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  1. tulip_IHB

    Are we ever going to afford a house in OC?

    Reason, There are tons in Santa Ana going for $ 400 and below, but they are all short sale. I drove by John Laing's home on Edinger last weekend and my gosh....there are gaffiti on the main entry already. And the park across the street???? WOW.
  2. tulip_IHB

    Are we ever going to afford a house in OC?

    Please give me some encouragement with this housing market. Every SFH we see in Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach and Westminster that is decent looking with the price tag of $ 499K are going like hot cake. Is the market really that hot? Actually, there is nothing in Fountain Valley listed for...
  3. tulip_IHB

    questions for Caliguy

    I was looking into the lists of foreclosure you posted. When the court recorded the NOS, it also the list the min bid. Is this the price the bank willing to sell? I see the min bid is more than the selling price? At this point, what would happen next? Does it goes into auction or does it...
  4. tulip_IHB

    Asians stay on track in any economy

    Lots of Asian people rent out their rooms to cover the mortgage cost.
  5. tulip_IHB

    Auction home

    Have anyone ever try this route? We saw a home in HB, starting bid is $ 300K. The listing agent told me you can view the home every single weekend lead up to the auction day. Any advices?
  6. tulip_IHB

    buying a condo in approx 10 months?

    We have been looking for townhouse in the price range of $ 350-410K...in the area of Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach and Irvine. There are none. If you don't mind Tustin, Garden Grove, Anaheim...you will have plenty in this price range. We saw TH in Fountain Valley listed at $ 465K bank owed...
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    Hindsight

    Subprimer, You stated your loan will adjusted in 3 years rights? I mean honestly, who can predict what the market will be in three years? I know it is easier said than done, but I do feel your stress. Can you just live in your home now and worry about the adjusted interest in three years...
  8. tulip_IHB

    How Long Should I Live With My Mother-In-Law?

    You are in Fountain Valley right? Go rent a room from someone else house...save money and your marriage.
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    dead people in the house?

    "Disclosure of Occupant?s Affliction with AIDS ? No Cause of Action for Failure to Make 1710.2. (a) No cause of action arises against an owner of real property or his or her agent, or any agent of a transferee of real property, for the failure to disclose to the transferee the occurrence of an...
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    Upcoming Tax Rebates

    They used your 2007 tax return.
  11. tulip_IHB

    dead people in the house?

    Anonymous, I read that article...if I was that person that open the closet door....shesh...I would need years of therapy to get rid of that image. I am big chicken.
  12. tulip_IHB

    dead people in the house?

    KD-B, I don't know why they can't disclosed if a person die of AIDS in the house...This is what the agent told me. I have no idea why.
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    dead people in the house?

    How can you check to know if someone died in the house? I know listing agent have to disclosed the information if someone died in the house within 5 years. If they died of Aids, then it can not be disclosed, but sometime listing agents doesn't know the information themselves, so how could I...
  14. tulip_IHB

    Advices on short sale

    I was told by my agent that the seller qualify for a short sale, because the seller can prove hardship, because he was a fireman got hurt on the job. If the bank accep my offer, it will take almost a 200K loss, because the seller have two loans on this house. I don't know how someone can buy a...
  15. tulip_IHB

    Is it true?

    Irvinerenter, They did frighten me, because I was worry we will be renter forever. I refused to buy anything over $ 500K, because it makes no sense for a 3 bedrooms, 2 bath and 1200 square feet.
  16. tulip_IHB

    Is it true?

    There are a couple of homes down in Westminster that have 12 offers and some are paying cash. We went to an open house yesterday and was told they already have 5 offers...why bother to have an open house? We don't see anything in Hunting Beach or Fountain Valley under $ 550K.
  17. tulip_IHB

    Is it true?

    I went to a couple of open houses over this weekend...and every agents told me the market will have lots of traffics after the first quarter. They are all excited and telling me it is time to buy now!!! If I wait after March, it will be very hard to find anything under $450K. Is it true or they...
  18. tulip_IHB

    Advices on short sale

    We were advised not to deal with short sales, because it is a waste of time...but we saw a townhouse which we really like and it is a short sales. We were informed by the listing agent that a "short sale package" has already submitted to the bank. They want us to make an offer, we have nothing...
  19. tulip_IHB

    Website?

    Is there a website where you can check to see how much the owner owned to the bank for their house without asking the title company to run the title for you? I saw a townhouse listing for $ 449K, according to Redfin, they brought it for 165K in 2000, but yet it is a short sale? I don't get...
  20. tulip_IHB

    Any new Townhouse/Condos in Irvine w/o Mello-Roos???

    How does Melloroos work? How long does the city required to pay it off? Thanks
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