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  1. acpme_IHB

    What stocks do you own and why?

    why high yield? if you think junk is going to hold up, why not just buy the equity?
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    *Paging BK* Are these homes BK approved???

    bk, how do you feel about this home in the palisades? <img src="http://www.trendir.com/house-design/hill-house-2.jpg" alt="" /> <a href="http://www.trendir.com/house-design/cool-angular-house-overlooking.html">http://www.trendir.com/house-design/cool-angular-house-overlooking.html</a>
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    Where in Irvine Ranch was this photo taken #11

    <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode;=&q=pinnacle+point,+newport+coast&sll=33.597742,-117.832521&sspn=0.002587,0.003766&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A">link to google maps</a> very nice! i had heard his home was <em>relatively</em> modest. are these custom...
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    Where in Irvine Ranch was this photo taken #11

    i just spent like 30 minutes scanning all the rooftops on google maps. still stumped.
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    Portola Springs Smog

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    Ut roh: Could commercial RE be next?

    The market seems to like it when these companies hand back the keys on properties because it means they'll be staving off bankruptcy for the time being. Why, I have no clue. Their debt-ridden carcass is still on life-support and investors are happy they cut off a few frostbitten toes.
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    Portola Springs Smog

    it could be something about the geography of the relative locations. landfill and tollroad can't help either.
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    Kogi Korean BBQ truck

    i've copied their recipes before and made them at home. relatively easy although i cheated by using pre-marinated short ribs from h-mart. the garnishes are easy and what make the tacos. <a...
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    Passport

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    Japanese Food => Teppanyaki

    i agree that the quality has suffered. i used to go to shiki every month or so since i grew up in that area, but a bad experience about a yr or two ago made me never want to go back.
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    Passport

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    General observation from the front lines about the Irvine housing market...

    <blockquote>Simply, you cannot loose $500k buying a $500k home, but you can easily loose $500k on a $3mil home.</blockquote> i think what awgee was trying to say was you can lose 100% of your investment. in my experience what i've found is when people are looking to buy, they...
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    McMansions

    cars, homes, consumer products, whatever... there's a high correlation between functionality and aesthetics. are there exceptions? of course... its possible that builders and their architects can come up with an amazingly smart and functional floorplan, and then decide to completely ignore the...
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    Termite Problem

    blue, are you in woodbury? newport exterminating is used by some of the sub-associations in woodbury. if you're in one of them, they should give you a discount for using them for your priv residence. they might be contracted by some other villages as well - worth inquiring about.
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