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shooby said:
Not cash, unfortunately. But I have 40% down with no contingencies. I'll probably be somewhere like 30-40 down the list with so many chinese cash buyers now. Oh well, there's always Beacon Point.
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just show up with a check. all they can say is no then you will have a better understanding of the situation.
 
gasman said:
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Homer_Simpson said:
These are SFRs.
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How were you able to confirm this?  Forgive me for not taking your word for it, but my skepticism is at an all-time high.  When one of your exterior walls is actually IN the neighbor's yard, with no separating wall, it's a hard sell to call it an SFR.  Your exterior wall basically IS your neighbor's yard wall.
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I called StanPac and they claim it's SFR, and not a detached condo.  Nuts to me that this is even allowed.  Homeowner is responsible for their own exterior walls, but they are completely exposed to the neighbor's yard.  Who's liable to maintenance and damage, and is it in the contract?  Or do they expect all neighbor relationships to be amicable.  I just see total nightmares with water sprinklers, kids w/paint/markers/crayons/etc, pest intrusion, stucco cracks, etc.

Not buyin'.
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agree with gasman. this is weird.
 
Not sure how they get away with it... There arent even driveways.

Some floor plans are nice and models show well, however, bad location, apartments will share amenities, waste management smell (homer smelled it more), hangers... Just pay the Irvine premium.
 
jmoney74 said:
Not sure how they get away with it... There arent even driveways.

Some floor plans are nice and models show well, however, bad location, apartments will share amenities, waste management smell (homer smelled it more), hangers... Just pay the Irvine premium.
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If I didnt have kids, have bad hearing, always have a stuffy nose and really poor vision.  I may actually consider Sheldon. 

A lot of white folks were asking but Mello Roos was LOL... The look of disgust and confusion was priceless  ;D
 
gasman said:
gasman said:
Homer_Simpson said:
These are SFRs.
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How were you able to confirm this?  Forgive me for not taking your word for it, but my skepticism is at an all-time high.  When one of your exterior walls is actually IN the neighbor's yard, with no separating wall, it's a hard sell to call it an SFR.  Your exterior wall basically IS your neighbor's yard wall.
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I called StanPac and they claim it's SFR, and not a detached condo.  Nuts to me that this is even allowed.  Homeowner is responsible for their own exterior walls, but they are completely exposed to the neighbor's yard.  Who's liable to maintenance and damage, and is it in the contract?  Or do they expect all neighbor relationships to be amicable.  I just see total nightmares with water sprinklers, kids w/paint/markers/crayons/etc, pest intrusion, stucco cracks, etc.

Not buyin'.
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Just hope StanPac does a good job on the weep screed on your house in case you get FCB neighbors who will let their kids piss on the side of your house.
 
I noticed the zero lot line too when I visited. If you look at the site map, everything looks to scale except for the zero lot lines. It's very misleading. I wonder how many people will buy and not realize this until it's too late.

I hate companies that pull this shady shit. If they (Standard Pacific) are deceptive about the site map, what else are they deceptive about?

 
Google zero lot line homes.  They have been around for a while.  A former coworker of mine lives in Orange in an older house on a big lot, but it still has a zero lot configuration.
 
moonchild508 said:
Google zero lot line homes.  They have been around for a while.  A former coworker of mine lives in Orange in an older house on a big lot, but it still has a zero lot configuration.
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Never seen a wall go into your neighbors wall like that.
 
jmoney74 said:
moonchild508 said:
Google zero lot line homes.  They have been around for a while.  A former coworker of mine lives in Orange in an older house on a big lot, but it still has a zero lot configuration.
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Never seen a wall go into your neighbors wall like that.
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I've only seen the wall go into the neighbors wall for detached condos.
 
Homer_Simpson said:
jmoney74 said:
moonchild508 said:
Google zero lot line homes.  They have been around for a while.  A former coworker of mine lives in Orange in an older house on a big lot, but it still has a zero lot configuration.
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Never seen a wall go into your neighbors wall like that.
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I've only seen the wall go into the neighbors wall for detached condos.
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The Branches that came out in 2013 at Woodbridge is also a such zero lot home. 



 
Irvinecommuter said:
Homer_Simpson said:
Is there a reason why they do that?  So weird and such a turn off for a home.
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To squeeze more lots/homes in the area and still call it a SFR.
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If you put up a wall you probably need the 5ft from the wall to the house. Although I think irvine has allowed 3 ft from the wall. I'd rather have even two ft from the wall than zero lot
 
What I don't understand is how that qualifies for SFR while a home like the Springhouse in Pavillion Park didn't. I can understand the motocourt ones but their are a lot of them on normal streets with fully driveways, etc, and have yard 20-30 feet deep. 
 
Bullsback said:
What I don't understand is how that qualifies for SFR while a home like the Springhouse in Pavillion Park didn't. I can understand the motocourt ones but their are a lot of them on normal streets with fully driveways, etc, and have yard 20-30 feet deep.
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SFR v. Detached condo really has to do with lot size. 
 
Irvinecommuter said:
Bullsback said:
What I don't understand is how that qualifies for SFR while a home like the Springhouse in Pavillion Park didn't. I can understand the motocourt ones but their are a lot of them on normal streets with fully driveways, etc, and have yard 20-30 feet deep.
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SFR v. Detached condo really has to do with lot size.
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Don't think that is the case, but again, those lot sizes were > Sheldon lot sizes and most of the zero lot line properties I've seen in Irvine (which I should point out, is only that one project in Northwood that is off Meadwood and Culver. 
 
Greenbrook homes in FV have 6000+ sq foot lots and they have zero lot lines.

Sheldon zero lot lines give each home a side yard big enough to use (small but still big enough for outdoor furniture). No zero lot line and these homes would have two sides with no space useable enough for that purpose.

Sheldon has another association ($44-$49) per month to take care of the "private streets" and front landscaping and they will always have to list they have zero lot lines when they are sold.

Not sure why it makes any difference in what they are called. Resale buyers are going to know what they are buying.
 
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