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    need advice please

    yes money is valuable but it's not everything. loving where you live is more value than what you have in the bank when you die. i'm not saying blow it, but it sounds the OP has the financials under check and if he really would need to sell i would think it would sell for more than the...
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    need advice please

    you know what, no_vas ? you are just bitter
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    The Great Housing Bubble

    and why would i buy your book ? to support you and your family ?
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    Green Homes or Communities in Irvine?

    nahh i'm in a townhouse, so no "own" yard. i'm stuck with the indoor unit. which is fine with me. all i need is that vent approval :shut:
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    Pacific Coast Triathlon - Sept 7

    did two laps in the pool today and i almost died, i might be in for an interesting swim this sunday... last year i was almost dead last after the swim - breast stroke all the way - but i worked my way to the front on the bike and run
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    Green Homes or Communities in Irvine?

    <blockquote>who do you have to contact about the fine? does the state atty general do that? </blockquote> have no interest in that at this point. i don't want to make any trouble, i don't want any enemy's i just want to make our world a greener place <blockquote>Yeah, you could...
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    Pacific Coast Triathlon - Sept 7

    have not swum for 3 months, biked not for the last two, but i did run a 1:33 half marathon last weekend
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    Green Homes or Communities in Irvine?

    my system costs about $23k after rebates and is projected to produce around 500kwh a months offsetting my entire energy usage of about 450kwh. however my HOA was stupid enough and turned down my appliaction, they can be fined up to $1000 for doing so. by law they can not prevent a solar...
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    forming a 5 unit HOA

    no one with suggestions ? thanks
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    forming a 5 unit HOA

    hello. i am owner of one of five condos in our building. we are some sort of self managed HOA, we all pay our dues and somehow the gardener shows up once in a while and all the bills seem to get paid for any community costs. now i am reading all sorts of horror stories about HOA's but i...
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    Green Homes or Communities in Irvine?

    the solar rights act prohibits HOA's to stop you from installing solar panels (they can only make design changes to up to $2000.- in cost difference). i am in the process of doing so, sized big enough to supply power for an electric car.
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    Trabuco Canyon - What's it worth?

    gotta love those pics....
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    How property taxes are assessed

    in CA the value goes up by 2% each year. do the math were it will be in 30 years. if the value goes down you can have it re-assest every year. but again the value will never go up more than 2% per year. at least for now here in CA
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    Siyonara Indymac

    seems like owning a home is not that bad afterall... with the chance of money dissapearing out of accounts, 1% interest and 5% inflation coming up... at this point i'd rather have a home than worring about loosing all my cash in a bank... i better start shopping...
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    property value notice.... did i read this right ?

    yeah. that's what i kinda figured... but one can hope...
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    property value notice.... did i read this right ?

    so i bought a home somewhere around $600k... in the last 6 months or so.... i got a secured property valuation notice, claiming my prop value is about $250k lower than what i paid for... did i get lucky for paying less prop tax than i should or is there some new law in force to limit the...
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