irvinehomeowner said:
qwerty said:
gaogi said:
You guys are talking like Target and Costco are an hour drive away. It's really not that bad from Stonegate taking Irvine Blvd down to Jamboree. 15 mins max if you hit all the red lights.
From Augusta at Columbus Square its only 5 minutes to target and costco.
Dang... I was expecting this from test.
And in other 'testy' news... a bird tells me that Augusta is sold out... qwerty must have bought the last two units for him and his dog.
there comes a time in a mans life where he has to defend his future neighborhood - even if it is a former contaminated marine base where fruits and veggies must be grown above ground. Last time i was there there was one plan 3 left. i thought about buying the last two, but i didnt trust the dogs to keep up after themselves. Plan 1 would have suited us fine, but i really wanted a downstairs bedroom/full bathroom and it was only a two car garage. Plan 2 was also very interesting and it kept growing on us the more we saw it, but still no driveway so we did pull the trigger on a plan 3, i normally would not have bought a home without a garage but the third car garage made up for the lack of a driveway and the home at 3,000 sq feet will give us all of the room we would need for when we have kids. a special thanks to RKP for sharing the info on the credits etc. that is what sent us back to look at the homes again (we hadnt been there since the opening) then we realized how much we had liked the floorplans from day one. Another thanks to Martin AKA USCTrojanCPA for putting up with us over the last several years of indecision - but ultimately he is getting paid and we got a friendship out of it so it all worked out in the end. Ill probably do a post in the near future of the buying experience (from looking outside of irvine and then settling in Tustin).
It really came down to Augusta 3 and Lambert Ranch 1 and Las Ventanas 2, but we didnt think we would get a shot at LR1 since we signed up so late and LV2 was too small for my taste (my wife thought it was fine). I personally liked the Aug3 floor plan better, my wife liked LR1's layout better but was fine with either. We love the location of Aug3, it is as central as you can get, bordered by the 55, 5, and 405. So for commuting to work purposes, if we were to work in irvine we would have a short commute, if we work in other parts of OC, we would likely go against traffic. I wanted the convenience of having a target/costco nearby as well as other food/takeout options and lastly the bang for the buck - good size home/lot for the price. The schools are not an issue for us right now since we dont have kids so they wont be an issue for another 5-6 years - we will cross that bridge when we get there and we can always do private school if necessary.
