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I agree that Helena is wasting space with hallways but I've never been a fan of models where you open the door and you're into the living room. Also, Delano plans are fully attached. A good number of Helena homes are only attached by the garage. I compared the great room size and they seem very...

Hmmm to me that Vintage house doesn't look more appealing than Helena model 1. It doesn't really feel like a detached house, especially with the yard setup (kinda feel crammed with the tall wall making you feel boxed in). Also the countertops and floorplan downstairs are kinda out these days...

How much does that inspection typically run? 1700sqft home.

I personally have found the upgrades from Irvine company to not be of the best quality. They hire contractors and if you look them up, they don't have the greatest reputation or reviews. You do get the "warranty" but if you go with a reputable contractor that's well reviewed online, they will...

I did but this seem to be for businesses, not residential.

It's been 8 months since we moved in Eastwood village and our address still doesn't show up in google maps. The mail services like USPS, Fedex, UPS have no problem finding it though so it seems to be updated in their maps. Is this standard? Anything I can do to fix that? When inputting my...

I moved in new construction with MR in June 2016. I haven't received a property tax bill yet. I was told that I would be getting a special assessment covering June 2016-June 2017 in march. Then in October, I'll get a tax bill covering July 2017-June 2018. Is this accurate? That would mean that...

The thing is if you want to stay in Irvine and get a 3-bedroom place, your rent is gonna be quite high. Just wondering, have you taken into account mortgage deduction? That will be a huge chunk of money you will be saving. Also, what are you calculating as PMI? My experience is that the Wells...

We like the look of wood for outdoor furniture. Shopping around, there seems to be 2 options. Eucalyptus and teak. Teak seems to be the best option although more expensive. Heavy thick Teak set would cost 3-4K. A thinner teak set like this one is low 2K...

I'm looking for good quality outdoor furniture. Have trouble find places showcasing products. There's tons online but really hard to know what you're getting. Looking for good quality decent price (not cheap but not crazy expensive either). Looking for outdoor dining patio set

This was also my conclusion from buying a new house. The workmanship and quality of upgrades is very low. It's much better to research a good vendor and do them later yourself. I had the same issue with tiles upgrade. Luckily, I didn't do rest of flooring through them. The paint upgrade is...

I'm trying to decide what system to use. I have an Irvine backyard (about 800sqft total including sides. Typical Irvine yard with tiles and 2 ft of privacy trees on the side of the yard. What are pros/cons? I'm worried after the sprinkler system making the tiles wet. But I hear the drip system...

Ok i thought that all 3 and most 2 only shared the garage but I might be wrong. It's huge by Irvine standards lol But yeah they're not that huge, is say they're 2.5-3x the standard yard you get at Helena. Larger than average Petulama yard

I personally just bought Helena and main motivation was that it was so close to detached SFR such as Petulama. Floorplan is identical, yard space is similar (Petulama is sligthly larger). Helena has $178 of HOA extra but that covers front landscape and home insurance is about $40-50 less a month...

Solid brass is like 80-90 a light, right? Is there something in between solid brass and malibu?

I personally was tired of seeing my rent go up by 7-8% every year and it pushed us to buy a 3-bedroom place although we only need a 1-bedroom for a couple more years. But I think most people that are tired of dealing with rent would go for a 2 or 3 bedroom place rather than a 1-bedroom for a few...

You like them? Do they look cheap or well made? I like the price :)

What do people usually go with? My landscaper will install the lights. I provide the lights and transformer. I have the typical small Irvine backyard. I see a wide variety of spot lights and pathway lights online so not sure what to go with.

I do agree that it's almost impossible to negotiate with IAC. I've thrown every trick in the book at them to no avail. They are pretty ruthless. However, it is misleading to say this is just $1600 a month. There's HOA and I'm guessing MR as well. Some repairs that come with owing a proprety...