Las Ventanas Plans 2+3 vs. Maricopa Plans 1+2

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not sure if somebody mentioned this already but the Taylor woodrow website is advertising a 2% broker co-op already.
 
ucla bruin said:
I would love to wait it out and see if anything changes, but I don't know if I can wait any longer......uuuuh. Is there a point in going to see brand new homes with an agent or not really?
The phrase..."good things come to those who wait" will apply to Irvine new home buyers this year.  Heck, Sevilla is offering $25k incentives on their unsold Phase 1 and Phase 2 homes already. 
 
irvinehomeowner said:
The pictures are fine... once. (hehe... who can tell me where that comes from?)

Johnny Dangerously, of course.
(IMO, Michael Keaton's second best film role )

Speaking of dangerously...
Real Estate Market predictions from the internet (including any from me) are worth exactly what you pay for them. Weigh accordingly.
-IrvineRealtor
 
ps99472,

Good luck with the home search and keep up us updated how the new home sales process works.

I like the plan 3 but the prices are still too high for my comfort.  We shall see what the later half of 2011 brings.
 
iacrenter said:
ps99472,

Good luck with the home search and keep up us updated how the new home sales process works.

I like the plan 3 but the prices are still too high for my comfort.  We shall see what the later half of 2011 brings.

you are too modest.  you provide the data to let potential buyers make an informed decision. 

this is much more valuable than "buy now or be priced out forever!"

 
freedomcm said:
iacrenter said:
ps99472,

Good luck with the home search and keep up us updated how the new home sales process works.

I like the plan 3 but the prices are still too high for my comfort.  We shall see what the later half of 2011 brings.

you are too modest.  you provide the data to let potential buyers make an informed decision. 

this is much more valuable than "buy now or be priced out forever!"
I think that's only something that the sales people at the new home sale sites would say right now.
 
USCTrojanCPA said:
ucla bruin said:
I would love to wait it out and see if anything changes, but I don't know if I can wait any longer......uuuuh. Is there a point in going to see brand new homes with an agent or not really?
The phrase..."good things come to those who wait" will apply to Irvine new home buyers this year.  Heck, Sevilla is offering $25k incentives on their unsold Phase 1 and Phase 2 homes already. 

I really do hope demand will be low as it can only benefit me, but I still think Maricopa will sell at a good pace.  The homes might not have the best layout but if you want to live in a 4-3 (<---like that?) in Irvine, you got to make sacrifices unless you don't have a budget.  We were at Jade in Brea the past Wed, and if people are willing to live on old oil fields (sales said 3-4 homes were sold) then I don't see why Maricopa can't sell all its homes.  It has a decent location with no busy freeways/roadways bordering on it, and HOA/MR is not too bad.  Stonegate elementary is within safe walking distance, and it gets Northwood instead of Irvine HS.  In case of zombie outbreaks, we have these apt gun/sniper towers along Irvine blvd. that can withstand an onslaught after Woodbury is overrun.

Sonoma was able to sell out, even with its super overpriced models, and it has busy garbage truck Sand Canyon running right along its border homes.  We almost went in on a plan 1 Sonoma but backed out in the end due to lack of den/4th bed and the occasional 4.0 quake from the semi trailers going by. 

Wow, I didn't post a super size pic in this post...
 
ps99472 said:
USCTrojanCPA said:
ucla bruin said:
I would love to wait it out and see if anything changes, but I don't know if I can wait any longer......uuuuh. Is there a point in going to see brand new homes with an agent or not really?
The phrase..."good things come to those who wait" will apply to Irvine new home buyers this year.  Heck, Sevilla is offering $25k incentives on their unsold Phase 1 and Phase 2 homes already. 

I really do hope demand will be low as it can only benefit me, but I still think Maricopa will sell at a good pace.  The homes might not have the best layout but if you want to live in a 4-3 (<---like that?) in Irvine, you got to make sacrifices unless you don't have a budget.  We were at Jade in Brea the past Wed, and if people are willing to live on old oil fields (sales said 3-4 homes were sold) then I don't see why Maricopa can't sell all its homes.  It has a decent location with no busy freeways/roadways bordering on it, and HOA/MR is not too bad.  Stonegate elementary is within safe walking distance, and it gets Northwood instead of Irvine HS.  In case of zombie outbreaks, we have these apt gun/sniper towers along Irvine blvd. that can withstand an onslaught after Woodbury is overrun.

Sonoma was able to sell out, even with its super overpriced models, and it has busy garbage truck Sand Canyon running right along its border homes.  We almost went in on a plan 1 Sonoma but backed out in the end due to lack of den/4th bed and the occasional 4.0 quake from the semi trailers going by. 

Wow, I didn't post a super size pic in this post...
There's no doubt that they'll sell out the Maricopa homes, it'll just happen at a slower pace than they sold the homes in Woodbury.  Think of it this way, if demand was so strong they would have already sold out their Phase 1 there and at San Marino.  There are more headwinds then when they were selling Sonoma, one being that the level of re-sale inventory was super low at the end of 2009/early 2010.  At the very least, step back and see how Phase 1 and Phase 2 are selling before you decide to make a move.  Trust me, you'll still be able to buy a home and you won't be priced out forever.  haha
 
ps99472 said:
In case of zombie outbreaks, we have these apt gun/sniper towers along Irvine blvd. that can withstand an onslaught after Woodbury is overrun.
+1... Coltrane would be proud.

Plus, it's closer to Portola Springs if you have to run to high ground... zombies aren't so good at walking uphill.
We almost went in on a plan 1 Sonoma but backed out in the end due to lack of den/4th bed and the occasional 4.0 quake from the semi trailers going by.
Yeah... we felt the same way. We liked that Plan 2 had the extra space downstairs but the upstairs master was smaller than the Plan 1.
Wow, I didn't post a super size pic in this post...
Feel free to post pictures as much as you want, it's USC who is not allowed to repost them.

 
bones said:
USCTrojanCPA said:
ps99472 said:
USCTrojanCPA said:
ucla bruin said:
I would love to wait it out and see if anything changes, but I don't know if I can wait any longer......uuuuh. Is there a point in going to see brand new homes with an agent or not really?
The phrase..."good things come to those who wait" will apply to Irvine new home buyers this year.  Heck, Sevilla is offering $25k incentives on their unsold Phase 1 and Phase 2 homes already. 

I really do hope demand will be low as it can only benefit me, but I still think Maricopa will sell at a good pace.  The homes might not have the best layout but if you want to live in a 4-3 (<---like that?) in Irvine, you got to make sacrifices unless you don't have a budget.  We were at Jade in Brea the past Wed, and if people are willing to live on old oil fields (sales said 3-4 homes were sold) then I don't see why Maricopa can't sell all its homes.  It has a decent location with no busy freeways/roadways bordering on it, and HOA/MR is not too bad.  Stonegate elementary is within safe walking distance, and it gets Northwood instead of Irvine HS.  In case of zombie outbreaks, we have these apt gun/sniper towers along Irvine blvd. that can withstand an onslaught after Woodbury is overrun.

Sonoma was able to sell out, even with its super overpriced models, and it has busy garbage truck Sand Canyon running right along its border homes.  We almost went in on a plan 1 Sonoma but backed out in the end due to lack of den/4th bed and the occasional 4.0 quake from the semi trailers going by. 

Wow, I didn't post a super size pic in this post...
There's no doubt that they'll sell out the Maricopa homes, it'll just happen at a slower pace than they sold the homes in Woodbury.  Think of it this way, if demand was so strong they would have already sold out their Phase 1 there and at San Marino.  There are more headwinds then when they were selling Sonoma, one being that the level of re-sale inventory was super low at the end of 2009/early 2010.  At the very least, step back and see how Phase 1 and Phase 2 are selling before you decide to make a move.  Trust me, you'll still be able to buy a home and you won't be priced out forever.  haha

So does that mean if he trusts you and is priced out, you'll foot the difference? 
If I had the money, I would because the chances of it happening are slim to none.  I would be willing to make a small friendly wager on what I think might happen.  ;)
 
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If I happen to have the lucky ticket tonight, I can cover ps99472's difference in phase pricing  ;)

~$312M ($198M cash option) and only 1 in 176 million chance of winning! I read somewhere, there is a 5000 times more likely chance I get hit by lightning than win this lottery, LOL.
 
Did I just see a Gears of War reference in a Irvine housing forum? Awesome. Was just having a conversation with a coworker about the point of owning guns in Irvine......

Going to try to seduce the Maricopa sales to let me see phase 1 this weekend. Hope it works.


Happy Friday.
 
iacrenter said:
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If I happen to have the lucky ticket tonight, I can cover ps99472's difference in phase pricing  ;)

~$312M ($198M cash option) and only 1 in 176 million chance of winning! I read somewhere, there is a 5000 times more likely chance I get hit by lightning than win this lottery, LOL.
Honestly, if I hit that kind of money I would personally buy homes for all of my buyers (just imagine all the good karma).
 
USCTrojanCPA said:
iacrenter said:
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If I happen to have the lucky ticket tonight, I can cover ps99472's difference in phase pricing  ;)

~$312M ($198M cash option) and only 1 in 176 million chance of winning! I read somewhere, there is a 5000 times more likely chance I get hit by lightning than win this lottery, LOL.
Honestly, if I hit that kind of money I would personally buy homes for all of my buyers (just imagine all the good karma).


And pay off the homes of your previous buyers?  :D
 
davenlei said:
USCTrojanCPA said:
iacrenter said:
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If I happen to have the lucky ticket tonight, I can cover ps99472's difference in phase pricing  ;)

~$312M ($198M cash option) and only 1 in 176 million chance of winning! I read somewhere, there is a 5000 times more likely chance I get hit by lightning than win this lottery, LOL.
Honestly, if I hit that kind of money I would personally buy homes for all of my buyers (just imagine all the good karma).


And pay off the homes of your previous buyers?  :D
Sure why not, whats a few million when I have about $200m burning a hole in my pocket.  =P  I'd retire from normal life and play poker tournaments throughout the world.  Heck, maybe I'd even buy a Shady Canyon home.
 
USCTrojanCPA said:
davenlei said:
USCTrojanCPA said:
iacrenter said:
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Heck, If I hit that payout, I see a 911 turbo in your future.  :)
If I happen to have the lucky ticket tonight, I can cover ps99472's difference in phase pricing  ;)

~$312M ($198M cash option) and only 1 in 176 million chance of winning! I read somewhere, there is a 5000 times more likely chance I get hit by lightning than win this lottery, LOL.
Honestly, if I hit that kind of money I would personally buy homes for all of my buyers (just imagine all the good karma).


And pay off the homes of your previous buyers?  :D
Sure why not, whats a few million when I have about $200m burning a hole in my pocket.  =P  I'd retire from normal life and play poker tournaments throughout the world.  Heck, maybe I'd even buy a Shady Canyon home.

Heck, if I hit that payout, I see a 911 turbo in your future.  ;)
 
davenlei said:
USCTrojanCPA said:
davenlei said:
USCTrojanCPA said:
iacrenter said:
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Heck, If I hit that payout, I see a 911 turbo in your future.  :)
If I happen to have the lucky ticket tonight, I can cover ps99472's difference in phase pricing  ;)

~$312M ($198M cash option) and only 1 in 176 million chance of winning! I read somewhere, there is a 5000 times more likely chance I get hit by lightning than win this lottery, LOL.
Honestly, if I hit that kind of money I would personally buy homes for all of my buyers (just imagine all the good karma).


And pay off the homes of your previous buyers?  :D
Sure why not, whats a few million when I have about $200m burning a hole in my pocket.  =P  I'd retire from normal life and play poker tournaments throughout the world.  Heck, maybe I'd even buy a Shady Canyon home.

Heck, if I hit that payout, I see a 911 turbo in your future.  ;)
A GT2 one, ok?  :)
 
Threadjacked to lotto, at least it will be over tonight.  I'll resume my monster photo scans tomorrow after Las Ventanas opening.  Who wants to guess how much the two HOAs for LV will be?  I say $140 and $150.
 
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