Recent content by ndiddy_IHB

would this build be considered an average home? $2800 sounds so expensive for a condo even though it's 2000+sq feet.

but then if you're renting it....can't you not factor the tax write off since you're only suppose to be able to write off your primary residence?

http://www.redfin.com/CA/Tustin/1419-Georgia-St-92782/home/12257533 see i remember one of those verandas sold for in the 400s.

different communities have different rules. at least in the portola springs area it's 50 years with 3 different bonds expiring at different times. 1 bond 11 years, 2nd bond 25 years, and the 3rd bond expires 50 years. I know there is a payoff option for mello roos instead of making payments.

looks like the one in the 470k range(short sale) is no longer on mls. When that one came on the market a few weeks ago, that's when Lyon Homes dropped their plan 1 to the mid 500s. Lyon Homes must be hurting badly it's been about 4 months and their website is full of typos and the Verandas...

you don't even have to wait until the end of the year. There are two plan ones on MLS in the mid upper 400s. Why buy from Lyon Homes when you can buy a one year old Vernades for 130k less.

it's going to be more like 25%+ just by numbers. average family income in irvine is 85k. full docs that'll qualify you for mid upper 3s for the avg property.

san gabriel is where a lot of asians ended up moving to in the 80s-90s because it was nicer than chinatown yet everything was accessible by walking or by bus. Not saying that's the main reason why it's more expensive than other places but it's a premium that people paid for. But then it got to...

cantonese in general is just chinese slang. gwai lo i guess could be taken offensively, but i've never heard of another way to describe a white guy except bat gwai. It all depends on context and delivery. I've heard great friends often refer to each other as poke guy or even ham ga chan...

so with house prices steadily dropping how do you think the irvine company apartments will do in the next year? I'm assuming the irvine company apartments will act a little differently from other apartments since they do check your credit, which should limit their potential renters. I remember...

gwai = ghost lo = guy...so slang is white guy there's going to be a new chinese resturant in the diamond jamboree called new capital. If it's anything like the new capitals like Monterey Park(same owner), then it'll be the best chinese food in Irvine.

it's not in irvine...but it's pretty dang good sushi place at Rip Tide off Crown Valley.

does anyone know if there are any incentives with this pricing?

I know people in the mortgage business and apparently the lenders are trying to get more money for these new limit loans. Instead of charging 2 points for loans now they're going for 4 points. Making it harder for people to refi again since it's likely they'll have to pay these fees out of...

nude is right about the technology. remember you're buying these two companies for dividend yields and their ability to pay those yields. That's why these companies are great buys at this time in the economy, not so much of who is the better cell phone provider or future technology as much.