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Old 05-02-2017, 02:31 PM
 
Location: Baltimore, MD
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For sometime now I have always wanted to relocated from the Baltimore/DC area to the west coast, I do travel a lot but I would like to live somewhere else. I have a great job and they can relocate me anywhere I want. I have always looked into SoCal because of the weather, but never really looked into relocation AZ. its not far from SoCal, Vegas and etc. So I feel it could be a happy medium because SoCal is so expensive! A little bit about me I'm 29 turning 30 this January I like to go out on weekends socialize, and have typical fun. What are some good areas I should look into?? I have been to Tempe/Scottsdale/Phoenix last summer and my goosh it was HOT, dry heat compared to what I deal with on the east coast. So far from what I have read online its not expensive in AZ. Any god suggestion and feedback on AZ and the areas would be great.
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Old 05-02-2017, 03:09 PM
 
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What is your budget for housing,OP?
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Old 05-02-2017, 04:32 PM
 
Location: Baltimore, MD
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What is your budget for housing,OP?
Trying to stay under $1300
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Old 05-02-2017, 11:32 PM
 
Location: When you take flak it means you are on target
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LOL $1,300 won't rent you a studio in CA. Here it will get you a pool home!
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Old 05-03-2017, 08:08 AM
 
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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LOL $1,300 won't rent you a studio in CA. Here it will get you a pool home!
Depends on where. Scottsdale? Probably not. Surprise? Sure!
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Old 05-03-2017, 01:03 PM
 
Location: Arizona
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OP, in your post you mentioned not being far from Vegas and SoCal, how close to those do you want to be?
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Old 05-04-2017, 01:08 PM
 
Location: USA
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$1,300 in Southern California will likely only get you a studio apartment 400-500sq feet with one tiny bathroom in a mediocre area.

Prior to me purchasing my home about 6 months ago, I was renting an "average" apartment, 1 bed with a den, about 1,000 sq feet and it was costing me $2,200 a month in Tustin.

You probably can't find a house to rent for under $3,000/mo in Southern California.
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Old 05-06-2017, 08:53 AM
 
Location: Scottsdale
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$1,300 in Southern California will likely only get you a studio apartment 400-500sq feet with one tiny bathroom in a mediocre area.

Prior to me purchasing my home about 6 months ago, I was renting an "average" apartment, 1 bed with a den, about 1,000 sq feet and it was costing me $2,200 a month in Tustin.

You probably can't find a house to rent for under $3,000/mo in Southern California.
Southern California's housing market is just bizarre. I watched that show "Flip or Flop" and the couple often got to a point where they had to set a price. They would look at the "comps" in the neighborhood, and it was usually ridiculous: $550,000, $575,00, $700,000, $900,000, etc. These were regular "Brady Bunch" type of neighborhoods that would seem great for a middle-class family. But the middle class is realistically priced out of existence.

So I am amazed that they actually find buyers. I often wonder what a demographic profile of those buyers would look like. Do they have an inheritance of $800,000 just lying around? Are they selling a much more expensive home from another part of California or state and relocating with huge payouts from a house they are selling? Or are they executives or partner at a law firm with a JD/PhD or something like that? They made over $3,000,000 selling mobile apps? I am curious as to how those buyers actually come up with the money.

Database programmers, web site administrators, software test managers, product owners generally make a reasonably good amount of money but in no way could afford a 1800 ft2 home with 4 bedrooms and 2 baths in in Southern California. But in Phoenix they could. They also could in Austin, TX or some parts of Metro Tampa/Orlando. But Southern Cal? Nope.

As for "Flip or Flop" the couple got rich off those high "comp" prices. But apparently there are some things money can't buy like a happy marriage. They are getting divorced.
Our Favorite Moments From Flip or Flop Season 1 | HGTV's Flip or Flop | HGTV
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Old 05-06-2017, 09:15 AM
 
Location: Redwood City, CA
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I mean this in the nicest possible way but you do know HGTV isn't real, right?

They fake a lot of their shows. They often portray people "buying" the house they already live in.

http://www.wetpaint.com/hgtv-shows-fake-1530182/

I was an HGTV devotee at one time, until I found out it was phony. I'm still trying to figure out why their shows are so weirdly addictive.
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Old 05-06-2017, 09:32 AM
 
Location: Ca expat loving Idaho
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House hunters is fake but flip shows aren't. Tarik tried to buy my friends house. What they don't show is how hard it is to flip in Ca the permits and red tape are a nightmare and it's super hard to get contractors to do work for you they're swamped with work. I've been waiting months to get my kitchen remodeled.

As for buyers most are Chinese and other foreign investors a family moving to so cal and wants to buy needs to make at least 300k. I have a 1 bdrm 750sqft condo in Orange that's comped at 300k and my HOA is 320.00 that's insane.
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