Recent content by strom

I live in a zero lot line house in Turtle Rock, on a ~8k sf lot, and it actually seems to provide a lot of privacy. The neighbor has no windows on our side. Makes the yard seem larger as well. The homes sit between the yards, essentially, so it provides a good amount of noise attenuation (more...

Hearing rumbling/booming now in Turtle Rock. For the last hour intermittently...

Yes - UCI faculty housing.

I didn't mean I would be getting pre-approved with Chase - just through the best option via my mortgage broker (to convince the Seller/Servicer that there is some certainty of closure).

Didn't really think I would be buying a home this soon, but a short sale came up in an area I have been looking at for some time. Anyone have a lot of experience with short sales? The bank on the first and second are both WaMu (now Chase). I am not an all-cash buyer, so am setting up the...

Yeah, I was wondering when they would get around to it...

Yeah, I went back to read some of the BK posts I hadn't gotten to, and he (BK) was deleting them... I guess the IHB archives will be missing much of the best content...

That's a good idea. I have to give you a call - we're going thinking about our options, and I'd like to get your advice and possibly begin looking at houses.

My wife and I are asking ourselves the same thing. We're in a situation where our income quadrupled in the last few months. We were saving previously, but only have enough for about 5-10% down in the Newport area. We could afford a 100% LTV loan easily on these homes (from a monthly payment...