Recent content by dotbombjoe

I know it isn't the April/May anymore, but I locked in at 3.125%, 0 points on a 30 year fixed Jumbo (20% down).  Non-jumbo quotes were half a point higher.  Rates were initially quoted around 4% or so but playing BoA and Wells Fargo against each other worked wonders.  Doesn't seem like much has...

Fair enough question.  I'm not entirely sure I will say anything about it.  It is entirely possible that the other families will never even live with us...they're not moving out right when we are and will likely be taking a few short trips over that period, so they may find their places and move...

I called the Irvine Company rentals a 4 or 6 weeks ago and the person I spoke with wouldn't even quote prices for short term rentals.  They said the pricing was probably going to change soon and the pricing they had was "not competitive." So, some of the issue is that we're currently under the...

I am in the process of relocating my "family" to the Irvine area...we're actually three separate families. My immediate family (myself, my wife and my son) plan on renting for a year to get to know the area better.  My sister-in-law and her son want to buy.  My in-laws want to buy. I'd like to...