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thechiefj

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House hunting in Irvine but not sure which neighborhood to look at. Want 2-3 bed, budget around $1.5m, and ideally nothing so old I'd need to sink another $100k into renovations. Single guy, just trying to figure out where to start looking.
 
thechiefj said:
House hunting in Irvine but not sure which neighborhood to look at. Want 2-3 bed, budget around $1.5m, and ideally nothing so old I'd need to sink another $100k into renovations. Single guy, just trying to figure out where to start looking.
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Unless you really want the name, I'd also look at Tustin Ranch and Foothill Ranch. Both very close to Irvine, nice Irvine-esque feel, save a couple hundred grand.
 
I agree with Thirty if you don't HAVE to be in Irvine.

Are you looking at condo or SFR? Newer would have to be northern Irvine. If you want to be closer to the action, like OCtoSV said, central Irvine like Westpark or Woodbridge. Spectrum area is mostly apartments but they have that brand new SFR hood but very small and in the high $1m (Andalucia?).


Most of the newer stuff is north/east Irvine or Lake Forest with that one in Los Olivos/Spectrum area:

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If I were to choose, I would do the Los Olivos one... closer to Spectrum and the beach.
 
Foothill ranch is a bit of a drive but has reasonable HOA for SFR. Newer homes avail in Lake Forest but with 3x HOA fee. Still better than Ladera Ranch HOA.

My suggestion is to not be afraid of older SFR’s. If you want to be in Irvine, I’d look for single story SFR toward UC Irvine along Jeffery. For example, 6 Banyan Tree, 3831 Hamilton St, 1 dogwood N, 8 dogwood S, etc.

Look for decent lot size, backyard that can accommodate decent sized storage shed, 2 car garage and full length driveway, and owner refurbished/updated interior.

I’ve bought/sold 6 properties to date including new construction. Now I live in a cul de sac SFR built in 1960s with detached garage and long drive way (3 car length). It was refurbished by seller and I have enough space for fruit (lemon, lime, orange, guava, banana, grape) and garden.
 
getting a wife in this era is basically flipping a coin on whether or not a divorce will happen. If it does, say good bye to your home and your retirement savings. If you have kids, even worse, lose all I mentioned + say hello to child support, alimony and more
 
sleepy5136 said:
getting a wife in this era is basically flipping a coin on whether or not a divorce will happen. If it does, say good bye to your home and your retirement savings. If you have kids, even worse, lose all I mentioned + say hello to child support, alimony and more
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Saddest comment on the site so far (unless it's satire) Is material gain more important than human relationships? Some odd priorities to promote as they rarely if ever work to ones favor.
 
sleepy5136 said:
getting a wife in this era is basically flipping a coin on whether or not a divorce will happen. If it does, say good bye to your home and your retirement savings. If you have kids, even worse, lose all I mentioned + say hello to child support, alimony and more
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That is such a weird take, of course things can go bad, so can starting a business with someone, or if you pick a shady accountant or lawyer or money manager. Also, plenty of people have it more like a business arrangement with a pre-nup. It's not rocket science.
 
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