House hunting in South Orange County (particularly beach communities) is tres-hard. There is not a lot out there that isn't a short sale and is in our price range. Luckily, both Bryan and I are very open to (In fact we prefer) a bit of a fixer-upper so that we can truly customize everything to our liking.
There is a houes in San Clemente that is an equity sale with great potential... Fingers crossed again, please!
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