Recent content by ocfoilist

Interesting...I will definitely go back and try to get the 'real scoop'!  Thanks for the heads up!

I definitely see the complexities when trying to make comparisons across the board.  The difficultly is in trying to compare apples to apples and oranges to oranges.  In order to get a closer sq ft comparison to VoI - Stonegate, for example - I would be looking at a home in the mid $800,000 to...

Great feedback - thank you, everyone.  Working through the financials is an interesting experience.  I put together a spreadsheet of cost breakdowns for a few places to give me a better understanding of how these fees break out.  These numbers are based on their literature and, where it was not...

Thanks, everyone, for your insight.  My wife and I packed up a picnic lunch and spent a few hours at the park next to Augusta.  We had no noise or vibration issues at all; the train passed by twice and sounded the horn, which we could barely hear while outside (in fact, my wife missed it the...

Thank you, rkp.  We are definitely worried about that; Augusta sits closer to Valencia Ave so I am hoping that it is less impacted by the trains.  We can find Metrolink scheduling but I'm not sure when the larger trains go by.  Does anyone know how frequently they come by?

I just saw an interesting article on train noise reduction for the Edinger/Redhill crossing: http://articles.ocregister.com/2011-03-24/news/29189747_1_train-horns-quiet-zone-long-bust It seems that Tustin invoked a 'quiet zone' for that crossing in mid-March of this year.  Did this reduce or...

Hi all, I am new to the site, but found the forum while researching housing options in the Irvine/Tustin area.  My wife and I are looking to buy within the next 12 months and were weighing the options between a new or recently built home.  After perusing this site, I have to agree with many of...