Recent content by gepetoh_IHB

Fellow Trojan, I see that some condo units in Lake Las Vegas are teetering in the $100K range. Records show they were on sale in the $400's 18 months ago. 1500+ sf, luxury amenities, sounds pretty good at that price despite nearly $400/mo in HOA. What's your opinions on these? I've been to...

<blockquote>What are the best golf course communities in Las Vegas? If I were looking for a townhome on a golf course with some views, and a public golf course to play on weekends, which ones are good? There are so many golf courses in Vegas that its hard to narrow down on one from afar...

<blockquote>I hope things don?t get to $25k because we will be in a great depression.</blockquote> More like Colossal Manic Depression. I'm as skeptical as the next guy but $120K for a 3BD in NICE part of CM or a $25K in AV will lead to massive chaos and looting. It's as improbable as...

I lived in Dana Point for about 3 years and at times commuted to Irvine area. It's not a bad drive at all, since the traffic really doesn't hit until near Jamboree. There are patches where it slows down near Crown Valley area, but otherwise it's a breeze. If your work is further up than...

<blockquote>What part confuses you (other than the Villages of Columbus is a shithole)?</blockquote> Well... Compton is a s*#&hole;. Most of Santa Ana and parts of Tustin are s*#@holes. Talega nor VoC would hardly be considered that. If you think it represents something you don't like...

Renting your unit out rather than selling seems to be the right move for you at the moment, I would think. Large principal payment, no holding expense, long-term horizon, all sounds like you should be holding onto that unit. And then rent in Irvine until you think market has hit bottom.

<blockquote>Chinese parents are strict in many ways in raising their kids. When the kids need the down payment they help out with what ever they could and that included the HELOC they took out. I talked to many sales managers in numerous Irvine projects. The figures were significant enough...

I would like to see some statistics on that. I am Asian, and my experience has been pretty much a crapshoot. Majority don't get help, but quite a few do. I can't imagine that the figure would be something statistically significant.

Since the spirit of the original post was to find out where to eat for a newcomer, I'll not limit it to Irvine (and frankly Irvine is very ordinary and too chain-oriented). I'll center it around Irvine instead. Bentoss - A Japanese "fast food" in front of Mitsuwa just south of South Coast...

<blockquote>I suppose it is possible that Harry Reid strikes a deal with Tom Daschle to spend a few billion building a center that transcribes all the medical records into a national data base, providing employment for your anecdotal migration of health care professionals. I just don?t know if...