old fridge
- not sure how much of a dip this place will take on the 'next correction'.
- within 1000 feet of the 5 fwy, but I don't really hear it
Both are basically the same monthly outlay for me garrrrrr. is my subconcious saying anything that i'm not noticing here? I'm going to live here 5-7 years and then turn this boy into a rental likely. predicting this far in the future is impossible, and too bad I just can't buy both.
+ amazing layout and great use of space on 1868 sqft (i prefer smaller rooms, and more space dedicated to common areas)
+ schools all 10/10/10 (no plans for kids next 7 years easy)
+ have actual community areas to use (swimming, parks, centers, etc)
+ MR is defnitely paying for nice areas, and I like to cycle around the places (although its not that hard to access it anyways as I'm currently in tustin and will ocaaisonally cycle down there)
+ 100% safe, especially street parking
+ corner unit
+ full suite of appliances (although i have ~2 year old samsung washer/dryer so not sure what to do there)
- parking somewhat limited, so will have to go to street parking but atleast its safe
- MR and HOA add up quite a bit (~600/month)
- about 45min-1hour away from business areas near john wayne (currently 20 min away) and I partially dread this, but I know that its dumb to prevent I'm going to be at a single job forever, so maybe I'll be pivoted towards south county in the future
- further away from core of city....much further, but hey, easy to access inland empire if i want to pay the toll (kind of sarcastic)
- HOA kind of insane, can't even put nice 1600 dollar road bike on the patio
- not even 25 sqft for a small garden for myself, patio is limited
- tandem garage (although, its an oversized tandom in length and width)
- its a townhome, and someone lives below you oops and its kinda 4 floors (walking doesn't bother me) or 3 floors depending how you count
- literally next to 241, but doesn't bother me and its only high traffic during rush hours
Tustin sycamore grove:
+ deattached condo with ~1900 sqft
+ has a small backyard perfectly sized for my green thumb (4x10ft^2)
+ elementary/middle/HS nearby (hell middle school is across the street)
+ easy access to basically everything - any future job (whether closer towards LB, or south towards AV) is still positioned well
+ no MR, and low (~150/month) HOA means this ~750K home puts me in the same affordability as a ~650K willow
+ corner unit
- HOA is a joke, and those cheapo common areas will definitely rust over the years; I doubt anyone will use it
- layout just isn't inspiring (massive Master, the size of the living room) and feels smaller - it feels like early 2000s design instead of 2016
- Schools are meh (i'm thinking about property values, do districts even really improve???) which is obviously why its so cheeap (this would be 850K if it was in irvine)
- Parking super limited in the development because its so small, so go park on main street (should be safe...i mean its next to a middle school, but just not sure because most of the area looks like low income rentals and 60s homes)
- doesn't come with a fridge, so I'll bring along my venerable 16 year old fridge
- not sure how much of a dip this place will take on the 'next correction'.
- within 1000 feet of the 5 fwy, but I don't really hear it
Both are basically the same monthly outlay for me garrrrrr. is my subconcious saying anything that i'm not noticing here? I'm going to live here 5-7 years and then turn this boy into a rental likely. predicting this far in the future is impossible, and too bad I just can't buy both.