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So I did this OC thread for starter homes in 2022 just to see what is out there: https://www.talkirvine.com/threads/starter-homes-2022.18512/ But since this is TalkIrvine... I wanted to see what I could find if I were a newly married couple and was looking for an SFR 2br/1.5ba (you should...

In our various homes we've always wanted to redo bathrooms, kitchens, flooring and paint. For flooring and paint, it's pretty easy to get referrals and give them... I've used a few people and they have consistently given me good results and I refer them out freely. But for bathrooms and...

I was at Lowe's the other day and got roped into setting up an appointment with SunRun (to get a $50 Lowes gift card) and because I was curious about their PPA program. After almost 2 hours... the gist of the program is this (as I understand it): 1. SunRun installs the system at no cost and...

So anyone get this? Island across the 15 and 15 Pro lines... titanium body, 48mp camera and USB-C instead of Lightning. Pro line has action button that replaces the mute switch. Still no Touch ID. If your home has mixed devises between iOS and Android, USB-C will simplify things but if you...

Does anyone know about this app? Basically partners with area eateries to sell their leftovers at a discount to minimize food waste. Most of the places on there are bakeries (and donut stores) but even California Fish Grill is one of the eateries. You can schedule picking up "surprise bag" for...

I came across 2 articles, one from Redfin about where everyone is moving from/to and the average salary of what a person needs to make to live in a state. The Redfin one is interesting: https://www.redfin.com/news/housing-migration-trends-july-2023/ Rank Metro* Net Inflow, July 2023 Net...

Too bad @Kenkoko is not as active anymore as this would be a topic he would have interest it. ChatGPT has been making the rounds (you may have heard of students using it to write papers... to the point where written assignments are done in class now rather than at home) and is basically an open...

So the first poll we were close... most responded flat to down and if I'm looking at the trending charts properly, it looks more like flat to up. https://www.talkirvine.com/threads/poll-irvine-housing-prediction-june-2022.18420/ So what do we think for next year? Same rules as last year's...

I guess I haven't posted a new one since we moved to this new forum software. Doesn't look like there is the ability to do so. Can that be enabled? Thanks.

So I'm going to ask a newb question because I'm too lazy to Google but if you sell a property for more than $250/$500k profit, can you roll that into two or more properties without capital gains tax? I should probably know this but I have a relative who might have this type of gain and they are...

Helping a relative of mine with replacing their garage door (and opener) and trying to see if the TI collective has any recs outside of what I could find on Yelp. Opener has to be replace due to regulations... new garage doors require an opener that has a backup battery and they could benefit...

Just for @qwerty. I know we have discussed this in the Junk Fooding thread and the most recent Shake Shack thread but where is the best burger in Irvine? In and Out is my go to for price, flavor and convenience but I just recently had the Wagyu burger again at Wagyu Grill and that's got to be...

So if your kids have any interest in sports, I highly recommend club sports instead of hoping that just playing in school sports is enough. Even if your kids think they don't like sports... give them a run in some clinic or camp to let them find out for themselves. Our kids got into sports...

I've seen threads like this in other forums, we can collect all our best memes here. I'll start:

So there was this old thread: https://www.talkirvine.com/threads/jalape-os-taco-tuesdays-1-50.2162/ But times have changed, Jalapeno's in Irvine has closed... Rubios has TT for their fish tacos ($1.99?) Chronic still has theirs ($1 off?) Del Taco's infamous 3 for $1.69 (used to be 99 cents...

This will probably spur more debate but I thought this was interesting that your nose temp actually helps fights off infections: https://hms.harvard.edu/news/why-upper-respiratory-infections-are-more-common-colder-temperatures So how do you fight the current triple-demic with no vaccines...

I'm excited about the announcement tomorrow. Although it's far away considering costs, scale and time... it's great to know that we could have a true clean energy system... the power of the sun!! https://news.yahoo.com/explainer-why-fusion-could-clean-235447050.html

I think this is one of the few forums I've seen that doesn't have a donate option. I thought it was a limitation of the forum software but now that you've changed... is it possible?

So I'm thinking about switching home warranty services. We've used American Home Shield for years (I have many posts in TI talking about them) but were thinking about using someone else. What do the resident realtors here recommend? I see something called Select Choice pop up on reviews and...

This might be a better indicator of where people are looking. Just to clarify: ICE is an internal combustion engine vehicle so anything that runs on gas or diesel. EV is a battery electric vehicle that needs to be charges and has no combustion engine. PHEV is a plug-in hybrid electric...