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gj, Have you checked out <a href='http://www.angieslist.com/Angieslist/'>Angie's List</a>. The site provides you with consumer reviews on contractors. I personally haven't used it for any contractors, but have had a few colleagues who have and have had good luck with it. Enjoy the hard/soft...

gasjockey, If I was the backup buyer, I would be leary of the 200K drop in price. Basically, what you could be signing up for is the fact that straight outta the gate you MAYBE in the hole by 200K (if the homes are likewise). Is that a cost you are willing to endure while you enjoy your new...

Great... my hard earned tax dollars at work to bail out the irresponsible acts of Fannie and Freddie. I wish I could start a company, not get taxed on profits, and have taxpayers bail it out when it suffers astronomical losses! A brilliant business plan!

Somebody breakout the popcorn... this is gonna be a fun show to watch.

As part of my due diligence when looking for the upgrade home (rental or purchase), I hop onto CL to see what homes are floundering about. And well, let's just say the lists seems to be getting a little sparse. Heck, if I simply look at the <a href='http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/rfs/'...

Maybe someone ought to offer $866,499 - one dollar off the 3/7/2003 purchase price! ;) Hmm... then again... maybe that's too high an offer and the seller will accept!

Screw the contracts! Do it for the children... Uh no... Being a new father, I do feel for the children... but the school administration has been caught sleeping at the wheel. If we took the path of disregarding contracts... the foreclosure proceedings for the thousands of homes would come to...

Wow... there is absolutely no incentive to buy in this dust bowl! ;) What does the HOA provide... a water truck? <img src='http://www.go-tsm.com/dust2.jpg'>

Like Trooper said, running a credit report is protocol with landlords. You may ask the landlord about if they "file away" the rental application and if it's secured properly or do they destroy the application once the lease agreement is signed. If they do "file it away", you could ask them if...

Anyone going to the open house today? Would love to see what an allegedly-furnished house in the middle of the middle of nowhere looks like. ;)

You make an interesting point about Bren's son. I wonder what the bottom dollar would be for the homes? Hmm...<I already left a VM for Peter A.> ;-P

Wow, IPO! You are away on vacation but you somehow manage to logon and provide us an update of your break! ;) That's what I call a commitment! :lol:

Even at $289/sf, it can be a risky deal... considering that you would only be surrounded by dirt lots. How long would you in be in "exile" before the next homes (from a different builder) would be built???

Didn't realize that the "broker" on record is in fact... Peter Altuchow, First VP of Sales and Marketing of Pardee Homes, based out of the IE. Or is he the director of sales for Pardee Homes. A couple of different titles/positions can be found when you <a...

For the link impaired: <a href='http://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/27-Shaman-92618/home/17164125' target='_blank'>27 Shaman</a> <a href='http://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/25-Shaman-92618/home/17164814' target='_blank'>25 Shaman</a> <a...

Amazing... I wonder if there are some internal conflicts amongst the execs at TOL where he had every incentive to say such "honest" things. If there weren't any internal conflicts before those statements... I'm sure the execs have them now! ;)