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    Advice on new home purchase in Irvine

    Thanks to all for your input, very much appreciated. While I have been resistant to renting due to the hassle of multiple moves some of the points here are very well taken. Think it really struck me yesterday when I saw a 'distressed' property in a better neighborhood (on my preference list)...
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    Advice on new home purchase in Irvine

    I definitely see your point 'no vaseline', guess it just comes down to a guesstimate on how low I think the market will go. I was going off a figure of 40% off the high at market bottom. For this actual property itself ($800k, so less than $1m) my downside exposure is say another 80-100k...
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    Advice on new home purchase in Irvine

    Hello, great forum here and I?ve learned a great deal from some very knowledgeable people on here. Was hoping to get some advice on buying a home in Irvine. First some background: I?ll be moving from LA, target date is summer 2008. Both my wife and I are working professionals with stable...
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