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Congratulations OTSL!

[quote=OntheSideLine]I wouldn’t mind resale except that there has been not been a resale in the area that I wanted that did not requisite floors to be redone, a different granite in the kitchen, newer appliances, and new paint….About. 40-50k and we didn’t even include cabinets. And the short sales/foreclosures always have shown signs of neglect…people who either didn’t want to take care of their homes or didn’t have the money to maintain…We figured Mission Ranch is about 100k overpriced but we can pick everything we want and slowly do upgrades….planning to take standard flooring and then replace later. We are mainly going to do structural upgrades with builder and do cosmetic upgrades after market. We signed the contract and are content.[/quote]

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One more note for Amazon users …
http://bottomline.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/13/13848664-amazon-to-begin-charging-sales-tax-in-california-this-weekend?lite

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Not for me. Amazon have more sellers, and we have Prime, which includes the 2-day free shipping and free movies streaming. I’ve also used Overstock.com sometimes, but I think they don’t have that wide selection of products. They both have very good customer service though!

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interesting! I thought they are selling very quickly. I guess it’s a new trend to help them sell even quicker. The house isn’t even built yet.

We went to see the model. IMHO, CalWest previous homes, Monteluz, seems to be as beautiful (and perhaps $200K less…), except that they have smaller lots, that’s all. I didn’t have those special feelings as for touring a-million-dollar homes, as I had when visiting those new homes in Scripps Ranch a couple of years back. The models are beautiful though.

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Our frontyard flowers are all eaten too — by deers! I saw 4 of them the other night. They came like a family. Look sooooo cute and everything. Next thing I know, all my geraniums are almost all gone. Damn deers!

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Glad to hear that flu! Best wishes to you and your family!

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I love reading your post, flu! Thanks for posting this & Happy Friday!

(no longer) a secret admirer,
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[quote=4slive]Contact PUSD or county to get your MR pay off amount, assume it’s the principle, then plug in the number to 30-year fixed mortgage calculator, you should be able to figure out the equivelant interest rate for same monthly payment. To give you some ideas, the MR pay off amount is usually 10 times of your annual payment.[/quote]

thanks 4slive.

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[quote=4slive]because MR annual payment is equvilent to 8-9% interest rate.[/quote]

Could you shed some lights on how to is this number calculated?

I’m thinking about paying off the MR as well. MR & property tax together are like 1k/mo. :/

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[quote=flu][quote=mp7444]Flu, what channel did you watch the game on?[/quote]

I could tell you, but them I would have to…. you know….[/quote]

what?!? You have some special channels or something? 🙂

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Flu, what channel did you watch the game on?

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Hi Eve,

I saw the sign on Alva road (in 4S ranch) for “Mission Ranch”. Apparently, they are building 25 new homes in a seemingly huge land. The sign said the homes will be around 4,200sf – 4,500sf and each sitting on a half acre lot.

Since they’ll be in 4S, thought you might be interested…

Good luck~

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[quote=bearishgurl]… And if a typical lot in this price range is only, say, 3800 sf, …[/quote]

The original post is quite old… I guess in that time some of the lots may be about that size. But I know that many of the new homes in the $700-$800’s are in the lot size about 7000sf.

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We ended up buying in Santaluz. It was more expensive at around $1 million vs. 4S Ranch but the quality was so much better, low density, homes were gorgeous, lot and grounds meticulously maintained, etc. ….[/quote]
ER, I am glad you enjoy living in SantaLuz. I probably would as well if I had the money. I don’t think it’s a fair comparison as 4S and SantaLuz are not in the same type of homes anyway. Unless you’re talking about the Ivy Gate, or the Salviati, or the Mission Ranch (to be built in 2012)

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[quote=LAAFTERHOURS]Not sure whats worse, the dog or whats on the tv..[/quote]

LoL tv threw me off.

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[quote=LAAFTERHOURS]Not sure whats worse, the dog or whats on the tv..[/quote]

LoL tv threw me off.

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