Headin' South - a plea for advice/help

[Morrigoon]

I'd like to cast my vote for job first, home second.

Although I would be remiss in my shameless self-promotion if I didn't put in a plug for good ol' OC. If you guys decide there's work you wanna do here, I can't help plugging Lake Forest. It's right next to Irvine w/out the Nazi HOA, and also right next to Mission Viejo (and both Lake Forest and Mission Viejo rank very highly on the annual "safest cities" rankings). And you can get a 2-br, 1190 sq ft. townhome for under $400K (in fact, some jerk in my neighborhood has theirs listed for $355K right now, seriously undercutting our refi prospects...)

[Not Afraid]

Now, remember that New York City is Mousepod's first choice.........

[BarTopDancer]

South County is EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!

[innerSpaceman]

New York City should not be anybody's first choice.


Perhaps if you're a billionaire ... but even then, you could do much better.



(The excitement of the big city and the plethora of cultural wonders pale in comparison to the filth everywhere, the Dickension class structure, the general rudeness of attitudes, the needless constant hurriedness in every facet of life, and the crumbling infrastructure of a place too many centuries old ... and, oh yes, the frigid winters and humid summers. Did I mention the filth?)

[mousepod]

iSm - Don't worry... you'll get us in SoCal - but you don't have to slam my hometown to do it.

I've found the "general rudeness of attitudes" to be more prevalent here in SF than in New York.

Among the music business folk I dealt with on both coasts, I found the New Yorkers were tough but predictable, while the LA folk tended to be "friendly" while stabbing you in the back.

As far as filth... did I mention the smog?

"LA's fine, but it ain't home, NY's home but it ain't mine no more..."

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by mousepod

I've found the "general rudeness of attitudes" to be more prevalent here in SF than in New York.

Haha... you won't hear me argue THAT point. I lived in the bay area twice, and left it just as often!

[innerSpaceman]

Didn't mean to offend. NYC is my hometown, so I feel perfectly free to slam it.



(Oh, and a word of advice ... don't judge the population of anyplace by the people in its entertainment industries.)



Fortunately, there are good people to be found everywhere ... and you're the type of person, mousepod, to whom good people will be drawn. You could find good friends in Somalia .... but we're real glad you'll likely be doing it in L.A. instead.

[mousepod]

Point taken.

And as long as we're doing the Mutual Admiration Society thing... the sociality here at the LoT was a big reason for us to finally move to LA.

...now back to resumé polishing...

[mousepod]

I'm reviving this thread because H has a start date and we'd appreciate some advice on finding a house to rent for a year or so.

Here's the scoop: job is in Burbank/Glendale area.

We want a 2 or 3-bedroom house in a nice/safe area with a not unreasonable commute.

We'll be coming down next weekend (Aug 3-5), armed with way too many listings from several different websites/newspapers.

What we really need is some advance help from some locals who can weed out some of the places that are truly not worthwhile or can recommend places that we might be missing. I know that NA and €uro are the Long Beach experts/ambassadors - please PM me if you can help.

Thanks in advance - we're really excited about our move.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by mousepod

We'll be coming down next weekend (Aug 3-5), armed with way too many listings from several different websites/newspapers.

In the past, in similar searches, we have had success outside of these sources. In your travels, keep your eyes open for signs tacked on telephone poles, in front yards, etc. Our last two domiciles (a three bedroom house and a VERY economical two bedroom condo - our residence of the last eight years).

Originally Posted by mousepod

Thanks in advance - we're really excited about our move.

And we are excited to have you and H moving down!