Well technicaly it isnt ours yet, we put a great offer on it, they would be dumb not to take it. The owners are on vacation and wont be back for a week, they requested to not be contacted so everything is on hold until then. Selling price $789,900 our offer $800,000 with a $20,000 deposit (double what it should be). That offfer means business and we have a 830 fisco rating with no contingencys. They do have another offer for selling price but ours is better. When they get back they will review the two offers (and any more if there are, hopefuly not) and tell us Monday.
The house is amazing, it was built in 1980 but it was completely remodelded in 2001. They did everything down to drywall so it looks like a brand new house inside. The lot is 13,000 sq feet wich is huge for Orange County, although a large portion of it is down slope. It is located in Yorba Linda, a very prestigus and expensive city in OC. The area in Yorba linda is also superb, high up surrounded by multi million dollar homes. It has some view in the distance (more once we cut some trees).
The house is only 2532 sq feet, much smaller than we were looking for but the layout is huge and there is a huge finished attic above the garage wich could be a bonus room and storage area. The house is a bi level, not two stories, and not a single story. None of the house is on top of it self (a huge plus) but the house is devided in half with a half staircase, nessary due to how it is built on a slope. The way it was done is magnicent, the entire entry looks to be 2 storys heigh due to the bi level. Everything is very well layed out.
Since it was a remodel, it has tons of features that would never be found in a new track home. For starters, there are skylights in almost every room saving a lot of electricity. The ones in the bedrooms have motorized shades that block out the light at the touch of a button. The ones in the grand room (bonus room, living room, family room all in one big room) are motorized to open to let in air, and have rain sensors so that if incase it rains and they are open, they will automaticly close. The next major feature is that every room including bedrooms has a vaulted ceiling, making the house much bigger fealing. Every room in the house has tons of recessed can lights, over 40 in the grand room alone. The house has a complete alarm system with 3 keypads. A full CAT5 system throughout. Decorator style switches and outlets throughout (new track homes tipicaly do the switches but never the outlets). All the baseboards in the house are about 7' high, something also never found in new homes. The house looks very extravigant, the only thing it is missing is crown moldings.
As far as luxury features, the house is stocked. There are Birch Built ins throughout the house, worth around $20,000. The kitchen is top of the line with a built in GE Monogram fridge, tons of cabinets, work desk and built in granite table. The whole house has granite counters, and top of the line Birch Cabinetry. All the bedrooms have mirrored wardrobe doors. The whole house has Travertine tile and Berber carpet, again top of the line. All the landscaping around the house is well done, lots of rockwork all around. We believe (have to verify with the owner) that the backyard is all pre plumbed and all electrical for a spa, just have to build it.
As for the Garage, it is a large 3 car, has space all around. Tons of built in cabinetry all throughout the garage, plus as I mentioned earlier the huge attic above the garage is finished with drywall, lighting, and flooring. There is a large trap door from the garage to a huge attic over the master bedroom; since the door is so big we can store large boxes in that huge attic space (as they are currently doing). The front yard is very deep, the driveway can comfortably hold 9 cars (3 wide, close to 4 deep). This is not including the parking space next to the garage that also doubles as RV access. If we put a cover over it (couple of hundred $) we can hold 4 cars at all times without blocking the driveway. It is a single loaded street, meaning there are houses on one side and up slope on the other, whenever we have parties the whole street is one huge parking strip.
Until they get back and we officially get the house, we can’t take pictures. I do have exteror pics, on Monday I will post some interior ones.![[thumb]](/images/smilies/icon_smile_thumb.gif "Thumbs Up [thumb]")
The house is amazing, it was built in 1980 but it was completely remodelded in 2001. They did everything down to drywall so it looks like a brand new house inside. The lot is 13,000 sq feet wich is huge for Orange County, although a large portion of it is down slope. It is located in Yorba Linda, a very prestigus and expensive city in OC. The area in Yorba linda is also superb, high up surrounded by multi million dollar homes. It has some view in the distance (more once we cut some trees).
The house is only 2532 sq feet, much smaller than we were looking for but the layout is huge and there is a huge finished attic above the garage wich could be a bonus room and storage area. The house is a bi level, not two stories, and not a single story. None of the house is on top of it self (a huge plus) but the house is devided in half with a half staircase, nessary due to how it is built on a slope. The way it was done is magnicent, the entire entry looks to be 2 storys heigh due to the bi level. Everything is very well layed out.
Since it was a remodel, it has tons of features that would never be found in a new track home. For starters, there are skylights in almost every room saving a lot of electricity. The ones in the bedrooms have motorized shades that block out the light at the touch of a button. The ones in the grand room (bonus room, living room, family room all in one big room) are motorized to open to let in air, and have rain sensors so that if incase it rains and they are open, they will automaticly close. The next major feature is that every room including bedrooms has a vaulted ceiling, making the house much bigger fealing. Every room in the house has tons of recessed can lights, over 40 in the grand room alone. The house has a complete alarm system with 3 keypads. A full CAT5 system throughout. Decorator style switches and outlets throughout (new track homes tipicaly do the switches but never the outlets). All the baseboards in the house are about 7' high, something also never found in new homes. The house looks very extravigant, the only thing it is missing is crown moldings.
As far as luxury features, the house is stocked. There are Birch Built ins throughout the house, worth around $20,000. The kitchen is top of the line with a built in GE Monogram fridge, tons of cabinets, work desk and built in granite table. The whole house has granite counters, and top of the line Birch Cabinetry. All the bedrooms have mirrored wardrobe doors. The whole house has Travertine tile and Berber carpet, again top of the line. All the landscaping around the house is well done, lots of rockwork all around. We believe (have to verify with the owner) that the backyard is all pre plumbed and all electrical for a spa, just have to build it.
As for the Garage, it is a large 3 car, has space all around. Tons of built in cabinetry all throughout the garage, plus as I mentioned earlier the huge attic above the garage is finished with drywall, lighting, and flooring. There is a large trap door from the garage to a huge attic over the master bedroom; since the door is so big we can store large boxes in that huge attic space (as they are currently doing). The front yard is very deep, the driveway can comfortably hold 9 cars (3 wide, close to 4 deep). This is not including the parking space next to the garage that also doubles as RV access. If we put a cover over it (couple of hundred $) we can hold 4 cars at all times without blocking the driveway. It is a single loaded street, meaning there are houses on one side and up slope on the other, whenever we have parties the whole street is one huge parking strip.
Until they get back and we officially get the house, we can’t take pictures. I do have exteror pics, on Monday I will post some interior ones.
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Homes are so expensive in California! I remember looking at a house in San Diego in 1994 for $170,000.00 and it is now $500+++ and a small home for the area. ![[:D]](/images/smilies/biggrin.png "Big Grin [:D]")
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