i want to move to los angeles could someone help me with pointing me in the right direction (San Diego: salon)

[princessloza]

heya everyone ^_^ my names lauren im 18 i live in a small town in england and im currently in my final year at college studying hairdressing and in a few years (3-4 years) im hoping to move to los angeles after im set up financialy, but i need pointing in the right direction and when if i do manage to move over there im hoping to eventualy set up my own hairdressing buisness...propbley sounds impossible but cant hurt a girl for dreaming can it? well i thought that if i found out all the imformation myself that my parents would take me more seriously about it cause they think it would be to hard for me to get over there, but its what i really want.
anyway i would really appricate it if anyone could give me any imformation at all and where to start. thank you ^_^ love lauren xxx

[Miborn]

Why La?.......

[princessloza]

ha good qustion i dont no its just somewhere ive always wanted to go and ive herd its the best

[Jakehorror]

Lauren, good luck!!!! You can do it! I don't live in L.A. but have visited several times and have friends who do live there, we are moving to L.A. next year. The weather is wonderful, the crime is not as bad as the media has portrayed it to be. If I were you I would look on craigslist and rent.com to give you ideas on cost of living. Also, you will most likely end up working at a salon/spa for some time before you get to actually open your own shop. That's not a bad thing though. You will get to learn the business better and get to know how the system works here. L.A. is different than the rest of America, really it is. I've been to almost all 50 states and SoCal in general is the place you want to be if you want good weather and a liberated population. San Diego is nice too, but more expensive.
Just do your homework, research research research and visit a few times. Talk to people who live in L.A. and just get as much knowledge as possible before making your move. Good Luck!!!!!!!!

[princessloza]

thank you so much ^_^ thats a big help and confidence boost i hope ur move to la gose really well thank you xxxx

[Vandweller67]

I think the best thing for you to do is to go to craigslist.com. When you plan to move here I suggest getting a temporary sublet on that website or rent a temp room from someone around the west side this way you know someone and isn't alone. Check out the rentals and it will give you a price and the locations. The west side is safer for you. When you feel confident you can get your own place. Santa monica is nice but pricier.

[mase12]

i am 24 yrs old and i wok at a salon in michigan.i have beeen dying to move to la and i have 100,000 in my bank account.should i open a buisness with my mney or just move to la like i have always wantd???
that should be more than enough right?

[Melissa R.]

My biggest piece of advice to you, is please visit multiple times and get a feel for the city as someone other than a tourist. Visiting here and living here are two completely different things and what you do as a tourist will not be what it's like here. I've known people who have moved here and thrived, but I've also known as many people who ran back home just as fast because LA wasn't the fantasy they thought it was. Do your research and make sure you have spent a lot of time here.

[1200RT]

My advice is speak to a qualified financial advisory before investing $100k in a business idea.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by 1200RT

My advice is speak to a qualified financial advisory before investing $100k in a business idea.

good advise...

Nita