moving to cali ! (Temecula, Murrieta: real estate, house, good schools)

[mully1]

Hi All,
new to this forum and just gotta say what a great job you all do of offloading all your useful information onto here ,
right me and my family are looking to move over within 2yrs so l'm in the early planning stages of research ,
l have a daughter of 9 and a son of 4 so we are going to be looking for family orient areas,
l've seen a lot of people mention temecula but others l have spoke to have said it is more of a holiday village not a place to reside as their are not many industries their or work , my wife works in law management and l work the rail roads in telecoms in the uk ,

also looking for good advice on real estate using zillow at the moment , could anyone point me in any other directions for useful sites ,
thanks for any help in advance

[LuckyGem]

Originally Posted by mully1

Hi All,
new to this forum and just gotta say what a great job you all do of offloading all your useful information onto here ,
right me and my family are looking to move over within 2yrs so l'm in the early planning stages of research ,
l have a daughter of 9 and a son of 4 so we are going to be looking for family orient areas,
l've seen a lot of people mention temecula but others l have spoke to have said it is more of a holiday village not a place to reside as their are not many industries their or work , my wife works in law management and l work the rail roads in telecoms in the uk ,

also looking for good advice on real estate using zillow at the moment , could anyone point me in any other directions for useful sites ,
thanks for any help in advance

redfin.com

[mully1]

thanks lucky !

[loveautumn]

if you are coming from the UK, do you have the appropriate visas to enter and work in the US?

[5thgenSF]

Originally Posted by mully1

Hi All,
new to this forum and just gotta say what a great job you all do of offloading all your useful information onto here ,
right me and my family are looking to move over within 2yrs so l'm in the early planning stages of research ,
l have a daughter of 9 and a son of 4 so we are going to be looking for family orient areas,
l've seen a lot of people mention temecula but others l have spoke to have said it is more of a holiday village not a place to reside as their are not many industries their or work , my wife works in law management and l work the rail roads in telecoms in the uk ,

also looking for good advice on real estate using zillow at the moment , could anyone point me in any other directions for useful sites ,
thanks for any help in advance

i wouldn't call it a retirement village at all. but jobs are hard to find which is why i left. but i also only did admin and accounting work. a lot of people had jobs in orange county or los angeles county and did a LONG, horrid commute. some people now just work from home.

i use trulia for my searching now.

www.trulia.com

[jeffredo]

My nephew lived in Temecula with his family for several years, but he had a job in the area (maybe a 20-30 minute commute). They really enjoyed it though - very nice community. Are you primarily focusing on Southern California? Its a big state (larger than the UK and Ireland put together).

[mully1]

Originally Posted by loveautumn

if you are coming from the UK, do you have the appropriate visas to enter and work in the US?

Not yet loveautumn,
only just starting out , my wife is from the us , NY, but me being irish will have to apply, also the kids , want to get as much research done as possible before l start the legality side of things 1st,

[mully1]

Originally Posted by 5thgenSF

i wouldn't call it a retirement village at all. but jobs are hard to find which is why i left. but i also only did admin and accounting work. a lot of people had jobs in orange county or los angeles county and did a LONG, horrid commute. some people now just work from home.

i use trulia for my searching now.

www.trulia.com

thanks 5thgen , commuting won't be a problem for me as l always have to follow the work on the railroads , and the wife does a lot of her working from home in her job anyhow , temecula looks very reasonable for housing costs for what you get for your money , the weather for the wife and lifestyle for the kids is the main reasons for the move , but as their a young age l really want somewhere they will adapt quickly ,
thanks for your advice

[mully1]

Originally Posted by jeffredo

My nephew lived in Temecula with his family for several years, but he had a job in the area (maybe a 20-30 minute commute). They really enjoyed it though - very nice community. Are you primarily focusing on Southern California? Its a big state (larger than the UK and Ireland put together).

Hi Jeff ,
south cali is definitley where we want to be the climate and lifestyleis definitley what we want out of life is their any other city's or county's you could recommend ?
many thanks for your help

[leonard]

Originally Posted by mully1

Hi All,
new to this forum and just gotta say what a great job you all do of offloading all your useful information onto here ,
right me and my family are looking to move over within 2yrs so l'm in the early planning stages of research ,
l have a daughter of 9 and a son of 4 so we are going to be looking for family orient areas,
l've seen a lot of people mention temecula but others l have spoke to have said it is more of a holiday village not a place to reside as their are not many industries their or work , my wife works in law management and l work the rail roads in telecoms in the uk ,

also looking for good advice on real estate using zillow at the moment , could anyone point me in any other directions for useful sites ,
thanks for any help in advance

I lived in Murrieta, which is next door to Temecula. Temecula is a new and nice city with many shops, restaurants and a great old town with a jillion antique shops. However it is a suburban city not an urban one. Good schools and plenty for the kids to do. However for more amenities and night life fun you will have a long grueling drive both ways. The beach is near, but again a long drive through traffic. It is very hot in Summer though a nice breeze comes through from the ocean in the evening.

I had an excellent real estate person sell my house and she was in Temecula and knows the market and area very well. If you would like her name and info email me privately.