Recent content by rickhunter_IHB

This sounds like every other community! Seriously, my friends in the Gables love it there. 1. Association dues went down 2. Parking is great 3. Neighbors are friendly (They even extended the invitation of putting trash into their cans if they needed space) 4. Ghost Town? or Party...

Both of you are correct! I thought that the premium percentage was pulled out of the air and didnt noticed that you had applied an actual dollar value to the premium to get the percentage. I dont believe ALL the FCB's THAT HAVE BOUGHT have 3:1 the wealth (money) of IHB. But I'm pretty sure...

If we assume that the premium scale is 3:1 from FCB to IHB, why dont we assume the wealth(money) scale is 3:1 from FCB to IHB?

There's a 99.9999% chance that you'll be hurt in the next year. What kind of hurt? - skin scratch? - chipped nail? - sprained ankle? - broken arm? - lose a limb? - etc? WHAT????

Ok. So we agree that this sales process is general and common, in fact, it is what you gotta do these days to be successful. But nothing to imply that they are doing this just for the Chinese. BK - From reading your posts, I tend to think you're making fun of the chinese, but what you're...

I would agree that the product is designed for the Wang, but that's the product. You were pointing to the sales process in your original post and I dont see anything that stands out as targeting the Chinese. Now, are you speculating that they are more likely to extend invitations to the...

Sales Process... 1. Email Guests, Invitation 2. Throw party 3. Get buyers to pre qualify 4. Select buyers based on qualifications 5. Sell homes Does this sound any different than what went on or is going to go on at Woodbury, or any other sales event? Does it sound like they...

Let me get this straight. The price setter is trying to create a frenzy by monitoring this thread to create a price point. In trying to doing so, they raised the price? What kind of frenzy are they trying to create? What do you think the actual (final) price point would be then if you think...

Seriously? You had these kinds of neighbors in IRVINE? Where exactly was the neighborhood? Did you exaggerate the story to prove a point? I do agree that CCRs should be implemented by the HOA if already promised to, but remember the HOA probably has the power to change them too.

LOL From the tone on this thread, it's the neighbors that are the problem, not the HOA. The HOA fees were known before you buy (maybe not the increases), but you really dont know what kind of neighbors you have until you live there.

Besides towing your car(s), what else can the HOA really do to make your life a "living hell"?

Out of all the whining on the IHB blog, you have to pick on people worried about the parking situation in their residence, on their thread?

I hope you're not becoming TMZ. I read your links and for Tustin - Article was from 2001, fully disclosed, cleanup was in order, above the state's standards for school sites. "There was also toluene and ethyl benzene, plus other toxic chemicals, at the site that are above the state's...

you're probably right. if you just do garage inspections, things might get better for a little while but then it'll probably return to the normal chaos again. maybe weekly inspections unannounced on problem neighbors? fines etc can be handed out. of course, this would be inclusive of what...

Have you seen the SENTIMENT scale? It goes like this... regular scale = sentiment -> wager -> sure thing -> "for real" reality blog scale = sentiment -> "what i want" reality If you had asked to put $1000 on the sentiment, how many would have wanted to take this to the wager stage?