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hbunny, that's great! nice to hear a good success story. similar situation, 2004-2006 for me. now i rent and am loving it. hbunny, i think the "love" we give to flippers are for those that buy and sell within like 6 months (I would consider anything less than 2 years a flip...

momopi, love your suggestions. yeah they really screwed up on this floorplan. seriously, is there any situation where somebody would want this setup? you could claim that it's for absolute working privacy. or if you have kids, parents can use it for....... ok sorry, but really, ARE...

ohh man we can all relate. i spent 6 months looking at homes before buying one. weekends, after work, during lunch hours. hang in there. when i bought in 2003, it was right before prices shot up, so i was working against time. you're in the right situation. time works for you...

i don't suggest buying a home for tax deductions. i did that a couple years back. the tax return checks are awesome, but it goes right back into your property tax. So it almost balances out. or maybe i'm just doing my taxes wrong.....

congrats! tv is definitely important! which floorplan did you decide on?

do you have 92614? that would be for westpark/woodbridge. thanks!

i've also noticed the increase in home sales, and not just in the quantity, but the speed at which they sell (I've seen some sold in 1-2 weeks. we all know how sluggish it was late last year) i want to say it's just for the nice detached homes, but even the dinky condos between 400-550...

<strong><strong>U7000726</strong></strong> is the 3-story plan I was talking about. Is this worth 2500/month in rent?<strong><strong> </strong></strong>

the residence 1 with the external staircase is lame. why would i want to walk outside to walk inside to my garage? it's detached for all intensive purposes (unless i want to make that downstairs den a bedroom, but then i don't get a shower). who needs to shower anyway?!?!?

went to see these last week with a friend. only plan 4 felt spacious (both living space wise and bedroom wise) plan 2 looks like they just cram rooms next to each other without flow (ie walkthrough the kitchen and dining to access stairways) and why oh why are there no double...

plan 1 and 3 is great, except why are there no windows downstairs on one entire side of the wall? makes it feel like an end unit townhome. or is it like that for all the models (so you can look out to "privacy")?

those are very nice! how bout the corte bella townhomes in irvine off barranca and harvard?

here is a naive question. i know what a jack and jill bathroom is, but how is that any worse than a shared 2nd bathroom (that isn't connected to iether room)?

there is a nice 3 story plan that i enjoy. in northpark square there are these 2/2/1500 condos where the living room is two stories high. master on top, guest on second. there is a library loft on the 3rd floor that overlooks the living room. does anybody know what i'm talkin about...

i used to live in a upper level condo, so i can relate. also to note was the garage was detached. so i've had to carry costco purchases through rain.... up the exterior stairs.... into the condo! and i know, i can't really complain since the extent of irvine weather is rain (or...

which brings me to another point, the real workout comes when you've just come home from costco and now have to carry all the boxes/bags up the stairs from garage to kitchen.

HAHAHAH ok you killed me there. i totally forgot the garage. i suppose i just assumed that the garage was floating in air.

also kensington court feels like a standard 2 story home because you're only doing 25 stairs as opposed to 32 stairs. when you think of a round trip (ie getting a glass of milk or going upstairs to change clothes), that's an additional full flight you're talking about!

acpme, great topic! " - designed for all the realtors and mortgage brokers who work out of their home" when i read that, i thought you were trying to say that this is a good way for them to work out :) a couple weekends ago i visited a few 3-story model homes. that was...

wow that's alot. i mean northpark square condos are 300+ HOA, but at least it's because you have a guy at the gate asking you why you're visiting!