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    Impact of china meltdown

    They can buy here all they want and drive up my home value as long as they keep their bad manners and bad driving over seas.
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    Orchard Hills - Strada by Irvine Pacific

    Are you building a structure to your home like a CA room? If so it takes 3-4 weeks for HOA to approve. But if it's a simple plan then less. What got me was the fees, $200 for the front, $200 for the back, and $300 for any architectural change + the $500 deposit. Also, if you do an architectural...
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    Orchard Hills - Strada by Irvine Pacific

    Has anybody had or have an issue with brown widow spiders. I've killed at least 8 inside and outside my garage. Also, I have seen a few dead mice and live ones as well. So close those garages.
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    Orchard Hills - Strada by Irvine Pacific

    From OH to UCI, which is a straight down from Culver, takes close to 25 minutes. Time being around 5pm. I think the Culver is the busiest street.
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    Orchard Hills - Strada by Irvine Pacific

    Be up front with the ladies. Tell them what you want and check in with them on a 3 times/week basis. Show them that you are very interested and that will go a far way with the ladies. Go in there often enough to where they remember you by your first and last name, much better than the FOBS that...
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    Orchard Hills - Strada by Irvine Pacific

    Thanks Patrione, but I have a modem wifi combo. Moving this shouldn't effect my tv signal? Is it a different line?
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    Orchard Hills - Strada by Irvine Pacific

    Has anyone tried placing an extender in the loft area? Or is the apple air the best route?
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    Orchard Hills - Strada by Irvine Pacific

    Thanks for the heads up Aquabliss. I too have a plan 2 and I get no signal in the 1st floor bedroom. I thought about extenders but I have heard that they don't work too well.  So you're telling me this extender from Costco works well by leaving it in the loft? I was just thinking about doing a...
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    Orchard Hills - Strada by Irvine Pacific

    It's viewable from the very end on the Quarter Horse cul de sac and the open ended street. The fireworks are just over the ridge at the Groves.
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    Orchard Hills - Strada by Irvine Pacific

    I am TUSD. I think the IUSD side is even more Asian, specifically Chinese. For the Chinese these are relatively cheap. Homes in China go for far more for far less and they are almost like condos. On top of that much of what they buy are considered leases since everything is state owned. As for...
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    Orchard Hills - Strada by Irvine Pacific

    Most of what is going on at Quarter Horse is that everybody is getting their landscaping done at the same time. A month ago it was around 6 homes getting landscaped now it's down to 3. Also some of the families have yet to get through the junk in their garage so they park their cars on the...
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    Orchard Hills - Strada by Irvine Pacific

    I am in the process of waiting for an approval for my CA room. We had to pay $500 just for the HOA to review since it is a structural improvement. It's been 2 weeks and still nothing.
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    Orchard Hills - Strada by Irvine Pacific

    I upgraded to the espresso. I think the upgrade is worth it. Problem is that if you upgrade the cabinets, you have to upgrade the rails, which can be expensive.
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    Orchard Hills - Strada by Irvine Pacific

    Getting a conservatory was a no brainer for me. I initially signed up for the CA room but I realized that for $5000 more the value of my home increases. To me the conservatory can serve the same purpose as a CA room. They are basically the same size. The only thing I didn't like about the...
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    Orchard Hills - Strada by Irvine Pacific

    I was told that the first phases were opened so quick because IPAC had a certain number of sales they had to reach for their fiscal year. I guess it all comes down to their accounting practices. But if they tell you it well take 5-6 months to COE then that number is close. I closed on time.
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    Orchard Hills - Strada by Irvine Pacific

    What phase did you buy in Aries? But you're right, that green space is a waste of space. They should have increased the side yard and just made us pay more. as for the front landscaping, They should have done all pavers like they did in Terraza. At least the Strada neighborhood is selling.
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    Orchard Hills - Strada by Irvine Pacific

    I saw the too. But borrow their cars? I'd rather clean her pool...They look like a young Chinese couple spending daddy's fortune. As for Jonah, you're right, every cul de sac offers a different type of view. I have one from my driveway and a slightly better one from the upstairs bedroom...
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    Orchard Hills - Strada by Irvine Pacific

    We demoed all the existing tile we got through the builder. It wasn't as bad as it looked. The only negative was the lingering dust caused by the demo. But the Model 2 is very easy to section if you want to go tile and wood on the bottom. We almost decided to because we felt that the regular...
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    Orchard Hills - Strada by Irvine Pacific

    Hey Jonah, we are going to submit our plan soon. Be prepared because there is a lot of paperwork that is needed and fees as well. Also, he have a decent size backyard so we are going all out. We plan on a California room, built in bbq, firepit, and water fountain, so I feel our quote was a fair...
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