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We bought new because we were sick of looking (coming on 3 years) around.  just bit the bullet.  we are picky, so for every resale house we saw that we liked, we estimated $50-100K in improvements.  At the end of the day we just went new in Stonegate.  Stonegate wasn't anywhere near the top...

quick decision! congrats vincent!

It never hurts to bid, but I was always mindful of people involved.  If I know a house can sell for $780-800K, I'll bid a fair price if interested.  But I never saw a point in bidding $700K for that house because "I'd take it if the sellers are stupid enough to sell it to me at that price". ...

i dont think tic/ip is smart enough to figure out who i am...  and if they knew i dont care.  im still not happy...  we spent some money and upgrades and here was our rationale: floors - i've always heard floors are a rip off, but i think its relative.  quoted our flooring outside and it...

Hmmm... just saw this thread after running into homer on the bmw board...  hey homer, can you pass me the name of your person over at Crevier?  Also, do you know what incentives are out there and what I could possible get an 35D for?  Unfortunately the Pcar aint gonna take 2 kids since the...

What do you need to know?  The whole sales process is flawed and things are out of order.  Did you really need to plan in stage 1, that there would be a door from the master to the master bath?  I'm probably ignorant but it doesnt make any sense.  They didnt tell me what I could and couldnt...

I've ONLY had people tell me how stupid I am to purchase a home right now (very few have supported such a decision).  There are many bears out there.  They more so scoff when they find out how much we done in options/upgrades on our new home.  Part of me agrees when I drive through my...

I have to say that I've had a similar experience so far with IP/TIC with our house on order...  Design Center is actually a bunch of crap.  The stages are not well planned, and you aren't really provided with the right "tools" to make your decisions.  At the appointments, things are rushed...

I have similar bad experience with IP design center... no bueno...

our 4th of July days are typically very "unIrvine" which makes it fun - our friends in Artesia usually throw a get together topped off by fireworks from Pahrump, NV (near Area 51 land).  This year was no different in that it was very entertaining.  It was a pseudo-block party in that several...

We looked and looked and looked in N. Tustin, and even made several offers.  We really tried hard to get a house on Equestrian, but lost out.  N. Tustin offers you nice lots with great potential to create "charm" (subjective, of course).  The area, as RKP acknowledged, is a bit different. ...

hmmm...  bad news is that it seems that the market seems to be really slowing down... suggests i could have been more patient and purchased a resale house at a decent price.  good news...  we'll be around some friends and family.  we'll know about 4-5 other couples on our street.  small...

we upgraded our appliances for $766.  But there is no credit for a built in fridge.  Our TIC marvel comes with nothing.  You can buy a Kitchen Aid Fridge shown in the model for $2,700 through the design center, OR you can save yourself 20-30% buy purchasing it on your own.  I think my wife said...

People here are officially obsessed with making the "right" financial decision.  The perfect house in the perfect location at the perfect price.  I've got news for you.  You have to be either extremely lucky, or you are not living in reality.  My experience is that you can get 2 of the 3, but...

oh, I thought you were going to install new floors, and then install the built in.  because of the cost, why would you have the builder install a fridge?

yes, it's pretty simple so long as you have capable delivery persons and people working on the project.  execution is another question... 

i think they are in phase 12.  Our house will be done in Oct.  I'm not so sure their sales are hurting and I wouldn't expect any discounts right now.  However, it may slow down in the next year, so just keep checking in.  We have plan 2, and there are many available.  However, plan 1's go fast...

our oldest turns 2 this year...  one of the things we liked was walking her to school in a couple of years (there is a access gate in the block)

thanks a lot.  with landscaping i doubt we will be under 900k.  i guess it depends on the price of sod and concrete... =) we were at the upper end of our budget, but decided to go with a new house...    we will have to work with carpet/porcelain + the lowes paper cut it yourself blinds for a...

we haven't decided on all options.  again, we are focusing on things that are not easily changed in the future (i.e. cabinets).  some of my prices: upgraded kitchen aid package - $766 rollout shelves - $122 x 2 softclose drawers - $452 cabinet upgrade - $2425 replace home management - ~$500...