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I think you or who you have been talking to are putting too much emphasis into Irvine schools.  Irvine schools are very good, but there are a lot of other schools that are very good in OC.  As I have posted many times in TI, you don't have to live in Irvine to attend a good school!!  Tustin...

The balance is very important.  In most school, there are extracurricular activities available.  In most communities, there are extracurricular activities available.  But it's really up to the students and parents to make the balance work.  Some 4.ultra GPA student will have none just like some...

Yes they can.  It's the idea of paying toll that will bother many, especially the FCBs.  They usually hate to pay for something they can get for free, even if it take them extra time and effort. 

Of course.  But more AP classes available, the better your chance of entering as a sophomore. I don't get your second reasoning about Ivy/similar level.  Are you inferring that the kids should not take AP classes so they don't have to take a harder class?  Wouldn't taking AP classes and getting...

Can you make a matching imprint on the other back pocket?  Maybe it can be a new fashion trend you can get rich off of. ;)

Bren should buy the toll road and give the new homeowners free 10 year pass.  Portola springs will sell out faster than Woodbury.

I agree that inside Woodbury, it does not feel too crowded, even around the detached condo and townhome products.  I am not sure about the apartment since I don't venture that way as my friends don't live in the apartments.  Around the SFR, it's VERY quiet and has a low density feel like any...

I think a lot of people will agree with you.  Even if it's only $50 or $100 a month in tolls, it's hard for some people to accept the idea of paying it.  Kind of like mello-roos.

Talyssa, your examples are proof that a good student will do good no matter what school he/she goes to and visa versa. However, it will not hurt to send a good student to a "good" school.  One example, a smart student going to a "good" school will have many more honor and AP classes to take.  A...

The traffic should be equivalent to Culver or Jeffery, or better.  Seems like the city is keeping Sand Canyon wider and with higher speed limit than Culver or Jeffery. If you want a wide open road with no traffic leading to your house, Orange County is a bad choice.

Yes, $417K was the downpayment.  The house was about $900K.  So the tax is 1.05% of $900K and the mello roos is $4500 for a total of almost $14000.  The property tax part would have been about same for me regardless of the neighborhood since my budget of about $900K for my move-up home.  The...

It does only when you are driving down the main street like Culver or Jeffery.  I remember when there was no Oak Creek and no WestPark II. Back then driving down Culver along empty field felt like I was in the boonies, kind of like how it feels to drive on Sand Canyon next to the farm and...

Woodbridge is crowded by itself.  I feel it whenever I drop off my son to his school.  Lots of townhomes, condos, and apartments.

I always feel more crowded in WestPark.  I don't know what it is.  Maybe it's because of the curved streets.

I didn't say anything about the crime rate of CM vs Santa Ana.  I was talking about the old neighborhoods that looks like it's from Santa Ana.  How about the neig Costa Mesa neighborhoods north of South Coast Plaza?  It definitely is not nice as the areas south of 405.

What is up with the screaming??? I can't really hear the singers.  I only hear the screams and BAD sing-along.

East Costa Mesa is very nice, but also costs more than most of Irvine.  The rest of Costa Mesa is hit and miss.  I think these houses are in a middle of an OK old neighborhood.  There are many areas in Costa Mesa that is hard to distinguish from Santa Ana.

Everything looks OK until you look at the schools.http://school-ratings.com/school_details/30665973031853.html This is 7-12 grade, so the API number is lower than it is reported compared to the 9-12 grade high school.  In general middle schools have higher API scores than high schools in the...

The new owner bought the house to rent it out until they are ready to retire, which is when they will move in.  So we could have rented it back years.  It really worked out well since I just stayed in the same house while the new house is being built.  Also it helps that they happened to be the...