irvinehomeowner
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I was driving around the other day and this happened to be an open house which was great because I've been wanting to see it:
http://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/10-Buttonwood-92614/home/4696020
http://floorplans.irvinerealtorsite.com/Woodbridge/Briarglen/BriarglenC1695.JPG
Not sure where they are getting the extra 100sf because the floorplan says 1695sf. What I liked about this house is the big lot, 6781sf and it was an inside corner so it was almost pie-shaped. The backyard was very nice, two patios, fruit trees, hard scape path that meandered around the grass areas and a large side yard.
But it was built in 1985 and there were very little (if any) upgrades. It's been a while since I've seen linoleum and I'm not sure if they scraped the ceilings or not but other than some paint and maybe carpet that's been replaced... it's all standard. Other than the vaulted ceiling in the living room, everything else felt pretty small. The master was nice in that it had two large master closets but it was also small and the master bathroom needed quite a bit of updating. There was no separate shower stall and the tub/shower combo was in the toilet area.
For $700k (it is also a short sale), it's a nice price for the size of the lot (one side was zero lot line for the neighbor so your side of the house was part of their backyard) but the updating that it would require (at least for us) is a deal breaker.
And that price point, it's hard to decide what to buy -- something newer that may have less outdoor space but larger and nicer indoor space. The area is very nice though... quiet and close to the pool and schools. Considering the 4/3 on Cornsilk was listed at $660k, this will probably be harder to sell at $700k as a 3/2.5.
Edit: Typos (and meant Cornsilk, not Birdsong)
http://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/10-Buttonwood-92614/home/4696020
http://floorplans.irvinerealtorsite.com/Woodbridge/Briarglen/BriarglenC1695.JPG
Not sure where they are getting the extra 100sf because the floorplan says 1695sf. What I liked about this house is the big lot, 6781sf and it was an inside corner so it was almost pie-shaped. The backyard was very nice, two patios, fruit trees, hard scape path that meandered around the grass areas and a large side yard.
But it was built in 1985 and there were very little (if any) upgrades. It's been a while since I've seen linoleum and I'm not sure if they scraped the ceilings or not but other than some paint and maybe carpet that's been replaced... it's all standard. Other than the vaulted ceiling in the living room, everything else felt pretty small. The master was nice in that it had two large master closets but it was also small and the master bathroom needed quite a bit of updating. There was no separate shower stall and the tub/shower combo was in the toilet area.
For $700k (it is also a short sale), it's a nice price for the size of the lot (one side was zero lot line for the neighbor so your side of the house was part of their backyard) but the updating that it would require (at least for us) is a deal breaker.
And that price point, it's hard to decide what to buy -- something newer that may have less outdoor space but larger and nicer indoor space. The area is very nice though... quiet and close to the pool and schools. Considering the 4/3 on Cornsilk was listed at $660k, this will probably be harder to sell at $700k as a 3/2.5.
Edit: Typos (and meant Cornsilk, not Birdsong)
