Recent content by horseshoe

IMHO, if the sales tell you that you own both the structure and land it sits on, either they don't know or they lie.  8) Here is the CA land title website info, not sure why Irvine can be different. http://www.clta.org/for-consumers/consumer-condominium.html I'm sure there are Real Estate...

When the loan wasn't a easy thing to get, most of the lenders ask for >25% down payment for condo vs 20% down for SFH. In another words, loan for condo is harder to get. From lenders' point of view, release loan to condo is riskier than to house. Well, they must have their reasons to believe so.

I don't believe there is a list of HOA approved landscaping vendors. HOA should only approve the design submitted by any CA licensed vendors. I even heard from other community that people submitted his own design to HOA without engaging any vendors. I'd believe either the design was super...

The major difference between Terrazza and Strada is Terrazza is detached condo vs Strada is SFH. The way IP words detached condo as Single family residence is tricky, and mis-leading. It's unfair to Terrazza if you compare it to Strada, especially the price diff is not that significant.  >:D 

Congrats! Glad you got your end of cul-de-sac!!! Mine is on another cul-de-sac where there is a common fire lane path to culver. I think yours is better because of more privacy it has. Do you think you are closest to the house backing you on your street? Mine is closest as I can tell. The house...

Mine takes 6.5 months. I think IP is doing well to keep the COE date. As for the slow roll out, I'd think it needs time to accumulate buying power, let's see how it goes for summer season...

Hi Perspective, IP hosts a dinner party for those who is going to move in in 1 month. Free dinner gathering for us to get to know the potential neighbors. IP will also tell us more about the closing procedures I think. I bet other people who already live there should have gone through this too.

Hello neighbors, we purchased a Plan 2 on the street of Horseshoe. Both my wife and I love the unique feeling of Strada. The proposed move-in is mid June. Received an email invitation from IP about the count down dinner. Can't wait for that to know my neighbors.