I'm moving (my family) to LA

[MontanaHans]

You asked for examples, I provided them. Not sure what your point is. Anyway, I never said it would be easy. They are out there, and they weren't out there 10 years ago. It's a good time to buy property in LA if you can trade up or make a 10% down payment. But you're right, rent first to get a lay of the land.

[Why One]

I watch SOUTHLAND and I gulp.

What's Ventura Blvd in Studio City near the lots like?

[jimjimgrande]

Originally Posted by Why One

What's Ventura Blvd in Studio City near the lots like?

Like a ten mile long mall. With no AC.

[invaderujin]

Originally Posted by Hamboogul

InvaderHugene!!!!!

You forgot to mention all you can eat BBQs in K-town. Has our relationship meant nothing????

I'm on a diet now, you enabler. If I go back to the K-town BBQs, I'm going to end up the model on one of those incessant "let your new life begin" billboards...

Originally Posted by Cheese

So far, we think our Cinderella scenario would be living somewhere in the Thousand Oaks/Oak Park/Agoura Hills/Calabasas corridor while my wife finds a job on the UCLA campus. That commute seems survivable for her (although, I'm guessing the Ventura-405 interchange gets pretty gnarly around rush hour). Of course, I think I'll need to sell something (or even a couple somethings) to make this dream scenario happen.

Many people who do that commute everyday and they don't mind it, since they love the advantages of living out there (good schools, nice neighborhoods, affordable homes, low crime, less "industry"). But I'm the type that can't stand traffic and it would wear me down.

When you visit, definitely check out the 101 during rush hour and see if it's something that she could handle.

Originally Posted by Cheese

sounds like invaderujin found a nice place somewhere around Sherman Oaks I'm guessing?

You've clearly done your research into neighborhoods.

Good luck!

[fisherman]

I like this thread. Just to go off of what's already being discussed, how far is Temecula from LA and do they have semi-affordable housing there?

[odocoileus]

With neighboring Murrieta, Temecula forms the southwestern anchor of the Inland Empire region. It is almost equidistant to San Diego, Los Angeles, and Orange County, California. Temecula is also home to military families from nearby Camp Pendleton, MCAS Miramar, March Air Reserve Base and the Naval bases in San Diego.

Not really local to the industry at all. Closer than, say, Cleveland.

[Why One]

Originally Posted by jimjimgrande

Like a ten mile long mall. With no AC.

Oof, no wonder things looks so hazy on Google Maps Street View. West Hollywood looks nice. Very green. But looks expensive too.

Anyway, best of luck Cheese. Personally, I wouldn't move until that first paycheck it cut. But sometimes you gotta go out there to grab that paycheck.

[jamypac]

Originally Posted by Cheese

We're looking hard at the public school system. We've got a few areas picked out that have highly rated public schools, but of course, real estate prices in those areas reflect that. I've checked out on-line resources like greatschools.org and the like, but if anyone knows of other resources I should check out, I'm all ears.

The National Center for Education Statistics:

http://nces.ed.gov/

[Todd Karate]

Originally Posted by fisherman

I like this thread. Just to go off of what's already being discussed, how far is Temecula from LA and do they have semi-affordable housing there?

2 hours, and yes. Because it's 2 hours from LA.

[peasblossom]

As an added note, Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks are nice areas - good school districts, both rated very high as safe places to live, and the air is a lot cleaner (usually) than L.A. 30 to 40 miles from downtown L.A., however.

Before our family moved back to California, we took a trip up and down the coast, to see where we wanted locate (my husband had gotten the o.k. to telecommute). We visited Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks, and they seemed very nice. I liked Thousand Oaks better, and it was more expensive. Then we visited the SF Bay Area, and decided that was the best match.