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    New house + solar panel

    For those interested, I went with Advanced Improvements out in Anaheim. I heard of them through a coworker and they actually do quite a lot of business on www.solarpaneltalk.com. They are so busy nowadays that communication is on the slow side, but the price was very good. I ended up maxing...
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    Patio Furniture

    I got mine here:http://www.euroluxpatio.com
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    9-year-old dies after being struck by van in Cypress Village

    This is very tragic and hits way too close to home.  I jog with down this street to get to JOST while my 4 year old son rides his bike with me and it's frightening to think it could happen to us.
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    Looking for Advice and a Realtor

    USC TrojanCPA is okay... he only sold my previous house in WBE for $66k over list price!  I also used him to get my new house and he kicked back a lot of Co-Op proceeds. I can vouch for Martin... pretty easy going guy, straight to the point and no fluff.  Highly recommended.
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    Would love advice on Portola Springs - Cariz Res 5

    Parking seems to be another problem.
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    Who's buying?

    Loophole in law that says there are no income requirements for an IRA conversion. Put money into a traditional IRA and then immediately convert the account to Roth IRA. You have to pay taxes on any gains, but since you did the conversion right away, you don't have any. Obviously, if you have...
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    Any tips lowering electrical bills

    Led lights
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    Who's buying?

    Backdoor Roth...although I keep doing it wrong and have been audited twice.
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    Who's buying?

    I dunno.. all my friends are 2nd gen and none of our parents have deep pockets.  Maybe because we don't hang out with fobs. The truth is, a lot of parents from 2nd gens sacrifice a lot by coming over here for their kids and save enough just for their kid's education.  I don't think OP is in...
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    Who's buying?

    What correction? Irvine is magical.  =) All kidding aside, it's definitely possible with the $hit that is going on in China.  For me, I feel like Irvine housing was the safer bet of the two and plus, I get to enjoy the house for now.  It feels much different now compared to what was going on in...
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    Who's buying?

    Us: Mid 30's, 2nd gen (born here as well). Both went to UCs for undergrad.  I also got my MBA there as well.  I've rented in Irvine, Costa Mesa and Ladera Ranch for about 7 years before buying our first house in 2010. I work in tech, wife works in education.  Company paid for half of my...
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    Beacon Park

    I can probably vouch for this.  I bought my new home for $1.1M.  My ratios are right at 25% if you don't include any of my yearly bonuses (which can be significant; we pretend we don't have this).  My wife and I both max out our 401k so we are living like we are at 43%.  Once you include...
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    Cell phone signal in OH

    another good site to check out that uses crowd sourcing  to compare cell service.  Looks pretty bad out in OH. It's pretty bad where I live in CV as well. Seems like only T-mobile is the only carrier that will be able to penetrate my house according to this site...
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    Recommendations for landscaping companies

    We paid cash (5% discount). Paid 1K deposit before they started any work; 30% after hardscape; 30% after irrigation/electrical/gas line completed; 30% after plants were put in. Remaining fee to be paid when HOA approves
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    Recommendations for landscaping companies

    I also had Sean & SavannaScapes work on my yard and I am very pleased with the results. We have a very small yard and Sean provided great recommendations. He is very professional does things the right way. I like how he's not in a rush to finish the job and leave like the previous landscapers...
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    Corte Bella in OH or Jasmine in CV

    How much is Plan 2 going for?  I'm curious because it looks almost the same as my old Coronado in WBE and am wondering how it stacks up with my $816k sell price (bought for $650k in 2010).
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