Haiti and Real Estate!

The tragedy in Haiti coming from the magnitude 7 earthquake two weeks ago, is still being felt by the people on this tropical island.  When I first heard of the news and saw the suffering and the amazing stories of survival, I became extremely humble.

Here is Irvine California, we do not even have weather! Sure we get a small jolt every now and then but the wetaherman and women here can basically video tape the weather report and leave for 6 months.  of course everthing is relative, families in irvine still need to raise their children and run errands, so our daily routine is much different from the Haitian daily routine even without the distrous earthquake.

However, it made me think back in time when I was a college student and athlete trying to play professional abseball. I had perhaps $200 in my bank account, had a beat up pickup truck and a lot of energy.  When I looked at video of Haiti, I noticed that what I had then is more than 90% of what Haiti has today . . . yes TODAY! I started to feel incredibly blessed and on one occasion, I drew a deep breath and thought “Am I being too greedy by working so hard?”.

Then I tought about the opportunities we all have in the United States to flourish.  i also thought about how lucky haiti is to have the United States as a neighbor.  yes, it needs to be said.  We are a good neighbor and I am certain our neighbors appreciate us.  This is evidenced by more people coming into our country than leaving it.

Speaking of people moving into our country, their is a large influx of buyers coming into the United States and especially to Irvine.  Why?  In my 12 years of real estate, buyers have a genuine appreciation for good schools, clean streets and good Feng Shui.  Irvine fits all those and then some!  Curiously, EVERYONElikes good schools, clean streets and good Feng Shui!!!  This is why Irvine has withstood some of the major real estate downturn that other areas have experienced.

This brings me to www.NorthwoodPointeIrvine.com which fits all these criteria and more.  It is the only community in Irvine that does not have apartments in its zoning.

Here are some of the ebst real estate deals in Irvine today:

9 New Dawn 5 beds, 4.5 baths, 4,600 square feet for $1,799,850 to $1,828,000

16 Gardenia 5 beds plus bonus, 4.5 baths, 4,400 square feet $1,799,000

74 Ashcrest 4 beds plus office, 2.5 baths, 2,500 square feet $949,000

91 Shadywood 4 beds, 2.5 baths, 2,200 square feet $825,000

62 Montrose 4 beds, 2.5 baths, 2,400 square feet $879,000

6 Hibiscus 5 beds, 3 baths, 3,500 square feet $1,299,000

7 Photinia 5 beds, 3.5 baths, 3,500 square feet $1,299,000

FORECLOSURES:

3 beds, 3 baths, 1,600 square feet Opening bid $465,000

2 beds, 2.5 baths, 1500 square feet Opening bid $330,000

5 beds, 4 baths, 3,000 square feet Opening bid $775,000

There are more coming up so send an e-mail to mike@MichaelDunn.com and I will get you what you want.

Happy Investing.

 Mike