these are the kinds of houses that are popping up all over socal in the newer developments...
http://www.jdanielrealty.com/orange-...Ext-799023.jpg
hate hate hate hate HATE them.. the style is soooo cookie-cutter, there are no backyards, the rooms are so tiny, and it's so ridiculously overpriced even after the recent price drops. and then there's the association fees and reeeeeally high property taxes and everything... blah!
i'd definitely go for something a little bit older, with a nice big backyard insha'allah. preferably something single story with high ceilings.. and also i'd like to fix it up myself insha'allah. that's what my parents did and its great masha'allah masha'allah. they got a house that's about 40 years old, but they've completely and totally remodeled it. the previous owners came by once and they couldnt even recognize it
