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I don't know how other people feel about master bedroom locations, but we would never buy a house with the MBR on the second level. We had a single story for 16 years, then moved to a two story with the master bedroom downstairs. We've given up on ever finding a new single story model again...

We really like living in Irvine. We also really like the low expenses of renting compared to owning a home, and look forward to a few more years of decent income and low expenses and high savings. It's a stress reliever to be "home-free" so economically speaking, we're glad OH is postponed for...

When we first thought about moving to the OC, we looked all over, from south OC (Talega and Marblehead in San Clemente, Blue Harbor in SJC) to Irvine (OH and Laguna Crossing). We like the northern Irvine location of OH because of proximity to LA (easy access via Jamboree to the 5 freeway) since...

I'm not postponing because of my personal thoughts about the economy but because my postponement has been made for me by TIC. thinking it'll be hard to resist buying in Orchard Hills when it starts selling because TIC is likely to start selling when the economy in general start looking up, and...

I was hoping for rental parity in Irvine before buying in Orchard Hills whenever they start building, but at the rate of decline per IPO's data, that day may never come, it seems. I'm very comfy in OH apartments but would pay a slight premium to my rent for nobody above me (everyone I talk to...

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Just out of curiosity what kind of job (in general terms) is your husband thinking about taking there? Always wondered what type of jobs were available in areas like that.

Student loans can become nightmares with no way out for people who unfortunately have to default. Companies that provide student loans can be among the most predatory of lenders. Seehttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/05/60minutes/main1591583.shtml (sorry I can seem to make the link...

I wouldn't be so hard on FailedAgent, I've heard many horror stories about the elderly having their retirement accounts being churned and burned by brokers. Usually 401Ks are self-directed with just a few choices (mine only gives me five choices, riskfree, bond, S&P, small cap and international...

Thanks, one of the main reasons I moved to Irvine was to be closer to good authentic Asian food (Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Japanese) and I thought Garden Grove was the place for Korean food, but if Fullerton is the place to go to for better-than-Korea Korean food, then I'm there!

not to hijack this thread but what are the names of the good Korean places in Fullerton?

oh, I just assumed it was the low end high rise condos that originally sold for $600K, now that you point that out, wow, how could even the low rise condos have sold for $600K in the bubble years, that was some strong Koolaid back then. So the high rise asking prices are still hanging tough...

Both these listings show HOA dues of $325, I thought the HOA dues were close to $1,000? These seem to be much more realistic pricing now compared to how high the asking prices stayed over the last two years, would be nice to see the 1700 sf and 2000 sf units start coming down by 50% from...

Well, Cuban does engage in hyperbole to make his point, for example I don't agree with him when he says even if your house value is 10% of what you paid for, you should still stay, but he is insightful. If a house is worth a little less, then I think it's reasonable to consider his advice...

can I go on any onramp and bring change, or are there only certain onramps they accept change? For the other onramps how do I pay on a per-use basis?

I read Irvine Renter's blog and I would defend his points to detractors, and same for Mark Cuban, I've read his writings for a long time and I'll defend Cuban's points because I think Cuban's blog is as insightful as Irvine Renters' blog, and being able to read differing insights is a valuable...

I read somewhere on this blog about Pho 79 serving $1.50 oxtail, where is Pho 79?