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Some parents actually want to avoid too much economic diversity. 

The District just has a VERY bad design.  I just don't like going there due to traffic congestion and I avoid it.  The stores don't have to be busy before the traffic going in and out of the place becomes crazy.  Costco is about the only place that is not too difficult to get to because it's at...

That must be the economic diversity. 

That article almost makes me sick.  There are many Asian parents who would not accept anything but Number one from their kids.  In many cases I have seen, the Asian parent's expectations of their kids are purely unreasonable.  They all want their kids to be Number one in school and whatever they...

There are a couple of kids at my son's boy scout who live in Irvine but go to private school in Santa Ana.

You are giving me too much credit, Panda.  I didn't really know what I was doing in '95 when I bought my first house.  All I remember is that all of my relatives and my friends were telling me that I was crazy buying a house when the housing market is in the tanks.  They were all telling me that...

I am one of "these" buyers and in a group 2 and 3, move up and Asian. I had bought my first small, old house in Irvine back in '95 and moved up to Woodbury Sonoma house.  ALL of my 55% down payment came from the proceeds of the 1st house.  I did not get any help from any relatives or anyone...

For Woodbury SFR, the mello roos is about $4500. The HOA fee is $105 per month.  There will a second HOA if you live in a detached condo, condo, or townhome.

Sorry I am late.  Merry  Christmas to everyone out there. And Hpaay New year....

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!! Although many on this forum will not get to their New Year for another month or two, for the rest of us, Happy New Year on Jan 1st!!!

Troy High is a magnet school that the students must pass test to get in.  Therefore, only the smart kids get in and you don't have the "dumb" kids to bring the average down.  There is a portion of Troy high that is open to everyone but is only a portion of school. Oxford Academy in Anaheim (all...

Is it safe to say that they have no "curb" appeal?  :D But seriously, those false curbs do make it easier for cars to creep up on to the sidewalk when they park.  Either intentionally or unintentionally, the wheels and the right side of the car end up on the sidewalk and that never looks good.

I know West Irvine very well and looked at houses there earlier this year when I was house shopping.  West Irvine is fairly new, so it should be OK for a while.  It's usually when a neighborhood gets older, there will be more "neglected" houses that stand out. I am not saying a non HOA...

My new house garage floor has paint chips.  Actually, paint drippings from paint cans. I thought about epoxy coating, but decided against it.  I figured that once I make it nice and shiny, I have to keep it looking nice and shiny.  I have enough choirs without adding garage floor maintenance to...

The garage floor should be epoxy coated to withstand hot tires and chemicals.  If you simply paint it, then it will peel for sure and make it look uglier than not painted at all.

Mine was the same. I called OC Tax Collector's office and they sent me a new bill with my name on it.

I lived in Greentree HOA house for 15 years.  It had HOA which was not strict and had a fee of $63 a month and provided junior olympic sized pool, basketball court, volleyball court, private park, tot lot, and other amenities.  However, one of the big advantage was that the neighborhood was kept...

Older communities will not have mello roos.  However, many of the older communities do have HOA.

If that causes more people to rent, then the rent price may go up as a side effect.

I hope you are talking about the fresh cranberries.  I can't stand the jellied cranberries, but I love the whole cranberries.  It's kind of weird, I guess.