Crunchy Mom and Cannabis Industry Dad want to move to CenCal (San Diego: apartments, rentals)

[blossom_ca]

Hello there!

My family and I would like to move out of San Diego in about a year's time. We are a young, frugal family that consists of me (20), my S/O (24) and our infant. I'm born and raised from Sacramento CA and my S/O was born and raised from here, in San Diego. Each of our families reside where we grew up in and we'd like to move to CenCal so we're equally away from both families. We'd also like to eventually and affordably get out of our living situation. Our budget to rent a home could be no larger than $2,000

I currently am a Certified Nursing Assistant and in a years time, I'd like to be working as a medical biller and coder/transcriptionist because I'd like a future career in a telecommuting position. I'm a new mom and would consider myself pretty crunchy (cloth diaper, organic eating, holistic medicine, clean consumer). I enjoy being near more naturally beautiful environments rather than city attractions. I hope to homeschool my child; Access to bookstores and shopping is a must. I love farmers markets, metaphysical, and holistic shops! I'd just like to be in an area where I can fine things within my interests (hippie-ish/alternative lifestyle things but I also like current and trendy things) while being in a more naturally beautiful and clean environment. Great college schooling options would be a major plus and being near the ocean is also a must.

My S/O works in the cannabis industry. He loves his job working in dispensaries and legal marijuana IS his hobby. Growing and smoking is what he loves to do along with promoting its medicinal power and using it in other forms. I'd have to move to an area where there is common interest in the cannabis scene. He's also a foodie (go figure) who loves to cook himself. Access to diverse cookings and foreign flavors is a huge plus along with streetwear shops.

Basically we'd just like to rent a home in a safe, affordable, family attractive area that has our interests in Central Cali. Please give me your opinions

[gizmo980]

My first inclination would be Santa Cruz, but your $2000 budget is sadly too small - as even a 1br apartment now goes for $2200+ on average. So I think SLO would be the most logical choice, as Bakersfield is probably too conservative/rednecky, and Santa Barbara is quite expensive (and "snootier" than what you'd like).

[boulder2015]

Originally Posted by gizmo980

My first inclination would be Santa Cruz, but your $2000 budget is sadly too small - as even a 1br apartment now goes for $2200+ on average. So I think SLO would be the most logical choice, as Bakersfield is probably too conservative/rednecky, and Santa Barbara is quite expensive (and "snootier" than what you'd like).

Slo. The people who are voting for santa cruz are likely out of date on the cost of rentals in sc. Even five years ago, 2k would not have gotten much, now 2k will get you only a tiny craphole.

[onlymike]

You can't live on the central coast for 2,000 dollars. I'm sorry.

[boulder2015]

Originally Posted by onlymike

You can't live on the central coast for 2,000 dollars. I'm sorry.

Not true in slo pismo area. Not a great or big place, but you can rent a home in that area. Its not santa barbara or santa cruz yet in terms of cost.

[BurnInTheMil]

Renting an actual house for $2K is pretty much impossible these days, even 1br apartments in "good" areas are hard to find.

Bakersfield, the rent is cheap, but it's a depressing place. Super "rural", nothing but dirt and fields, and as someone mentioned, vey "redneck". A lot of blue collar, hard working individuals (which is a great thing).

I'd go with San Luis Obispso as well. Not a bad Area, plus you'd be close to Morro Bay which is a nice ocean area.

[majoun]

Originally Posted by blossom_ca

Hello there!

My family and I would like to move out of San Diego in about a year's time. We are a young, frugal family that consists of me (20), my S/O (24) and our infant. I'm born and raised from Sacramento CA and my S/O was born and raised from here, in San Diego. Each of our families reside where we grew up in and we'd like to move to CenCal so we're equally away from both families. We'd also like to eventually and affordably get out of our living situation. Our budget to rent a home could be no larger than $2,000

I currently am a Certified Nursing Assistant and in a years time, I'd like to be working as a medical biller and coder/transcriptionist because I'd like a future career in a telecommuting position. I'm a new mom and would consider myself pretty crunchy (cloth diaper, organic eating, holistic medicine, clean consumer). I enjoy being near more naturally beautiful environments rather than city attractions. I hope to homeschool my child; Access to bookstores and shopping is a must. I love farmers markets, metaphysical, and holistic shops! I'd just like to be in an area where I can fine things within my interests (hippie-ish/alternative lifestyle things but I also like current and trendy things) while being in a more naturally beautiful and clean environment. Great college schooling options would be a major plus and being near the ocean is also a must.

My S/O works in the cannabis industry. He loves his job working in dispensaries and legal marijuana IS his hobby. Growing and smoking is what he loves to do along with promoting its medicinal power and using it in other forms. I'd have to move to an area where there is common interest in the cannabis scene. He's also a foodie (go figure) who loves to cook himself. Access to diverse cookings and foreign flavors is a huge plus along with streetwear shops.

Basically we'd just like to rent a home in a safe, affordable, family attractive area that has our interests in Central Cali. Please give me your opinions

Then forget about Santa Barbara or San Luis Obispo as dispensaries are banned in those counties. The only county bordering Santa Barbara County with dispensaries is - surprisingly - Kern. You wouldn't expect Kern County to be better on cannabis issues than SB, SLO, or Ventura counties, considering its redneck, social conservative, and law-and-order image, and it being the southernmost red county in CA, but there are dispensaries in Bakersfield while there are not in SLO or SB.

[Flovis]

Dispensaries are banned in Fresno, but there will be medical dispenseries in 2019. City council said as much. They might even revote and let in regular dispenseries.

https://weedmaps.com/dispensaries/in...ifornia/fresno

Weed delivery services. You can still get weed delivered in fresno

You should consider the tower district in Fresno as well.
Its a very liberal neighborhood near downtown Fresno. You can walk/bike to the local community college and walk/bike to the neighborhood restaurants/bars. You won't feel out of place, lots of young, artsy ppl live there.

1k will get you a 3/4 bedroom house.

http://www.visitcalifornia.com/attra...tower-district

Gl

[Curmudgeon]

"Crunchy," huh? Isn't that the way something crisp sounds while you're chewing it? Think good pickles.

Cloth diapers are crunchy? What are you feeding that child?

Bakersfield = Cheaper and worse air. Decidedly depressing and unattractive. SLO the better option by far.

[Mr5150]

Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

"Crunchy," huh? Isn't that the way something crisp sounds while you're chewing it? Think good pickles.

Cloth diapers are crunchy? What are you feeding that child?

Bakersfield = Cheaper and worse air. Decidedly depressing and unattractive. SLO the better option by far.

And yet people who live in Bakersfield like it. There seems to be a disconnect. Outsiders think it stinks. People who live there like it.