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Do you guys think the time of the year makes a difference?  January versus June?

We are considering putting our home in Pavilion Park for sale as I am getting transferred to another city.  It is a Shea Sagewood Plan 2 with an extended living room.  The landscaping is done and we certainly have a lot of upgrades. 1) Does it make sense to put the house for sell in January or...

Does anyone know any Feng Shui Consultant who they have used before?

To turn this into a positive thread, can we get a list going of landscaper that have done a GREAT job.  I really don't care about the cheapest as they are the first ones to cut corners.  I just moved into GP and will be looking for a landscaper in the next month or so.

Anyone know how the various communities are selling at OH?  Especially the Grove?

When does the community open?

The effective tax rate for Sagewood is 1.8% + HOA while properties like Arcadia in Stonegate is about 1.4% + HOA.  on a 1.1M house that comes to about $500 a month more....Does the extra Mello Roos a concern for anyone here?

Residence Two 2648-2825sft 4br/4.5ba/3-car tandem $997,900 to $1,004,900 What are you thoughts on the price increase of plan 2 from 997-1066 over the last 6 months?  We are really interested in Plan 2 and will create the great room opting out for the 3rd car garage.

We were in the same boat but have decided to stop looking at Baker Ranch because of the vicinity of the jail. WHile it might not matter to many, it was a psychological barrier in our mind.  We also looked at Ladera Ranch and Coto but have decided to focus our attention in Irvine. 

Are there any other communities planned for Irvine after Orchard Hill? 

Bones:  How much do you think the outside  look of the house matters?  Meaning Whistler has the colonial types of homes which some of them are blue?  The Plan 1 and 2 are a little different then many of the other properties in PP.

We visited Whistler at PP yesterday and noted that they have  Plan 1 and 2's available for immediate and July/August move in.  Any thoughts on why the demand has not been there for Whistler?  There plot sizes are reasonable between 4500-6000 with prices between 925-960.

SGIP:  The one advantage for the Irvine house is that it was built in 2006 while the CDC was built in 1988..so that would have some value. But on the other hand, the CDC house is not a motor court house.....

Bones:  Out of curiosity, since you have lived in all 3 areas that I am considering, was there any specific reason you moved fromPS->Stonegate->PP?

Bones:  I did do a search and i guess i could have resurrected that thread.  Since that thread was about 3 years old,, a whole lot more people have moved in those areas and I was hoping to get additional thoughts.

If you live in PS, PP or Stonegate and the wind is blowing the right way, can you smell the garbage from the landfill?

With getting terribly disappointed in Irvine homes, I have started looking a little south.  ANy thoughts on Coto De Caza? ANy thoughts on Covenant Hills (Ladera Ranch).  It certainly seems that you get a better bang for the buck in these location? Thanks, Nathan

For goodness sake, why the motorcourt?  Under 800k, i might think about a house with a motor court but i am paying a million+, why would i want to share anything?

Is it possible to get a jumbo loan with 15% down?  With the stock market as it , I would rather keep the money in the market rather then plunk it down for a down payment? And if so, any recommendation of companies/banks who do these types of loans?