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Doh!  Cookies and drinks at Medocino & First Class Cheese Pizza and drinks at Saratoga.  Should have checked here first.  I did the tour in order and saw the same annoying kids house after house.

Tell me if you ever heard this line, "the model homes are built the best because those are the homes that people visit so the builder spends extra time doing a quality job."  That's from my co-worker giving me advice on home buying. Today's newspaper says Grand Opening is 9/22.  I will be there...

It's better than a sharp poke in the eye.  The credits are from the time you move in until the time you sign the sales contract.  The big question is finding an IAC property that you can tolerate to live in.  I am at my boiling point with the one I am currently in.  The leasing office does...

100% correct.  No such thing as design credits with Irvine Pacific.  Only perk which started recently is the renter credit program.  Like akim, I don't care if they find who I am.  This assumes they are smart enough to figure it out. I can afford all the upgrades I want via the Design Center, I...

I plan to.  This is only to document any flaws found during the construction process.  Although, they have a one year "fit and finish" warranty, I just need a 2nd set of eyes to help me look for things. I will also do the "KB Home Test."  If any of the workmanship feels like a KB Home, then I...

I don't walk into the construction area because it's dangerous and if I wear one of those hard hats, the workers stop working.  So I just drive by on Sunday when there are no workers and watch from the street and stay behind the fence. I had low expectations from the Design Center and rate the...

Big waste of time today at the Design Center.  Rather than help you pick out options, you are rushed through the appointment.  They show you the 9 block granite samples in 3 color zones and tell you that your counter top will be in the range of colors.  Seems like they will pick the cheapest one...

Kaufman & Broad homes = poor construction.  This is when I was in the Bay Area.  They changed their name to KB homes.  I heard this over and over again. Khov = my buddy who lives in ladera says the people who bought their homes are finding out about the corner cutting (leaks with pipes...

Backyard will just have the trellis.  Probably a screen or cover over the trellis for shade.  I will put in some tables and chairs.  The rest of the yard belongs to my wife.  She will just grow vegetables and fruits. None taken.  I started this thread to share ideas so people in the same...

kubert 13 and gaogi, thanks for sharing and the advice.  At this point, those services offered by Costco are starting to look good.  I can get them to do the window treatments and water filter.  I may just have them paint the house white because I can change it down the line on my own terms. It...

Thank you. http://www.rental-living.com/renterequity/default.aspx http://www.rental-living.com/assets/pdf/EquityCreditTermAndConditions.pdf Under our "Renter Equity Program," renters automatically accrue 5 to 10% of their monthly net rent, based on terms of consecutive lease terms. So, the...

Forgot to mention about the properties I was looking at in Irvine during the past 1-2 years.  I needed a 3 bedroom, 2+ baths, yard for the wife to play farmville, and at least 1600 SF.  I saw plenty of properties that were going for $525-579K but they needed a lot of work.  I don't like the cape...

After searching for Irvine homes for 1-2 years, I decided to put down 15K down payment for a cookie cutter San Mateo model 2 at Stonegate.  I admit that I made some mistakes and I have learned not to make the some mistakes with the knowledge shared on these boards so I thank you for that.  I...