All this talk about money laundering is freaking me out. Is Irvine full of money laundering criminals? Do builders not care where this money comes from?
That land is owned by the Irvine company. So basically it is Donald Bren’s. A man that has been more generous to our schools, parks, open space and employed thousands. I am stunned by the words coming from people. How would you react of someone told you what to do with your property?
You are begging for an audit with that. Better safe than sorry. If a bunch of people suddenly have a large amount of overtime but never did before, seems like a red flag.
I can see the little game you all play. Cute. Also, please do not imply I don’t understand how a lease / purchase is beneficial or not. I simply don’t care.
An observation from my visit to the toll brothers model homes at the summit. Walking toward the front door to a model and a group of three were walking behind us. They split up and the woman ran up the driveway to go in ahead of us. Like split from the group and darted. We kind of laughed. But...
Not everything has to be a good deal. Sometimes you want what you want and that’s why we make money, you can’t live life only buying or leasing things if they are a deal. And as far as some of our fellow commenters, I’m not playing a game with a jerk. I guess it makes you feel good to be vaguely...