Observations from the front lines of the Irvine housing market?
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Well from experience I can tell you this, If you don't like where you live, get out before your kids join school. We are in TUSD and that was one of the primary reason we couldn't take the plunge on PP. If we had I would be sitting on a ton of equity now
. Eventhough it is only about 5 miles from School, with two people working, every minute is a premium in the mornings on school days.
#ImHereAllWeek
Let's just say I was living la vida loca in my twenties. My dancing days are behind me
Confused. Bc you don't want your kid to switch schools? Or they can stay at the same school, but the drive would be longer?
its not as bad as it sounds, keep in mind, gasman has been here much longer and the place didnt develop as promised hence more frustration and im sure that is compounded by his place backing edinger.
im only going on two years and my place doesnt back to edinger, our location is very good within columbus square, we dont have any road noise from edinger/red hill. i really like our house, our floor plan is one of the better ones out there. 3,000 sq ft, 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, loft, great room, dining room, 3 car garage. we also really like the central location. getting to target/costco takes less than 5 minutes, south coast plaza is less than 10 minutes, plenty of food places around, quick freeway access. im not hung up on IUSD like most folks here, a really nice sports park is opening summer of 2016 as well. if the local elementary school doesnt open up by fall of 2018 then i will have to trek to myford or one of those TUSD in northern Tustin/Irvine but that is not for another 3 years. i actually dont mind the lack of development, except the strip mall with the grocery store on kensington/edinger that hasnt happened because we do have to go to the ralphs on jamboree or culver. otherwise less neighbors/traffic.
I'm definitely painting a gloomier picture than reality. Location of CS is definitely convenient, and our neighbors are amazing. There's a lot of diversity in this area as well, which is nice to see. From a micro standpoint, the houses here are really nice, and I've enjoyed mine for the last 7 years. The parks in CS are well maintained, and the amenities are solid.
It's when you start to look at things from a macro perspective where things start to go south. We're paying the same premium to live in CS as you would in Irvine (yes, the tax rate here with mello roos is 1.8-1.9%), so if I don't see a comparable level of progress, the costs begin to outweigh the benefits.
Thanks Dr. bones for that therapy session. Now buy my house...
So you bought during the peak?
We did't want the kids to switch school. Our hope was that since they have only a few years left to finish (and since they are loved by the teachers ;D) they will let them stay where they are, a risk I know but I was ready to take that risk. But when adding the commute time, the risk became intolerable for my spouse. :'(
I love how you end your posts with "buy my house" after you sell it SO well >
But in all seriousness, hope you get out and get into what you want. Thanks for the education into CS esp since I don't know much about it at all.
Irvine Dream
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bones said:
Well from experience I can tell you this, If you don't like where you live, get out before your kids join school. We are in TUSD and that was one of the primary reason we couldn't take the plunge on PP. If we had I would be sitting on a ton of equity now
. Eventhough it is only about 5 miles from School, with two people working, every minute is a premium in the mornings on school days.
irvinehomeowner
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Mold?qwerty said:black between the legs
#ImHereAllWeek
qwerty
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SoCal said:qwerty said:Qwerty is white inside, brown outside and black between the legs
All 3 rolled into one. What a man!! What I want to know is if you can dance. Since you're white on the inside, probably not. ;D
Let's just say I was living la vida loca in my twenties. My dancing days are behind me
Irvine Dream said:bones said:
Well from experience I can tell you this, If you don't like where you live, get out before your kids join school. We are in TUSD and that was one of the primary reason we couldn't take the plunge on PP. If we had I would be sitting on a ton of equity now
Confused. Bc you don't want your kid to switch schools? Or they can stay at the same school, but the drive would be longer?
qwerty
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bones said:
its not as bad as it sounds, keep in mind, gasman has been here much longer and the place didnt develop as promised hence more frustration and im sure that is compounded by his place backing edinger.
im only going on two years and my place doesnt back to edinger, our location is very good within columbus square, we dont have any road noise from edinger/red hill. i really like our house, our floor plan is one of the better ones out there. 3,000 sq ft, 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, loft, great room, dining room, 3 car garage. we also really like the central location. getting to target/costco takes less than 5 minutes, south coast plaza is less than 10 minutes, plenty of food places around, quick freeway access. im not hung up on IUSD like most folks here, a really nice sports park is opening summer of 2016 as well. if the local elementary school doesnt open up by fall of 2018 then i will have to trek to myford or one of those TUSD in northern Tustin/Irvine but that is not for another 3 years. i actually dont mind the lack of development, except the strip mall with the grocery store on kensington/edinger that hasnt happened because we do have to go to the ralphs on jamboree or culver. otherwise less neighbors/traffic.
I'm definitely painting a gloomier picture than reality. Location of CS is definitely convenient, and our neighbors are amazing. There's a lot of diversity in this area as well, which is nice to see. From a micro standpoint, the houses here are really nice, and I've enjoyed mine for the last 7 years. The parks in CS are well maintained, and the amenities are solid.It's when you start to look at things from a macro perspective where things start to go south. We're paying the same premium to live in CS as you would in Irvine (yes, the tax rate here with mello roos is 1.8-1.9%), so if I don't see a comparable level of progress, the costs begin to outweigh the benefits.
Thanks Dr. bones for that therapy session.
Now buy my house...gasman said:
It's when you start to look at things from a macro perspective where things start to go south. We're paying the same premium to live in CS as you would in Irvine (yes, the tax rate here with mello roos is 1.8-1.9%), so if I don't see a comparable level of progress, the costs begin to outweigh the benefits.
Thanks Dr. bones for that therapy session.
So you bought during the peak?
Irvine Dream
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bones said:Irvine Dream said:bones said:
Well from experience I can tell you this, If you don't like where you live, get out before your kids join school. We are in TUSD and that was one of the primary reason we couldn't take the plunge on PP. If we had I would be sitting on a ton of equity now
Confused. Bc you don't want your kid to switch schools? Or they can stay at the same school, but the drive would be longer?
We did't want the kids to switch school. Our hope was that since they have only a few years left to finish (and since they are loved by the teachers ;D) they will let them stay where they are, a risk I know but I was ready to take that risk. But when adding the commute time, the risk became intolerable for my spouse. :'(
gasman said:
It's when you start to look at things from a macro perspective where things start to go south. We're paying the same premium to live in CS as you would in Irvine (yes, the tax rate here with mello roos is 1.8-1.9%), so if I don't see a comparable level of progress, the costs begin to outweigh the benefits.
Thanks Dr. bones for that therapy session.
I love how you end your posts with "buy my house" after you sell it SO well >
But in all seriousness, hope you get out and get into what you want. Thanks for the education into CS esp since I don't know much about it at all.