irvinehomeowner
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If you're not sure... don't do it.
Over $1m need no-brainer math.
Over $1m need no-brainer math.
AW said:Yeah, probably doesn't make sense for you, but still would be an option for folks who want to move up from a condo and/or 3bd or first time buyers, etc if they don't mind the price and MR
ps9 said:Lot 40 is decent but a good chunk of the yard is in the front. Haven't thought about BP in awhile. To revisit: a plan 2 sycamore, say lot 40 will be around $1.42 at closing with upgrades. I'll get the extra flex room down so that makes my MR $9961 a year. So MR + 1.01% tax = ~$24,000/year with a 2% increase on MR each year thereafter (~$200/year). At year 8, if I sell the house the new owner will have a MR of $11,670.
After closing landscaping will be what $25-30k? Window coverings, moving expenses, stress headaches,... All for what? New house smell? Show off to friends? Walk to school till 8th grade?
So let's focus on the Mello, BP will cost me $10,000 a year. What better infrastructure does that give me over my current location which is only $2000 a year and potentially less if R6 expires in a few years? Those are some expensive sidewalks and drains in BP. Assuming Eastwood will have lower Mello you still get the walkable school though for 2 less years.
Floor plan is about the same as my current except I'll lose a living room, gain a bigger family room with 12 foot ceilings. A bigger loft upstairs, laundry room up, bigger masters bath, a master deck. And lose my high ceilings, though there is a little in the Sycamore plan. But if costs are more equivalent, getting the bigger family room would win me over. Too bad costs are not equivalent.
And let's say the builder finally drops the price to accommodate the MR. I buy and jump in. Won't I have to adjust my price when the time comes to sell and the Mello is even higher?
I feel these homes need to go below $400/sq ft in order to move. But even at that price I will still hesitate.
irvinehomeowner said:Juniper Plan 3 (Walnut?) and Silvermist Jade.
Both had dual master closets and Jade was cool with the door to the laundry. Only problem with Jade is at 3700sf+, it needed an upstairs loft. I assume you can do it over the dining room but is not a builder option.
Yes... but I prefer having flex space upstairs too.bones said:irvinehomeowner said:Juniper Plan 3 (Walnut?) and Silvermist Jade.
Both had dual master closets and Jade was cool with the door to the laundry. Only problem with Jade is at 3700sf+, it needed an upstairs loft. I assume you can do it over the dining room but is not a builder option.
But doesn't it have two flex spaces downstairs? A den and a game room. One of those is the 5th bedroom though.
AW said:Tomorrow at 10, lets see how many get sold, the premium for the end cul de sac isn't unreasonable.
java123 said:If you read this message, you must be showing some interest in juniper or million dollar or similar homes. Means, you are at a price range of $1.3m and up.
Just curious, What do you do for living to pay this mortgage? And how much do you make per year?
By the way, I am your well paid(300k+) neighbor with 900k home after stretching my wallet really hard.