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Maybe I watch too much HGTV, but why do these builders still allow for these crappy base (I assume) options in a 1mill+ house?! To keep the price "low". Ugh carpet, ugh square tile all over, ugh most depressing shower stall ever, and that looks like formica-ish counters in the laundry room?

USCTrojanCPA: Do you have much biz in Lake Forest/Mission Viejo? Seems like the area is being boosted as well with folks being pushed out of Irvine market like us. You see much growth or correlation in these areas? Also, taxes in progress this year, but do you do taxes, tax planning, estate...

Good point. Ardmore is a tad more than what we paid for our Lake Forest 1500 sq ft, single story, 8300 sq ft lot with no neighbors behind SFH almost 2 years ago (same if you count renovations we've done). For Irvine attached condo price, can buy a single family here and command LF SFH rental...

Woah, interesting thread I just stumbled upon (I go off/on TI in spurts). I agree that probably not best to have responded to the first text of "Hey beautiful..." Guys who are looking are always trying to test the water, but these days just put little feelers out to where it's not 100% obvious...

I'm not licensed, yadda yadda yadda. But I will say it's a big mutual fund family (in many company retirement plans), low fees, and a location in Irvine. I've been invested and continue to add since I started working here outta college so been through at least a cycle or almost 2. Thanks...

OMG, you are hilarious and I can totally relate. I've always been pudgy but was in great shape 4-5 years ago and been slacking. Got some numbers back and kinda bad so going to be better. I'm an all or nothing person, I'm either eating well and doing crazy workouts or eating crappy and doing...

Didn't scroll through all the previous posts, so may be duplicates, but: - Bathroom stall etiquette: Don't take the stall next to mine when there's more open, 1 stall buffer! Same goes for urinals too, right?! - Not acknowledging opening the door for others: I've been so pissed off when I've...

We have a single family home in Lake Forest and are happy with it. But got some dough in the bank, currently making 7% off our mutual funds. High level thoughts on putting 20% down on something in Irvine at 400k or so, seeing how the demand/pricing is pretty steady. That would likely be a 2...

We used Bella Blinds and are happy with them. I have some photos in this thread:http://www.talkirvine.com/index.php/topic,14709.0.html https://www.yelp.com/biz/bella-blinds-laguna-niguel-2

I've heard about it, Popeyes Cajun Turkey. Have to go to Santa Ana though to get it. Otherwise these are other options to what's already been mentioned http://www.ocweekly.com/restaurants/oc-thanksgiving-guide-2016-7672175- oops sorry these preorders are too late...

The old shutters were at least 20 years old, totally not salvageable.They didn't fit in the frames and were maybe 1" louvers. Half the home was upgraded with the 3.5" plantation shutters maybe 7 years ago and we just replaced these really old ones to match the rest of the home. With demo of...

Got our blinds in from Derek at Bella Blinds, very happy with them. Removed old shutters and installed all new basswood, 3.5" louvers, and mix of 1/2 split and 1/3 split openings.

I wasn't sure the price difference but the soft close is a nice touch when we remodeled. Dovetail is a no brainer since it's actually more stable and recommended as a higher quality and stronger joint. Plus soft close is going to that extra plus if you resell, just another extra thing for a...

Is this the one without rotisserie chicken and gas? That's why I never step into that Costco....

We remodeled our home upon move in, but it was an older home vs new. Something to consider is demo cost. With any remodeling there's the demo, materials, and labor (if not doing yourself). Or consider carpet now through the builder as carpet is cheaper and easier to demo/remove than tile down...

We were in this situation 1.5 years ago when we bought and found our house in April and just had signed a 1 year lease a few months before in January, ouch (buying a house kind of crept up on us). When we initially rented, there was a lease break few option of $4kish, around 2 months rent but...

Ugh I had to train from Irvine for work twice in 1 week and it sucked. 1 day luckily I was able to count my commute time in my 8 hour day, I was literally in DTLA office from 9:30-2:45 working. The next day was a long day. It took like 1.5-1.75 hours each way once you gotta shuttle to your...

Thanks for the tip and good reviews on Yelp, old coworker I saw used them recently. We just got a quote and going with Bella Blinds, very knowledgeable and nice guy. Like that he does it from estimate to install. 3.5" louvers, split tilt rods (no divider rail for the large picture window) at...

I'm actually the wife keeping my husband's mom happy. So does that make the extra 1/8 even more worth it? Lol....

Will look into Cash Call next time, associated them with just short term payday loans. Looks like some here have had good experience.....