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I just had a suggestion about adding some sort of button in addition to the "Thanks" button. Sometimes what I really want to say is not a thank you, but rather "That's hillarious," "Funny," "Great joke," "Right on" or something similar. Thanks in advance if you can do something about that!

I got some stupid newspaper touting the Todd Gallinger (sp?) for councilmember, and besides trashing the other team (forgot who they are Pat Rodger I think and 2 others), he does mention about plans to build 4,400 bed jail next to the Great Park. Did anybody hear anything about it? Not that...

Yup, and according to that report the city is packed with the Irish too :) I wonder what part of Irvine they live in...

Yeah, good catch. Given how many Asians live in Irvine, it would be appropriate to break it down further to individual countries, I'd be interested to know what is the largest Asian group here, I'd think the Chinese, but not sure.

Sorry if my opinion offended you. I'm the first in my family to go to college and grad school, and unfortunately I know firsthand what I'm talking about here since I'm speaking about my closest relatives who were far from being enlightened. I'm not saying they are somehow bad or inferior...

I regularly search for lowest-priced 4bdr SFRs in Irvine, and was stunned to find that somebody is snatching up these properties, 4 of these are currently in escrow. I guess I was just surprised to find while scrolling down my search results "Backup offers" 4 times in a row, something I haven't...

Can't help myself, gotta point out the flaw in some of the above arguments-you are operating on a premise that when you go to college you would learn some sort of valuable skill that is supposed to help you in life. I think that most colleges and grad schools are just to broaden your horizons...

I don't think you should encourage your child to become a hairdresser or a plumber, I think it is every parent's job to make sure your kid graduates from high school and gets a college degree. With what GPA and from what college are where the difference is, depending on your child's abilities...

Schools in my opinion are just there so the parents can put their kids there for the day and go to work. None of the parents I know are satisfied with the quality of education their kid is receiving, including at the most prestigious of the schools like St. Margaret. I have no plans to rely on...

<blockquote>What lately has been happening that gives you an indication that market will bottom a year or two earlier? </blockquote> I'm no expert in this at all, but I just think that with all this Wall Street turmoil we are witnessing right now, so many jobs will be eliminated that it...

Dear Meatball, just check your docs such as Real Estate Purchase Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions, including any amendments to them. You are looking for thing called "Contingency," such as you getting financing, your time for inspection of the property and so on. It is different for...

I'm ashamed to admit it, but after living here for 6 years, I've never been to Tustin Ranch, just what you would call the old Tustin, twice. I was impressed with the spacious backyards, but the neighborhood was just too old and rundown, a step up from Santa Ana. As I start looking for new homes...

I wouldn't want to live in Colubmus Grove after reading all the posts about the toxic soil and the quality of construction. I doubt I'd be able to afford a new construction in Irvine of a good size, so I'll be looking at the resales most likely. And I'm serious, I do want my kid to go to...

I've been living here for 6 years, and I have never met anyone who fit into all or 2/3 of these categories. I also take issue with a leased car, I could easily afford my Lexus for cash, but I lease it since I don't want to drive it for more than 3 years and don't want to deal with a hassle of...

Great link, thanks! I checked out Irvine, did I miss anything, there are no Asians living in Irvine according to their chart on Social Characteristics/Ancestry, pasted below: ANCESTRY Total population 205,813 +/-8,408 American 10,470 +/-2,756 Arab 5,295 +/-3,656 Czech 472...

I had "dry rot" on my balcony and it was determined that it was caused by termites, had to shed $2500 to fix the damage and fumigate (not sure if that is the right term). Also, check out the garage on the inside, look at the beams, if you see dark spots there on the wooden beams, it means...

Can't, gotta stuff my kid into one of the good IUSD schools, I'm sure Tustin schools are just the same, but I kind of started to absorb that kind of mentality where prestige is everything :)

I'm also in Delrey, although I like Mirador much better. I don't feel it is an unsafe neighborhood, I've been walking to and from the Spectrum late at night, and there are always people around at any given time, so it never feels creepy. Irvine Spectrum crowd is half families with kids, half...

Thanks a lot! I gotta admit, if I see any SFR built after 1990 under $250 per sq. ft., I'd probably jump right on it and join the proud ranks of the Irvine knife catchers. But again, who knows what's going to happen in the next several months, maybe we will see the market bottom a year or two...

I could not find the answer to this question in the prior threads, so here goes. The rental parity method to figure out a fair price for a home suggested here is a bit confusing to me, because I can never really figure out what is the fair rental price for a certain house. So, how much...