Recent content by John.Doe_IHB

Hi, it has been quite a while since my last post, but I am still a regular reader of the blog. Well, my lease is up and as I am getting slowly serious about buying something so I do not want to sign up with the IAC for another long lease term with a high lease break penalty nor do I want to...

Well, OK, now I have one more... I am living in one of these Irvine Apartments for 4 years now and had problems with ants twice and successfully won the war (little "Mission Accomplished"-banner). Otherwise I had no problems with insects ever, no flies, no spiders, nothing... reason might...

Veltins is my favorite, just too difficult to get, they had it for a while in a store in Costa Mesa, but not anymore. It is a relatively bitter Pilsner - perfect.

I am hoping for another 20% down from the current level by the mid or end of 2009.

Well, about two years ago a friend of mine from Germany visited me, we both had roughly the same weight ~240lbs and he said, that none of us would ever be thin... I thought about it and figured, that if I hold my weight with my current lifestyle, I just have to change a tiny bit and would...

Hi, I live close to the Tustin Marketplace and ride almost every sunday afternoon from there to PCH and back (the last part using Back Bay Dr). You cannot miss me, I am riding the yellow recumbent bike ;) I am not the most frequent driver - guess due to work - but this summer I would...

Is there anything similar to the former Crazy Horse in the Spectrum in Irvine? You know with an 80's disco day and stuff like that?

Well, my lease is not up yet, but because of this thread I will look for alternatives early - just in case. Btw. I did not know about the discounts for people who already live in these apartments for a long time. Even though they say "you don't have to do anything, everything will be considered...

I am curious, what do you guys think is a loft there, currently sold for 400K, worth in about a year? Do you think it will maintain its value or decline? I kind of like the loft style condo/apartment (not necessarily the train, though), so I just want to see what the general opinion about the...

A condo or probably a townhouse with 2 bedrooms (~1000sq), no garden, but either a patio or a balcony and a garage would be good.

IrvineRenter, the "Rent vs. Own" is more detailed, than other texts if have briefly read about it so far (besides punching in some numbers in some of these premade calculators), so I will redo my calculations to see "what if" with all factors included mentioned in there. Buying while the...