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Quick question on escrow fees, we are in escrow right now, just received an estimate buyer's HUD and the escrow fee is as follows: Settlement Agent Fee 4,075.00 Document Processing Fee 150.00 Delivery / Messenger Fee 60.00 Wire Fee 35.00 It does not include title insurance, recording fee or...

I know there has been discussions on and off regarding market might be a little slowing down. But my husband and I have been looking for a house at around 1.5m+ in turtle rock and surroundings, the few we toured and inquired/offered on all have multiple offers, a lot of times multiple cash...

I went to see this house 3 times and almost made an offer. I loved most of it, but really didn't like the floor plan and the small yard, and I couldn't get over the fact that turning left onto Ridgeline is a nightmare. In the end, I just couldn't see ourselves living there for 20+ years, so I...

University Park has a lot of single story homes, but they sell very fast normally. There are a lot of retired ppl living in UP as well.

Thanks! We have thought about rebuilding, our current plan is buy one to live in now and actually rebuild the house we own in UP (that one is from the early 60s, right next to Rancho Middle), so we can move back if we want after elementary school. Thinking of copying one of altair's models...

Honestly, I don't know what type of mom I will be. But you are probably right :) Ever since I was pregnant with twins, my world has been just spinning... lol

Thank you! This is very helpful~~ My husband and I both have a very hard time imagining ourselves living in the new development in North Irvine. We toured Beacon park and altair, we like the layout of the homes, but just not the area at all. We also drove through Orchard Hills, it just felt so...

I know the drive is horrible and it's an isolated area. When I was younger, I always felt IUSD is overrated, now even more so with such growth. I just imagined my kids would grow up somewhere "better" and go to "better" schools. Now I've realized not a lot of districts are better than IUSD...

This is one of my difficulties (yes I know first world problem), our budget is very open, it's probably even wilder than I've stated. I have toured areas that are mostly 2M+, but I find myself not attracted to the family environment (ie summit at turtle ridge, I went 5+ times since November...

Hi, thanks!! I feel North Irvine area has a much greater Chinese population, e.g. Beacon park elementary has 70%+ Asian, and it feels most are Chinese. Turtle Rock has about 55% Asian, but it's a much more balanced mix. (I see lots of different East Asians as well as Indians) Since I am Chinese...

I posted a while ago asking about where to buy, had some great input. We have narrowed it down to two areas: Turtle Rock/Ridge or TOW Laguna Beach. This forum seems to favor newer constructions, but we've toured a lot of model homes in North Irvine area since my last post and have decided they...

Just went to Altier, like the floor plans, but we don't like the greatpark neighborhoods in general. It just seems like the 5fwy is gonna get more and more crowded, and even though I am Chinese myself, why too high of Asian population at schools. We are not into that.

Sorry your post is very confusing, I am not sure what you want. Do you have or plan to have a family? Are you looking for a family environment with good schools? Sounds like the case since you need 5 bedrooms. I wouldn't look for a permanent house if you could work in Irvine or Downtown LA, that...

For that age, I think the best is Turtle Rock Preschool, but they usually have 1-2 years of waiting list. For a quality place in general, there are long waiting lists. I know moms that are on the waiting list the day they found out they are pregnant. There are more spaces available once the...

Wow... turtle rock, bonita canyon, top of the world all down to 9/10. How is this possible, something is wrong with this rating system. I would still choose them over Stonegate...

That's so true, I need to drive around and look at neighborhood's xmas lights. Unfortunately, due to having 2 toddlers, going back to Irvine has not been a frequent occurrence, we should make another trip soon.