Moving to Cali
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- ThisTheThat
Moving to Los Angeles area in August. Right now living in Dallas TX. I'm going to be moving out there the same time as one of my friends, so we plan on being roommates. I don't really mind living poor as long as it's in an area without a lot of crackhouses and where I won't get shot at. Looking for a 1 bedroom or studio apartment that could handle 2 people (at least 450 sq ft. or so, which i can deal with from living in a shitty dorm in college) for about 700-900 a month in either West LA, Venice, Long Beach or Santa Monica. I like Santa Monica and Venice the most. If anyone could give me an idea of areas to check out that would be great. Also, is http://westsiderentals.com/ a good place to use? or rent.com or apartments.com/latimes/
Thanks. Stvn
- BonSeff0
good for you bro!
i hate it here in dallas
:/
- ThisTheThat0
yeah, dallas has become a big drag on my life. i'm ready for the beach.
- twofourtree0
westside rentals pretty much has a monopoly on all the apt. listings in LA. so youre pretty safe just looking in there. generally speaking, the further east you go from the coast, the less you'll pay for rent. you can find some nice places in hollywood, silverlake, echo park for not too much money. i'd steer clear of the san fernando valley if at all possible. its miserabley hot in the summer and theres almost nothing to do out there even though the rent is super cheap. ive got a place in south pasadena which is kinda out of the way but its nice and pleasant. good luck!
- machito0
I second that. Just make sure you have an out if the place turns out to be sketchy.
- pocho0
You might also check out Santa Ana...they have a pretty good growing artists village. They are about finished with some nice apartments/lofts on Main street, right next to DGWB ad agency. They bought the old City Hall building. A couple good cafes and restaurants withing walking distance, freeway close, and about 20 minutes by car to the beach.
- ********0
good luck, doesn't mean you will find a jobbie job, snoopy! :)
- lament0
http://losangeles.craigslist.org…
good luck!
- jennydean0
santa ana is great - CSUF's Grand Central Art Center is right in that area.... however Santa Ana is in Orange County which is about a 20-40 drive to LA if you don't mind a traffic laden commute.
There is also a great arts community in east downtown Long Beach which is about 20 north up the coast but far enough south of LA to avoid the craziness.
- shant0
g-unit(glendale) represent.
- ThisTheThat0
Thanks for all the input, great info.
- fits0
good luck and congrads on the move! dallas = shit
i need to get out of here very soon!
hey bonseff are you going to sxsw this weekend? i wanna check out the shows at the venue friday.
- BonSeff0
yep, i'll be there.
im going down on sat & sun
i have yer cell, ill give you a shout if you're around
- fits0
word... ill be around. friday is where its at though for sxsw.
- BonSeff0
actually sunday will be where its at:
http://www.chorizoapproved.com/
free beer, music and art.
you best cruise by, ya herd!
- LastOne0
http://www.gazettes.com/index.ht…
i used to work there. its a local long beach magazine.
LA is pretty expensive. If you want to live by the beach at a good price, I'd live in long beach.
a one bedroom will run 700-900 dollars a month. hope this helps.
- LastOne0
btw, long beach has a great arts village. its a beautiful city if you live by the ocean or belmont shore. long beach does have its ghetto areas though.
most of the rentals in the newspaper link that i sent you are in good areas. if you want, tell me which ones you are interested in and i'll tell you how the area is.
- ThisTheThat0
Thanks Last. I'll be driving out to the area in May/June. This will give me a better idea of what to check out.
- mbr0
Try to drive around, that's the best luck I had (I am so glad to have moved out of there). WSR is really all there is, but you'll show up for an apartment and there will be 30 other people there, all looking to move in.
I found numerous apartments around sm that only had signs out front and no listing on WSR. The ones I found were around Barrington and Pico, mostly south of there.
- shellie0
the 900 dollar one bedroom i moved out of right on bradway and 12th (close to beach) in santa monica is STILL vacant.
contact Wellman Properties. They're in santa monica.
you'll get waay more bang for your buck in long beach. you might even be able to find a small 2 bedroom for 900 or 1000.
welcome future neightbor.
- shellie0
jennydean is also right. santa ana does have some very nice areas in fact. many cities in orange county are much cheaper in LA. and if you plan on working in LA, you will be one of thousands that make that commute everyday. it's pretty normal.
try costa mesa, fountain valley, huntington beach, Los Feilz, and Cypress while your at it. some of those cities are just south of long beach. very arrordable and pretty nice.