There are so many great reasons to buy a new home in Irvine, Orange County.  Newer area, extremely safe, wonderful city to raise a family, centrally located to Los Angeles, San Diego, and the beautiful beaches, and so on!  Among all of these great features that Irvine has to offer, one of the most important is the blue ribbon schools that Irvine residents have the opportunity to send their kids to!  It is no secret and I have to say that I personally help many buyers looking to buy in Irvine for this exact reason.  To be more specific, I would have to say that at least 50% of my clients are looking to purchase in Irvine for the schools and the level of education that they offer.IUSD Just moved to Irvine and curious about where your kids need to go to school??

Irvine, Orange county has many different great communities and each community offers a different school zone.  We can’t always count on the MLS to provide accurate information so why not go straight to the source…..especially when it takes less than 5 minutes to determine which Elementary, Middle, and high school is assigned to your specific home.

The main Irvine Unified School District site, is the portal for so much great information and I always recommend that parents planning to send their children to these schools get familiar with the website! 

Let’s take it one step at a time and focus on first, determining which schools are assigned to your home.  Go to the MAIN SITE and on the left side you will see a Schools option.  Hover over this field and sub categories will pop up.  You want to click on Assigned neighborhood schools.  Once this page opens, simply type in your home number, then select your street from the long drop down list.  Then click Lookup and thats it!  No more guessing….

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If you are wondering if Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae owns your loan, then STOP!  Checking is quite easy now!  You may not even care, however if you are working on a short sale on your Irvine, Orange County home, you may want to have this information upfront so that you know what you are dealing with in terms of what is required and what the tentative time lines are.

Freddie Fannie Is your Irvine home loan owned by Freddie Mac or Fannie MaeTo check if your loan is owned by Freddie Mac, simply go to their website and fill in the required fields.

To check if your loan is owned by Fannie Mae, simply go to their website and fill in the required fields.

It’s that easy!

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5 Ways To Get Your Rental Application Accepted – Even with Low FICO Scores!!

February 25, 2010

If you are applying for a new credit card, a home loan, looking to lease a new home, or pretty much anything else, your FICO scores will play a big part in the approval process.  In most situations, a low FICO score will result in you automatically not qualifying, except when you are applying to [...]

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Roof/Gutter cleaning for Northpark Square Residents of Irvine

February 25, 2010

If you live in the San Juan Bautista tract in Northpark Square I’m sure that you have noticed that your rain gutters are not as effective as they were in 2001 when the homes were first built.  I have been a resident in this community since the start and can still remember when the surrounding [...]

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Orange County Resaurant Week – Start your planning!!

February 23, 2010

It isn’t a mystery that residents of Orange County love eating out (especially in this so called “recession”)! 
Orange County Restaurant Week starts on February 28th and goes through March 6th.  Check out the main website to learn more about which restaurants are participating, how to set up a reservation, and most importantly to see what [...]

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Northpark Square foreclosures VS. Irvine, Orange County

February 20, 2010

There is no doubt about it!  Foreclosures are everywhere and many cities and counties have been affected.  The good news (for Irvine) is that despite the high number of foreclosures and short sales in other parts of Southern California, Irvine hasn’t been hit so hard. 
Currently there are a total of 11 active or available foreclosed [...]

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Woodbridge 5 Cinemas in Irvine – Still offering movies for $2!

February 12, 2010

This year is the 30th anniversary of Starplexcinemas at the Woodbrdige 5 Theaters!  If you live in Irvine, Orange County, surely you’ve been to this cinema and if you haven’t, it’s time you go! 
 This theater offers the “old school” feel from decades ago and is one of a kind!  Everything is brown and gold, and it [...]

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The Short Sale Process – The 3 phases of your Irvine Short Sale (Part 3)

February 11, 2010

After reviewing all of your options, going over the short sale process, the paperwork involved, and the time frames you are working with, you have decided to apply for a short sale on your Irvine home.  You have chosen an experienced short sale realtor to work with so that you gather all of the necessary paperwork to [...]

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The Short Sale Process – Preparing for your Irvine Short Sale (Part 2)

February 9, 2010

So you have decided to do a short sale on your home in Irvine, Orange County.
The Document Preparation phase is the first step of the short sale process and the most important. This is where your Realtor will work with you to collect all the information/documentation that the bank may require from a seller to even accept [...]

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The Short Sale Process – Introduction (Part 1)

February 9, 2010

Whether we like it or not, short sales are here to stay for a while.  The reality is that many Irvine, Orange County home owners are in over their heads right now and many purchased homes at the high point between 2002-2005, and are now upside down on their homes.  Although we have been dealing [...]

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