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My mom's house in Irvine needs a new roof. She wants a black color. Roofer mentioned COOL roof guidelines as a reason to go for a lighter roof. Any truth to this? Left a message with the Building department but no call back yet. Irvine city website re-roofing page does not mention anything about...

Anybody recommend a good mobile tire installer?

Anybody know current rules about selling a primary home with an ADU?  Does the ADU need to be empty x2 years to fulfill the 2 out of 5 year criteria?

Any advantage to buying out the solar system during escrow versus later?  Builder is Lennar. Fine print says they use a third party appraiser to determine market rate for the panel size. Not sure if there's an appraisal fee or who pays it. Our last Lennar home the buyout was $18k, 3 years...

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-18/business-brought-pregnant-chinese-women-to-u-s-to-give-birth She had 20 Irvine apartments... LOL at the advice to stay at the Trump International Hotel in Honolulu. Pretty smart.

https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/npr/npr-story/702539140?fbclid=IwAR0Me7jVKyT6JfZQpglzy-r2B9cNRvBRnGrYJgl9gsrHKfWU-skIQ44zPec Not a bad deal.

Glad it rained heavily recently. Our 1 year builder warranty is expiring soon. Rain leaked through the roof over the california room. Water was dripping through the light fixtures, tracked down the exterior wall, down the wall into the sliding glass door, entered the framing and dripped inside...

Can somebody verify this before I fire our landscaper? He's contracted to build 2 patios. One had a concrete slab poured and tile is being installed.  They ran out of concrete during the second patio pour and are now just hand filling in the remaining concrete and placing tile as they go along...

Anybody know if it's standard practice to apply primer before paint in new home builds?

Hi, We're getting quotes for garage epoxy, probably will use premier. At the edge of one of the expansion joints is a chipped edge, about 2 inches wide. It's on the left side of the garage and is visible even with a car parked there. Appraisers are saying they won't be able to fix it but they...

Can anybody recommend a good financial planner/tax attorney for my folks? They've slowly accumulated rental property over the years, now over 15 properties. Some are SFR's, some small multi unit apartments and mixed commercial/residential. They're old school so know little about tax...

Anybody planning to put a deposit in person on 3/31?  Or just wait for the online option? Any clue which location is probably easier?  Costa mesa vs Fashion Island vs Mission Viejo?

Last month city workers made several paint marks on the sidewalk in front of our driveway without letting us know why. Last week they showed up and told my wife they had to fix a gas leak and broke up a spot on the sidewalk in front of the driveway. They filled in the spot with black asphalt...

Anybody considering ripping out their lawns because of the drought and pending increase in water bills? Anybody used one of those landscaping companies that provide the material/labor for free but collect the $6000 rebate check for themselves (but they do the paperwork for you)? Any issues...

Anybody with experience repairing a side gate that doesn't close easily anymore? The side gate was installed by previous owner. The swinging gate portion is attached to the dividing wall between ourselves and neighbor. The latch portion is attached to the side of our house. It appears the wall...

Got a flier regarding this. Anybody know if this is necessary/recommended?  If yes, any referrals for someone to do it?  Or DIY?

I tried the search function and found two relevant threads:http://www.talkirvine.com/index.php/topic,1404.msg16162.html#msg16162 andhttp://www.talkirvine.com/index.php/topic,1524.msg17934.html#msg17934 But since I've got a break at work, I wanted to ask: Which would you think has higher resale...

Hello.  New poster to this board.  And new to home buying as well. The wife and I are having a running discussion of what would be the best value for a starter home in Irvine. Pertinents: We have two small kids 2 years old and under My work is stable and the long term plan is to raise the kids...