Recent content by drewkawa_IHB

Remember all those "flip" shows that were on a few years back. Now most of them have gone off the air and no one seems to miss them. More recently I've been seeing these "<em>My First Home</em>"; "<em>Property Virgin</em>" first home buyer shows that for the most part do nothing but put a...

ok... all kidding aside the idea of going to an open house is quite intimidating to me. I feel like I'm a complete idiot next to real estate pro. (or at least someone who has more experience than me.) I've read the (New Members Start Here) and it gave me great insight, but could I request...

Live in Irvine, work in San Clemente

<span style="font-size: 16px;">Yale's Robert Shiller on the Outlook for Home Prices</span> <span style="font-size: 13px;">By Barbara Kiviat Wednesday, May. 06, 2009</span> <span style="font-size: 11px;"><a href="http://URL...

damnit.... what the hell is a FCB? So far Dr. Google says, 1. FCB Bank (you guys bankers or sumthin?) 2. FCBarcelona (beats the hell outta me) 3. Florida Council for the Blind (ohhhh the irony) Mahaloz, Drew

I was just reading a post about the cost of ownership per square foot. The argument was between $375 as a benchmark for the city versus a downward trend towards the $200's, which got me thinking. I would like to hope that the majority of the people who post here, read here and frequent here are...

So here's my question. I did the math for cost per sq foot for both renting and then owning a similar property. How do I run the numbers to figure out what my monthly rent would equate for a fictional ownership? Does that even make sense? So I rent for.... $1570 using the most basic...

Happy Sunday everyone, The wife and I renewed our lease here in Irvine. We are in one of those "San... " Apartment Homes locations. I figured I would share how much we're paying/paid to add to the ongoing information of rental prices vs. home mortgage cost. I'm sure I paying more than...

Thanks for the information everyone... Just FYI, I've been a reader of IHB for about 6 months +/-. In that time I have learned the <em>basics </em>about the market and trends. I am a complete novice but the people here have really helped clear up some questions with intelligent posts and...

ok... Then what are the three most important facts I should know when I enter a home that is for sale, being that I am an interested buyer?