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  1. dethman

    5 burglars caught in Irvine

    ???
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    Another Wildfire

    peters canyon up in flames, now seems headed toward north tustin/cowan heights.  hoping it doesn't head east over the 261.
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    Another Wildfire

    evacuation east of weir canyon and serrano.  used to live there in AH, a couple homes burned down on my street about 10 years ago.  crazy.
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    Orchard Hills Neighborhood 3

    sales and gross earnings for coca cola are down every year for the past 5 years.  tried and true does not always mean continued success.
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    Final Walkthrough for new house.

    don't let them push COE if you find issues with the home.  make sure EVERYTHING is to your satisfaction before you close.  honestly final walkthrough should probably be some time like a few days or a week before COE because you want to give them time to resolve all the issues. it might be too...
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    Buying a New House Before Selling the Old One

    when we bought our new construction home we were hoping for a rent back from whomever we sold our home to, but we ended up going with a real family who wanted to move in right away instead of the cash investor.  they offered us more $$$ anyway. so we rented a 3 bed apt for 5 months and put half...
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    Orchard Hills Neighborhood 3

    that's pretty premium pricing, especially since most homes will not have views.  $550/sq ft to start on a 2721 sq ft home at Terra (1.5M), easily >$600/sqft after upgrades and landscaping.  and these are on some super boring recycled IP floorplans.  Will be interesting to see how these homes...
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    Trump Tax Plan and Home Valuation

    i would think a large proportion of irvine buyers would have their property tax deduction negated by AMT anyway.
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    Granite Vs. Quartz Vs.?

    quartz is manufactured.  you can get a consistent look and huge slabs.  granite is real stone so patterns will be natural and inconsistent.  some like one, some like the other.  both are durable, stain/scratch resistant if sealed. quartz is more 'in' nowadays than granite as people like cleaner...
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    Parasol Park/Carlisle/Residence 1 - 2bed/2.5 bath/den

    the 'office' downstairs would need to be at least a bedroom with a bath to make that floorplan decent.
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    Orchard Hills -The Groves Update?

    my son will go to kindergarten in 2018.  i seriously hope TUSD gets their act together, but honestly i am not holding my breath.
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    Orchard Hills -The Groves Update?

    honestly given that the vistas still have to be built out, the area near the toll roads (varenna, padova) and also the area directly above trevi/amelia still has to be built, i'd guess optimistically 5 years until the gates close.
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    cabinet contractor?

    thanks.  ;)
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    cabinet contractor?

    anyone used a reliable contractor to add some additional cabinets?  they would have to do some matching to our current ones.  i have an area by the dining that i would like to add some for storage with glass shelves, a countertop, and add a a wine cooler and drink fridge.  didn't see too many...
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    Recommendations for landscaping companies

    not everything is about ROI.  i think most who put in a pool realizes it's not a good 'investment.'  if i wanted to flip my home in 2 years, yeah a pool would not be a good idea.  but i don't. i want my kids and my wife to be able to have a place to relax and swim on off days without 15 stupid...
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    Recommendations for landscaping companies

    savannascapes seemed very professional on the phone when i talked to them but they don't do pools so i am getting a few bids from other companies first.  if everyone else is crap then i'll give them a ring for the landscaping  only.
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    OH-3 Release date and Pricing

    i sent my mavic drone up there recently.  as far as i could tell there were about 11 homes being framed presumably as models. tract 18009 (4 models), 18011 (2 models), and 18012 (2 models) look to have shared driveways.  18010 (2 models) and 18013 (3 models) look to be a true SFR. They also...
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    Hidden Canyon in Irvine

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    Lucca at Orchard Hills

    amelia always seemed like that...lots of sq footage with none of the functionality that should go with it. but to be fair, plan 2 has SIX rooms upstairs and an extra bedroom AND a big den downstairs, so it would be definitely bigger than 2900.  i could see a real estate agent market it as an...
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    so what's up with all the smoke in the air this morning

    only fire i could find was the camp pendleton fire.  seems kind of far away
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