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Buy all 3 vs. one of the Orchard Hills Skyline model homes goin for similar price at ~$9M? I wonder if something’s goin on along that street, or across the street, for that cluster to be looking for exits.

El Camino Real Elementary from back in the day by chance?

Aren’t there 3 bed 3 bath trilevels there as well? I recall seeing some for around $850K-$900k in late 2022.

I remember some of those West Irvine 5 bedrooms were going for cheaper than Harvard Square at the time, like around $250k-$275K range? But of course the school district wasn’t IUSD.

how much were HOA and Mello Roos per month back then?

Parents almost bought 3 bed 2 ba SFR in Harvard Square in 1999 for $275k when it was a new build, but got cold feet and settled with a single story SFR in older Irvine, mostly due to wanting to avoid a floor plan with stairs. I’m seeing the Harvard Square SFRs are now $2m and up while their...

2011 San Diego market was a missed opportunity for me personally, some SFRs going sub $200K that are now hovering around $1m.

Unprecedented times that 2021-2022 period… Was there any other time in history many listings in select hot markets were going above list price by absolute dollar amounts of $100K-$300K? I’m sure for some it felt like chasing or buying a top back then. I was a skeptic myself at the time, but then...

The caveat is even with those low rates during 2021-2022, there were so many all-cash offers thrown around hot FCB markets like Irvine 5-6 figures above list price that were accepted over similar offers done with conventional loans. Despite the low rates, it was still an uphill battle to try to...

Pretty much narrows it down to Great Park and Portola if looking in Irvine to be around higher density of new/young families. Just go to the Great Park playground or Portola Community Center on any given day and see for yourself @EatatAnteaters

Did you ever consider how much more buffer would you have if you only spent $1.4m to $2m max on a home, like would one of your incomes support that if there was job loss? 3-4 bedrooms sometimes with a loft possible at that price point, especially in non-new build older Irvine areas and...

If you’re concerned about job market during current times, what is making you want to buy now?

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All these years I haven’t made it to All That Barbeque despite going to UCI, moving away for some 13 years, then coming back.

How’s Mountain View these days? I liked the quaint vibe there when I first visited 20 years ago.