Anyone notice the dummied up picture on this QH home?

[quote author="frank69m" date=1238095218]http://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/137-Weathervane-92603/home/5902203





Checkout the right hand side of the picture with the dummied in clouds. Wow. This house must not be next to anyone and must have a fantastic view if the clouds are that high.





I love it! We're headed for 1 million on these homes. Still don't understand the reason why the asking prices in QH/Turtle are so close to what everyone purchased it for.</blockquote>


I'm not so sure those clouds are dummies. I took some amazing pictures in January/February with beautiful clouds and snow capped mountains and foothills. They were once in a lifetime views. I've never seen it looking like that before and I doubt I'll see it again.



I'm also not so sure why you think the prices in Quail Hill & Turtle Ridge are high if you read what people's comments the blog and the forum. Everyone still considers those areas to be the most prestigious and the best places to live in Irvine. It doesn't matter that the houses are built right on top of each other with no yards. It's all about the perception of exclusivity.
 
At first I wasn't convinced it was doctored. But if you look at the bottom right where the sky & horizontal house surface meet - it looks like they are smudged together. Either that or the light colored piece is a low-lying cloud. We need an expert to run a shadow analysis on this photo pronto. :)
 
The right side is doctored.



There is a house right next to it, I've seen it on a drive-by.



Unless you live on the cul-de-sac or the ends, Tapestry models are very close to each other (as are Siennas and Chantillys).



Don't Realtors get in trouble for that kind of misrepresentation? It's one thing to make the sky look nicer... but to make it look like the neighbor is farther away? Boo.
 
I can picture the realtor going on the computer like the little asian girl in the Microsoft commercial. Takes the picture, plugs in her camera to the computer, tries to post-process the picture and comes up with this weird toned poorly faked crap which she then uploads to the listing. If you're going to fake a picture, at least do it right...



Judging by her blurry edge and discontinued lower sky section, she needs to learn how to mask properly. I wouldn't be surprised if the reason for discontinued sky was because the picture didn't 100% fit on her screen and she didn't scroll down to keep butchering it.
 
<img src="http://media.cdn-redfin.com/photo/46/bigphoto/886/L28886_A.jpg" alt="" />



This was a model for Fieldstone Tapestry. To the right is a 5' wall and landscape. The realtor did some creative photoshop to eliminate the sideview of the adjacent home to make the home more estate like. CHEATER!



Over a $ 1 mil for a $499 metal garage door from Mesa Garage Doors and vinyl windows! At this price range the garage door and windows should be wood.
 
Here's something I don't understand about Irvine. Each of these homes is on a postage stamp sized lot, but there's a big empty area between the rows of houses. Wouldn't it make sense to make the backyard bigger and eliminate the empty space? Or is that something the city of Irvine (or the Irvine Corporation) requires for some reason, some sort of required open space?
 
Does it really matter if a realtor removed a next-door neighbor from a picture? It's not like someone's going to plop down 1.2 million dollars without first seeing the house. If they do, then they deserve to be deceived by a sneaky commission-hungry sales person. Besides, clouds and all, there is nothing about that picture that looks appealing. If I didn't know any better, I would say that was a house in a new development in the inland empire.
 
[quote author="bkshopr" date=1238128600]Over a $ 1 mil for a $499 metal garage door from Mesa Garage Doors and vinyl windows! At this price range the garage door and windows should be wood.</blockquote>


While ugly and cheap, a metal roll up garage door does have its benefits. My parents old house had such a door and in power outages or opener malfunctions, a metal roll up door can be easily raised by hand. On the other hand, heavy wooden garage doors, like the ones used by Taylor Woodrow, are too heavy for a person to safely lift so you'd be stuck in a power outage.
 
[quote author="High Gravity" date=1238131245][quote author="bkshopr" date=1238128600]Over a $ 1 mil for a $499 metal garage door from Mesa Garage Doors and vinyl windows! At this price range the garage door and windows should be wood.</blockquote>


While ugly and cheap, a metal roll up garage door does have its benefits. My parents old house had such a door and in power outages or opener malfunctions, a metal roll up door can be easily raised by hand. On the other hand, heavy wooden garage doors, like the ones used by Taylor Woodrow, are too heavy for a person to safely lift so you'd be stuck in a power outage.</blockquote>


Congratulation to your parents Owning a Taylor Woodrow Home. Which one? Palacio, Marfiore, Mahogany, Mayfield, Ballecere, Maravilla, Port Ivy, Rosegate, Parazul, Wyndover Bay, Castaway, Carmelita, Ironwood, Garland, Presidio, Amberly Lane, Cambria, Watermark, White Sail, Botanica, Belcara, Cypress, Fairbank Highlands, Casitas at Santaluz, Belcara, La Colinas or Los Arboles. The last two don't count as a true TWH.



Your parents actually park cars in the garage. There is a man door that exit to the sideyard just in case one is trapped in a power outage.



Yes, a wood door is heavier and so is the Oscar statuette vs a trophy from a bowling league.
 
[quote author="ABC123" date=1238131582]Interesting, the house on Zillow looks better. A tree out front makes all of the difference in the world - or maybe it's the expensive car with the garage open.



<img src="http://images2.zillow.com/is/image/i0/i0/i7437/IS11gpreh02jxk3.jpg?op_sharpen=1&qlt=90&size=460,300" alt="" />



http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/137-Weathervane-Irvine-CA-92603/61643669_zpid/</blockquote>


A driveway (IHO's drool is forming a huge pond)
 
[quote author="Geotpf" date=1238129387]Here's something I don't understand about Irvine. Each of these homes is on a postage stamp sized lot, but there's a big empty area between the rows of houses. Wouldn't it make sense to make the backyard bigger and eliminate the empty space? Or is that something the city of Irvine (or the Irvine Corporation) requires for some reason, some sort of required open space?</blockquote>


These houses are built on a hillside. So the open space you see from above is actually a pretty steep slope. I guess the developer could have built a retaining wall and made the lots deeper, but that probably added too much cost or liability.
 
[quote author="bkshopr" date=1238135571]

A driveway (IHO's drool is forming a huge pond)</blockquote>
My drool only flows for 3-car or wider driveways... or donuts.
 
[quote author="joeyp" date=1238136032][quote author="Geotpf" date=1238129387]Here's something I don't understand about Irvine. Each of these homes is on a postage stamp sized lot, but there's a big empty area between the rows of houses. Wouldn't it make sense to make the backyard bigger and eliminate the empty space? Or is that something the city of Irvine (or the Irvine Corporation) requires for some reason, some sort of required open space?</blockquote>


These houses are built on a hillside. So the open space you see from above is actually a pretty steep slope. I guess the developer could have built a retaining wall and made the lots deeper, but that probably added too much cost or liability.</blockquote>


Joey is right the area between the rows of homes are 2 to 1 slope. (45' horizontal distance and 22-1/2' vertical distance) This is the minimum clearance for overview. When you are standing in the backyard you eye level should barely clear the roof ridge of the home situated on the lower tier. View from the ground floor is very limited but from the second floor the view is fabulous.
 
[quote author="irvine_home_owner" date=1238136427][quote author="bkshopr" date=1238135571]

A driveway (IHO's drool is forming a huge pond)</blockquote>
My drool only flows for 3-car or wider driveways... or donuts.</blockquote>


Here is your ideal home:



<img src="http://www.ronsaari.com/stockImages/googie/randysDonuts.jpg" alt="" />



And plenty of driveway parkings. 48 stalls. (need a realtor to photoshop out "Randy" and replace with "IHO")
 
[quote author="bkshopr" date=1238135449][quote author="High Gravity" date=1238131245] There is a man door that exit to the sideyard just in case one is trapped in a power outage.



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Not being able to manually open the garage door won't stop a person from getting out of the garage in a power outage, but your precious car would be stuck. The problem with metal garange doors, even the insulated ones, is that they are not resistant to small arms fire like a sturdy wooden door is.
 
[quote author="High Gravity" date=1238137898][quote author="bkshopr" date=1238135449][quote author="High Gravity" date=1238131245] There is a man door that exit to the sideyard just in case one is trapped in a power outage.



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Not being able to manually open the garage door won't stop a person from getting out of the garage in a power outage, but your precious car would be stuck. The problem with metal garange doors, even the insulated ones, is that they are not resistant to small arms fire like a sturdy wooden door is.</blockquote>


Interesting thought! Not to worry in Irvine bullets are only attracted to white Lexus.
 
[quote author="High Gravity" date=1238131245][quote author="bkshopr" date=1238128600]Over a $ 1 mil for a $499 metal garage door from Mesa Garage Doors and vinyl windows! At this price range the garage door and windows should be wood.</blockquote>


While ugly and cheap, a metal roll up garage door does have its benefits. My parents old house had such a door and in power outages or opener malfunctions, a metal roll up door can be easily raised by hand. On the other hand, heavy wooden garage doors, like the ones used by Taylor Woodrow, are too heavy for a person to safely lift so you'd be stuck in a power outage.</blockquote>




Doesn't this indicate that the springs controlling the door movement weren't properly tensioned?
 
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