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My favorite place to check Orange County closed sales is <a href="http://realty.fatwalletdeals.com/login.html">http://realty.fatwalletdeals.com/login.html</a>. You have to register, but it is free. You can check active and closed listings by city.

Maybe Tenmagnet is referring to the <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,532346,00.html">recent news</a> that all blue eyed people are related? If not, do tell!

What truly enfuriates me is that when prices skyrocketed in the last few years, property taxes for those homes sold was so much higher than what it should have been had the bubble not increased due to the credit creativity. You would think that someone would have the foresight to save...

In the public school system, you have to have taught a minimum of 3 years in the classroom to become a school administrator. You can't even get your admin. credential without the 3 years. In general, teachers are not moved to other schools unless they ask for a transfer. Teachers do like to...

Blackacre, You misunderstood my comment. You were talking about people living in nice areas that are part of Santa Ana who vaguely referred to the area they lived in for what you said was a stigma. What I find sad is that anyone would think less of themselves (hence the word stigma) for where...

Kauai also has a wet side and dry desert-like side. Poipu has weather similar to California and then if you keep going a very isolated desert like beach. Then on the other side of the island is the wet side. Very cool. Loved it! The helicopter ride was very cool but my favorite was the...

<em>"There is also a certain stigma attached to having this kind of a zip code, especially if you hang out with professionals and folks who make over 100K a year. I know a couple of people from work who live there, but they always vaguely refer to living in "Heights," "close to South Coast...

I am not savvy about future interest rates for sure, but I still wouldn't trust someone who was making money off of selling me a product if he/she said that they were not going to go up. If your rate is adjustable, I think you have to assume that you that your rate might adjust up, not...

LOL...I thought the same thing after that thread about how much TIC hates IHB.

Sorry for your predicament tiredof, but I'm confused as to why you thought your rate would not go up. Did you understand that the "A" in ARM stood for ADJUSTABLE? That is, if you did not take out a fixed loan then your rate would adjust. Why would you trust someone just because they said it...

The hub and I stayed at <a href="http://www.bluelanterninn.com/">The Blue Lantern Inn</a> in Dana Point once. Loved it and really quite reasonable for the location. Have fun Trooper's friends!

xsocal, Why wouldn't you recommend a reverse mortgage? My grandparents are thinking of taking out a reverse mortgage (in their 90s) but the small bit of research on them that I've done via the AARP website leaves me unsure due to the high fees and such. What would you suggest for an elderly...

Looks like LL answered your question, and she would know. Also, <a href="http://www.aarp.org/">AARP.org</a> has a ton of resources that could help if you still need more info. They have a section called <a...

I thought at that age once you ran out of money you became a ward of the state, so to speak, and that Medical would take over. Not sure about this, but this has always been my belief.

Reason, This happened to me before and I called to complain. They took off the fee because I was a good customer and didn't want to lose my business. Couldn't hurt to try it.