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I think the median income of the area affects it's cost of living score.

https://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/9-Hancock-92620/home/4778378 List price: $998,000 Last sold in Jul 2017 for $1,030,000

We had our kitchen renovation done by LaMain, had very positive experience. https://www.yelp.com/biz/lamain-cabinetry-and-millworks-anaheim

Wow! Very nicely done.

With WSJ articles you hit a paywall with direct links. Going through Google Search allows you to bypass the paywall...

In that case, on average the property tax increase should be less than 2% since 2008 (accounting for the downturn).

My property tax rate has pretty much gone up at a rate of 2% over the last decade. Is that what everyone else is seeing?

Since kid friendly neighborhood is high on your list, I would recommend you drive around the neighborhood you are considering in the evening time. That will give you an idea of if the kids come out to play. Overall in Irvine, due to the kids involvement in extra-curricular activities you don't...

Around $4/sq ft for carpet (material and installation).

2014-15 was last year with M-F off http://web.iusd.org/gr/documents/District2014-15SchoolCalendar.pdf

It was, a few years ago. Last few years have been Wed-Fri only.

I bet Uber had a similar response when it first came out. Getting in car with a stranger? Out of question.

Clack valve. It is a salt system. Most installation companies make a huge profit on these systems. The material cost is around $600-$800. For whatever reason, the water softener manufacturers make it really hard for the general public to buy the system outright themselves. If you can, then any...

We paid $1800 for water softener and RO material/installation. Culligan and other name brand companies were quoting $2500+. Unfortunately, the plumber who did our work no longer services the OC area (He's from LA).

You have noticed this in Irvine? What part?

Talk it out with the neighbor. If that doesn't change the behavior, then you can start looking at other options. Give them the benefit of doubt and have a conversation.

Yes, we got a random pattern. The installer would save all the cut pieces. When he started a new row, he would grab one of the cut piece that would offset the new row enough to achieve a random pattern. We are very happy with the installation, there's no lippage. The installer used the Raimondi...

Keep in mind, the labor really adds up as you add more variables to the installation (patterns, varying widths, etc).

For us it was a matter of durability and maintenance. Tile is more forgiving to spills, things dropping, chairs being dragged across the surface, etc.

Thanks. Countertop was through Gramar Stone in Anaheim. Backsplash was installed by the contractor, tile was from Arizona Tile.