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10-23-2009, 01:26 PM
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Palmdale, Rosamond or Lancaster?
I may be getting a job at edwards air force base. closest to edwards is rosamond, then lancaster, then palmdale.
id like to rent for a few months, then buy a house.
should i rent in rosamond?
and buy a house in palmdale?
Last edited by bradyischamp; 10-23-2009 at 01:40 PM..
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10-23-2009, 04:20 PM
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Check out Tehachapi. It's about a 45 minute drive to Edwards but it's so much nicer than the Antelope Valley. We spent 8 years living in Rosamond, it's not a nice area at all. Lancaster and Palmdale have their good points, but there is a lot of crime and gang activity. Where ever you decide to go, rent first before buying. You don't want to buy and then find out it's not a good area. Good luck with your decision.
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10-30-2009, 01:58 PM
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i checked out tehachapi after your recommendation but its just too far from edwards afb. more than 1 hour commute one way. what about california city? my plan so far is to rent in rosamond for a couple of months while i look for a house to buy.
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10-30-2009, 07:39 PM
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Good idea to rent. You need to go into stores around areas you are interested in. I think there are still a couple decent neighborhoods on the east side of Lancaster. My boss lives in one between J and K at 40th E. The reason I bring that up is going to the south gate of EAFB is quick from there.
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10-31-2009, 08:18 AM
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This is the 3rd or 4th thread recently about somebody relocating to Edwards. I wonder what they are building up there. Maybe it's time to invest in some property in Rosamond.
There are not very many apartments in Rosamond. You may be able to find a good house to rent, maybe even one of the newer homes that went into foreclosure and was bought by an investor as a rental property. Lots of those properties also in Palmdale and Lancaster.
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11-02-2009, 02:49 PM
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If you have children, don't put them in school in Rosamond. The schools in Rosamond are horrible, seriously. Most people who work at Edwards and have children enroll their kids in school on base. I wouldn't live in an apartment in Rosamond either, check the sex offender list, the apartments there are full of sex offenders. Honestly, there isn't much good to say about Rosamond. Have you visited the area yet? I would highly recommend it, before you make a decision.
California City is a reasonable commute, I haven't been there in years so I couldn't advise on whether to live there or not.
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