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This discussion has got me thinkin...    would you purchase a kitchenaid fridge just for the sake of matching (wow, that sounds horrible)?    my coworker just had his samsung dryer go out on him after purchasing in Apr 2011.  He purchased a $90 protection plan from Howard's and upon reading...

I dont know what is "correct" or not, but in my last home we replaced carpet and baseboards.  New baseboards were installed on top of the wood and I thought it looked much better.  I agree with Socal, I hate the look of the quarter rounds.    I actually asked Ipac if they could install the...

yeah, TIC has screwed things up.  They've tried to "redefine" SFR.  San Mateo, San Marcos are now peddled as "SFR"s even though I wouldn't consider them to be. 

if you pre-qualify and finish the process to go on priority list, they will give you a sneak peak.

After seeing Maricopa plan 1's (friends) I actually think its a very practical layout for the most part.  You can change out the center island to the same one a Cortona if you want seating and you can get storage instead of the home management.  It makes the kitchen not huge, but very...

My brother might be my stonegate neighbor as we went to check out the sales office (registered with USCT CPA).  He prequaled and got a sneak peek and liked it.  They aren't motorcourts the way we think of them (alleys with 3-4 homes on each side).  Think of it as a very long motorcourt (loop)...

one day, i vow to get my tv back and watch a program that is not mickey's clubhouse, sesame street or yo gabba gabba....

from the fridge experience - most people told us not to worry about matching the fridge to the appliance.  and that kitchenaid is overrated.  LG seems to have a pretty good reputation (although koreans cant forget it was lucky/goldstar).  in the end we're happy with the purchase.  for the...

A lot of people are looking for or have bought a new home recently, so I thought I'd share our recent appliance purchasing experience.  I think that USCT shared/shares a link for discounted appliances which can be of great use/help.    Our story was we sold our fridge/washer/dryer when we...

Eric @ Venetian is really good.  Downside is that they don't do tile

We went with white painted shaker cabinets.  The birch (darker wood) cabinets would have been about 3400 if I remember correctly.    I like white, but dont want to be dealing with peeling/yellowing cabinets.  Even for pricey stuff (dont ask me why, but caesarstone is really pricey, it was only...

@chaos: there is another walk through you can ask for.. i forgot what its called (dirty floor walkthrough?), but a friend just had it.  Just bug them.  For the walkthrough, if you changed any thing or added stuff, just make sure the home is to your order.  FOR EXAMPLE - MARICOPA PLAN 1 - did...

I'd like to thank IHO for being (apparently) fatter than I am... 

First of all, congrats on your purchase to be.  We'll be in Maricopa as well.  They won't tell you, but you have to constantly ask about getting the walk throughs.  There will be one where you can see all the stuff without drywall so you can take notes of plumbing, wiring, etc.    If you are...

Yeah, they seem to be wrapping things up a Maricopa.  $869 isnt the lowest, I think it starts at $866,400.  They've released the models and salespeople said final phases are scheduled to be completed (close escrow) in Feb 2013.  It's funny reading old posts, because wife and I did not like...

i found counters to be one of the cheaper upgrades since they gave a decent credit for the existing counter.  Upgraded all counters to a nice stone for $2K (kitchen is decent sized).    My friend upgraded to caesarstone for just a bit more than that.  the oe granite looks horrible, and i'd...

they'd use the market research against us.  They'd figure "what could we call a single family home" that is the least like a true family home that these idiots will still buy?  then they'd sell it to us... or they already have...  the 12 ft from my house to the back wall says it...

2nd the boozer thread...  im all over the place...  bmw, 6sp, rennlist, golfwrx... 

whoa is me...  with our growing family and new home, we gave up the laker season tickets...  bummer...  but go lakers!

I know a lot of people pulling the trigger now.  I've asked people "why" and here are some of the popular responses: 1) rate environment 2) pricing (reasonably attractive in people's opinions) 3) view the inventory shortage as a good sign that the market's turning around (arguable viewpoint)...