Been reasoning a fair bit on here over the past few months and thought I?d finally participate and ask for some advice.
We have been looking at houses for a few months now including new developments. The main concern for us is proximity to Tustin Ranch as that is where my parents live and we?ll need to be near them if we have a child.
We have narrowed down our needs quite a bit in the past few months, but haven?t found anything we really want that bad. Which is fine since prices and rates have been dropping a bit.
- 2 bed, 2 bath min
- preferably >1200?
- attached garage
This has eventually led us back to the new developments that we first started looking at when we started in Portola (Carissa/Brisa), Novel Park, and eventually Levity in Tustin. These are a bit above our initial price range, especially with the mello roos, but haven?t been that impressed with the resale homes were seen.
What communities should we keep an eye on in our budget. We are not opposed to an older place, but would prefer to not have to deal the potential issues of a 1970s townhouse down the road.
Do you see the low end units of the new developments as worth it or should we stick to resales to avoid mello roos?
I also see a lot of talk about avoiding 3-level homes, but so far we haven?t seen many 2-levels with attached garages in the area that fit our budget. How much of a downside to resale is a 3 vs 2 level townhouse?
We have been looking at houses for a few months now including new developments. The main concern for us is proximity to Tustin Ranch as that is where my parents live and we?ll need to be near them if we have a child.
We have narrowed down our needs quite a bit in the past few months, but haven?t found anything we really want that bad. Which is fine since prices and rates have been dropping a bit.
- 2 bed, 2 bath min
- preferably >1200?
- attached garage
This has eventually led us back to the new developments that we first started looking at when we started in Portola (Carissa/Brisa), Novel Park, and eventually Levity in Tustin. These are a bit above our initial price range, especially with the mello roos, but haven?t been that impressed with the resale homes were seen.
What communities should we keep an eye on in our budget. We are not opposed to an older place, but would prefer to not have to deal the potential issues of a 1970s townhouse down the road.
Do you see the low end units of the new developments as worth it or should we stick to resales to avoid mello roos?
I also see a lot of talk about avoiding 3-level homes, but so far we haven?t seen many 2-levels with attached garages in the area that fit our budget. How much of a downside to resale is a 3 vs 2 level townhouse?