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Does anyone have any experience with the Tesla Powerwalls (v2)? My solar units generate excess energy and I would like to prepare for an outage given SoCalEdison's monopoly of the grid. Trying to understand if the Powerwalls are a good option to power the house on peak hours as well, to reduce...

@jmoney74 - who did you end up using? Feel free to PM if that works better for you? Thank you!

Bump on this thread. Looking at the homes by Lennar at Cadence Park that has solar installed. What are the options available and what is the best use for consumers at the end of the day? I read elsewhere about buying solar @ $14K and getting a 30% tax credit but does that even pay for the life...

Does any one know if Lennar is planning to build more of: Capella residence 3 (I think currently phase 4/5 out of 7) Serenade residence 3 homes (they?re building phase 7 or 8 now but will they be done after phase 8)? Looking for a cul de sac home site and or a relatively  private homesite for...

+1. I'm in the market to buy now and credit TI for all the research and feedback to help me wait. My realtor was pushing me to buy 1 year ago and I said prices will drop. My wife and the realtor didn't agree, but just last month, my realtor caved and said that she's glad I waited because...

Does anyone have a list of GREAT insurance vendors for homes owned under an LLC?

I fully agree. I went to Lennar's Cadence Park tour of Marcato, Capella, and Serenade floor plans/homes and they're already chopping $50K-100K off their price list. In fact the Capella homes (3740-4097 SF) price reduction was the most aggressive (up to $150K from list price) AND they had/have 10...

I don't know if it has mold, but I saw water damage in the ceiling of the 1st floor and want to run a test on it. Unfortunately, the house is NOT significantly discounted hah! I'm also trying to get the invoice from the seller on the water and mold (if any) remediation work that was done, but I...

Here's another one, been on market for a while and they're slowly reducing list price. @ $497/SF it's not delusional but still high for GP and lack of a "yard" especially in the GP. https://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/113-Diamondback-92618/home/109742851

Hi could you pm me the quote and the details of the inspections? Does Steve @ Bilt Rite also perform mold inspections for additional cost? One of the homes I'm looking at has water damage in the ceiling from a toilet o-ring leak and possibly a water line leak.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-14/from-westchester-to-hoboken-nyc-area-braces-for-housing-decline "One of the first questions buyers ask is, ?Have the owners grieved their taxes??? said Matthew Lenner, a broker with Keller Williams in Long Island, referring to a formal appeals...

Any thoughts on Lennar's Mercato @ Cadence Park? Seems to be quite a high entry PSF. 103 Measure...

How are they getting the cash into the country (assuming they paid all-cash)?

Maybe we should wait for the ones who bought at peak values and for 2018 taxes to be filed then there will be more "motivated" sellers  :o

Post summer cool-off maybe but I think it's softening overall. I guess we can wait for USCTrojanCPA to post the August data and subsequent months to track and see how it plays out! I'm still holding on cash and waiting to buy...