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It's only Avalon and some units of Petulama that are backing up to Irvine. And the Petulama ones that are backing up to Irvine seem to be significantly cheaper than the others..

I've been living in EW for a few months now and have yet to see such a scene lol

I assume the 15k difference are for lot premiums? (larger yard)

At this point, we have decided to go with Golden west shutters. Most of the windows have 0.5inch depth so we can't do an inside mount. With 3/4 inch louvers and the hidden tilt, we're looking at a shutter depth of 2.25 inch. For some windows, we can do inside mount and have a depth of only 1...

I actually had a quote from Derek from Bella blinds and he seems pretty awesome. We were very impressed but he seems to really only do the full poly shutters while we are leaning for wood framing with poly louvers. I would definitely use him if we decided to go with full poly.

How do they compare? From reading the multiple threads here, it sounds like Golden west has a slight edge in quality. However, most threads say that Orange county shutters don't manufacture their shutters locally which they seem to do according to their owner. Am I missing something? I got...

For jumbo loans, you don't need 20%. You need 10% + 12 months reserve with Wells Fargo. Half of the reserve can be from retirements accounts. Stock accounts are considered liquidity.

You're also going to be paying property tax on that expense forever if you add it in your loan.

I think if you do the recessed lighting in the 3 bedrooms upstairs, it's probably worth going outside. I would also not upgrade the paint through the builder, not a big fan of their quality. It was forced on us if we wanted to buy in first phase but I'd definitely go outside. 

I have found a company that sells Fleck 5600xt (which would cost about 650 online + assembly cost of about 100) installed for 1395 with 3 year warranty. It's Pat's water/radiant water. Only 1 yelp reviews but lots of reviews on...

Anyone here bought their own unit and had a plumber install it? I'm considering doing that. Home depot sells cheap GE units (450-700) but Fleck 5600xt seems more highly recommended although. Was wondering if people here had experience or recommendations for some units other than the more...

I was discussing which landscape trees to use. One of the options is the boxwood green tower trees from Monrovia but I believe they are very expensive compared to other options. What do most people use? Any good alternative that grows rather straight without expanding too much. It's a concern as...

The part I don't get about this per diem is that if the builder is delayed, you don't get anything and have to make arrangements to move later. If you delay, you pay a hefty penalty.

Any recommendations for plumbers who can install the GE units in new Irvine homes? How much should installation cost run?

Isn't that really excessive for rent for Avalon? I saw Petaluma unit being offered for same price or like $100 more.

I think prices in Irvine have been rising the past few months so people are showing more interest. There's a couple floorplans I was tracking. The 2bedroom+den in Stonegate (1350sqft) was selling for about 600-620 in Jan-Feb. I see them going for 640-660 now. I guess interest rate has something...

I was at the sales office yesterday. They just sold out phase 7.

In 10 days

Thanks for the recommendations. Yeah that's the thing, it doesn't make too much sense to spend that big of an amount to architect a small yard. I think basically what seems to make sense is to see a bunch of small yards and pick what we like. But it seems hard to find a good number of examples...

I see lots of recommendations for hardscape/landscape over here. I was however wondering where should I get started for landscape design. The obvious landscape for our yard is to pave everything (either pavers concrete or tiles) with a feet or 2 on the side for plants. I'm looking for a few...