irvinehomeowner
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Actually... the quote was "Father of No Pride". I wonder if that was mental slip on his part considering he's so proud of his philanthropic progeny.IrvinePilot said:
New Irvine Home Sales in 2011
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Troy High is a magnet school that the students must pass test to get in. Therefore, only the smart kids get in and you don't have the "dumb" kids to bring the average down. There is a portion of Troy high that is open to everyone but is only a portion of school.
Oxford Academy in Anaheim (all magnet school) actually blows away Troy High. Finally, Whitney High in Cerritos (another all magnet school) blows away ALL schools in OC.
Irvine does not have a "magnet" high school. As I have posted numerous times earlier, Irvine has very good schools, but it it not the whole reason for the price premium. There are many other excellent schools in many cities in OC besides schools in Irvine. However, comparing a magnet high school to an "open" high school does not make sense and does not prove anything.
irvinehomeowner
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I don't think Sevilla has driveways like Montecito, but frontal garages like Santa Cruz.
I have a gold watch, but I don't wear it because I think it's out of style... and the face is too small... so I wouldn't ask for one...
I understand that a frontal garage creates the abilty for a back yard.. but with a mini-yard I'm not sure I see the benefit... I mentioned in another post how unappealing Santa Cruz homes are.
I understand that a frontal garage creates the abilty for a back yard.. but with a mini-yard I'm not sure I see the benefit... I mentioned in another post how unappealing Santa Cruz homes are.
panda
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Akim,
I felt the same as you seeing what kind of crap you can get for the mid $500s in Irvine. Personally i didn't think it was worth it which why i bought in a different state where taxes are lower, schools are better, lower crime and a place where you can get a real SFR on a 1/2 an acre for the mid $500s in a Country Club subdivision comparable to Shady Canyon in that state . TIC should change their marketing photos with unhappy Asian families where more than 60% - 70% of their hard earned cash savings are dumped into the house, and can't ever afford to take nice family vacations once a year. Irvine's HOA and Mellos Roos are wallet drainers.
Irvine to me is a place where you tread waters, not a place where you can get a head financially. We all have a choice of where we think is the best place for our family.
I felt the same as you seeing what kind of crap you can get for the mid $500s in Irvine. Personally i didn't think it was worth it which why i bought in a different state where taxes are lower, schools are better, lower crime and a place where you can get a real SFR on a 1/2 an acre for the mid $500s in a Country Club subdivision comparable to Shady Canyon in that state . TIC should change their marketing photos with unhappy Asian families where more than 60% - 70% of their hard earned cash savings are dumped into the house, and can't ever afford to take nice family vacations once a year. Irvine's HOA and Mellos Roos are wallet drainers.
Irvine to me is a place where you tread waters, not a place where you can get a head financially. We all have a choice of where we think is the best place for our family.
Irvine2Irvine
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test said:
Troy High is a magnet school that the students must pass test to get in. Therefore, only the smart kids get in and you don't have the "dumb" kids to bring the average down. There is a portion of Troy high that is open to everyone but is only a portion of school.
Oxford Academy in Anaheim (all magnet school) actually blows away Troy High. Finally, Whitney High in Cerritos (another all magnet school) blows away ALL schools in OC.
Irvine does not have a "magnet" high school. As I have posted numerous times earlier, Irvine has very good schools, but it it not the whole reason for the price premium. There are many other excellent schools in many cities in OC besides schools in Irvine. However, comparing a magnet high school to an "open" high school does not make sense and does not prove anything.
We really like IUSD... Fullerton (Troy) isn't bad... but almost too competetive... nothing against Koreans, but moving to Fullerton and having kid go to Fisler would have my kid going K-Pop... (not that there's anything wrong with that...)
Schools matter a lot, so we've been looking at other areas with decent schools (Villa Park, Yorba Linda, Foothill etc.) A little more bang for the buck
Schools matter a lot, so we've been looking at other areas with decent schools (Villa Park, Yorba Linda, Foothill etc.) A little more bang for the buck
irvinehomeowner
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How do the rest of the schools in Fullerton fare against the IUSD?test said: