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    Need advise on breaking a lease

    My husband used to be a property manager and he says you have cause to just move and no judge will find in their favor. If it happened once, it's one thing, but three times and they have proven that they are not taking measures to protect you and your dogs.
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    Avocado Mission: FAILED

    I still have some on my tree from last year. They are a bit larger and darker than they were last year, but still hard as a rock. They do fall to the ground and the squirrels and 'possums are having a hey day with them. I didn't think the flavor and texture on them was very good last year, so...
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    Aging parents

    Well, it happened on July 25th, the day I've known was coming for the last few years. This year the imminence was more evident with each passing month. I have to admit that I had expected the event to be much more tragic, so I"m very thankful that it wasn't as bad as what I had been envisioning...
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    Surviving 2009

    RC, I was really in a funk until early June and I do attribute it to all the bad news, which filled me with sadness and my own business suffering, which made me feel helpless. I had no choice but to pull out of it and focus more on work otherwise I was going to be one of the stories myself...
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    Case-Schiller for Costa Mesa

    It appears that sometimes Redfin misses a sale, which helped explain the mystery of 640 Surf. I thought someone saw another sale after the July 2008 foreclosure. I never saw it on the MLS. Whoever bought it has put some money into it and just listed it today. It must have been rented when I...
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    Long time lurker and bear finally bites the bullet in Mission Viejo

    You don't need a $100K DP... FHA will do it with 3.5% down. By putting 20% down you get a lower rate and don't have to pay PMI. I had always thought 20% was the way to go and so we did actually manage to save $100K on much FAR less than $200K/yr. But, it was not easy. It took quite a few years...
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    Lenders still doing HELOCS?

    They are still there, but I haven't seen the great rates like we have from our 2007 vintage, which is currently at 3.24%. However, B of A informed us this week that we can no longer draw on it due to a re-evaulation of the property value. About a year ago they cut the line nearly in half, but...
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    Ants in my...well, fricking everywhere!

    We've had them coming in for the first time ever. I actually wanted to pull up this thread because they have been bugging us this week. They got in the toaster oven...yuck. Cleaned that all up, but every time I turn around there are a couple of individuals on the counters. Definitely going to...
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    IHB's New Troll

    skipper... yeah, let's go out on the yacht, I'll get my skipper. Hey skip, what's going down? I don't know, skip, skipper, just very silly and you gotta laugh.
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    IHB's New Troll

    Again, I feel really left out... who is newport skipper? Is this over on the blog? Anyone else besides me chuckle when they say "skipper'?
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    Technical difficulties?

    I feel so left out... I didn't even know it was down :( Came on tonight to see what new and interesting (or just odd things) I could find y'all been up to posting and learn that the site was down while I was away being productive :)
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    You Know You're Addicted to IHB When the Site Goes Down And... (Complete the Sentence)

    <a href="http://www.irvinehousingblog.com/forums/viewthread/2617/">You know you spend too much time on IHB when.....</a>
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    Birthday Ideas

    exactly... the gift can or cannot be material. If it gives someone pleasure and happiness, then it was a great gift. I loathe the gift card... it's all about I bought you something, but you get to pick it out because I couldn't think of anything that you would like. A gift can be anything that...
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