My husband I visited Siena at Laguna Altura today and was disappointed with what we saw. I thought their houses were over priced for sq ft. With bad economy and people worrying for potential double dip recession, TIC doesn't seem to want to give enough incentive for people who can afford to buy. Back yard space is a joke and the houses are so close. Its not like theres LACK OF LAND or a need for gate or a gate guard! Its Irvine for crying out loud!! its bad enough with mellow roos as is, why $300 in HOA in a small residential community? We have been to Woodbury, Portola Spring, Central Park West, Laguna Altura, and Ainsley Park in Columbus Grove. The model homes are great but we haven't found that "This is it" house.
- The one we like the most is model 3 in Ainsley Park but the train noise really gets me, I don't think i should have to pay that much to live next to train tracks. From the people that live there, how bad is the train noise?
- Siena at Laguna Altura- $605,000 for 1600 sq ft / $ 300 HOA + 1.6 tax=$968. No thank you! I would have to be stupid to pay additional $1000 beyond my mortgage payment.
- Woodbury - way too dense that we worry about resale value, too much competition.
- Portola Spring - Our friend bought a house there and they say that they can smell garbage from the landfill early morning and regret buying it there.
- Central Park West- Must I state the obvious? urban living in irvine for $700,000 townhomes??
As much as I hate it, I also love living in Irvine but we're looking into going out of Irvine and potentially looking at homes in Costa Mesa with Newport High school district as well.
Any advice, comments, or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!!
- The one we like the most is model 3 in Ainsley Park but the train noise really gets me, I don't think i should have to pay that much to live next to train tracks. From the people that live there, how bad is the train noise?
- Siena at Laguna Altura- $605,000 for 1600 sq ft / $ 300 HOA + 1.6 tax=$968. No thank you! I would have to be stupid to pay additional $1000 beyond my mortgage payment.
- Woodbury - way too dense that we worry about resale value, too much competition.
- Portola Spring - Our friend bought a house there and they say that they can smell garbage from the landfill early morning and regret buying it there.
- Central Park West- Must I state the obvious? urban living in irvine for $700,000 townhomes??
As much as I hate it, I also love living in Irvine but we're looking into going out of Irvine and potentially looking at homes in Costa Mesa with Newport High school district as well.
Any advice, comments, or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!!