where in L.A. would you move to?

I'm a former NY'er (30 years).

I relocated to LA about a decade ago and finally settled into the Westside. If you're changing coasts you might as well be close to the beaches. There are some great deals going on right now with the economy. Look into Palms, Mar Vista, and West LA to avoid tourists and overpriced units.

I used to live on the Miracle Mile, not far from Zach it sounds, that's a nice area too, get's a little warm in the summer but like Zach said is centrally located. This town has crap public transpo so that's always a consideration.

If you head into the valley stay close to Ventura Blvd. I like Studio City, a quick trip over Cahuenga and you're in Hollywood.

Good luck.
 
ChipG said:
They are everywhere if you know where to look. My sister has lived out there for a long time and sent me the info for a place in Manhatan Beach (foreclosure) it sold 4 years ago for $2.3 million, the bank has been asking $900k and has not had one offer, it's a crazy good time to buy. I know it sounds expensive but it's about what a studio apartment cost where you live now.

If you can swing a deal like that you'll be glad you did in 3 years.
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Umm, Chip, sounds like I need to give your sister a call if she's a good real estate agent.

PM me.

Bill
 
North Hollywood is a decent place to look, too. In the Valley but not too far over the hill; a straight shot south on Laurel or Coldwater Canyon Boulevard and you're in Hollywood...
 
I don't know the last time you really looked at downtown, ullanta, but my offices are there, and in the last year it has really developed a lot. It used to be a total ghost town after dark, but now I regularly see many people out. There are quite a few restaurants of all types, bars (not a ton, but enough), clubs... I think you could be pretty happy living downtown for quite a while now. There's also the ArtWalk every month, which used to draw a few hundred people and now draws thousands.

Of course, it's still not New York by any stretch of the imagination (except in every movie and TV show you've ever seen). But people who can't stop complaining about how LA isn't NY can really, truly go eat a dick.

Other places I might recommend, depending entirely on questions you haven't answered about what you intend to do for work, how you like to travel, etc. Check out Culver City, Los Feliz, Hollywood (ACTUALLY central to the parts of LA that most people care about - Downtown is actually closer to the eastern edge), North Hollywood (no similarity to Hollywood, even geographically).
 
dougspice said:
I don't know the last time you really looked at downtown, ullanta, but my offices are there, and in the last year it has really developed a lot. It used to be a total ghost town after dark, but now I regularly see many people out. There are quite a few restaurants of all types, bars (not a ton, but enough), clubs... I think you could be pretty happy living downtown for quite a while now. There's also the ArtWalk every month, which used to draw a few hundred people and now draws thousands.
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I'll defer here to your more recent experience...


But people who can't stop complaining about how LA isn't NY can really, truly go eat a dick.
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Or at least a decent hot dog... not that Pink's crap...
 
bill totolo said:
Back to MLS.
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If your looking for a "killer" foreclosure deal you need to develope relationships with the banks where you can put a bid in before it goes through a realator on MLS, if not you'll be paying an extra 15-20 cents on the dollar. Still good deals thouh...
 
This is a fascinating exchange on screenwriting! Maybe for ACT II we can discuss where to find trendy clothes. ;)
 
David Jimerson said:
Foreclosures are rarely close to the fabulous deals they're made out to be. Be very cautious.
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You have to do your homework, I have made a **** load of money over the years with them and no horror stories. A fool & his money can be parted with very easily if you don't know what your doing.

The deals are there, just have to find the right one!
 
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