Better areas in the under 400k range?? (Los Angeles, Santa Clarita: crime, credit)

[greggd]

Originally Posted by the one

whittier ghetto? how funny there was just an article in the la times today talking about how whittier has undergone a demographic shift. before it was well off white people, now it is well off brown people. nowhere did it mention ghetto. i think you have it all wrong. you probably never been to whittier or spyglass or friendly hills or any of those areas. whittier is a very nice place actually. but like santa monica and other cities it has its rough patches, by no means near what watts and compton are of course. but any lil sign of crime no matter how minimal will set some alarmist off. try whittier, you will be suprised.

As I recall the hills are nice parts of whittier and out of his budget.

[nickdahammer]

Originally Posted by jessemh431

Seriously, if that was possible, there would be over 50 million people living in Los Angeles. However, you couldn't get a home for 400k in Watts, Compton, or North Long Beach for that price. Just by the fact that this is LA, you are not going to get good public transportation, especially if you live in areas with homes this cheap.

• Reseda-ghetto
• Panorama City-ghetto
• Canoga Park-pretty ghetto
• Baldwin Park-ghetto
• Azusa-just barely not a ghetto
• Covina-not as bad, but West Covina is better
• Whittier-ghetto

I would suggest Palm Springs or Palm Desert. Pretty much the same place. I never understood the difference. Lots of older people. I mean, 50's not old, but I'm assuming she's either retired or close to retiring at that age and there are tons of retirees in Palm Desert.

Homes:
Palm Springs, CA, Real Estate Listings and Palm Springs, CA Single Family Home for Sale - Realtor.com

Condos/Townhomes:
Palm Springs, CA, Real Estate Listings and Palm Springs, CA Condo/Townhouse/Co-Op for Sale - Realtor.com

Another area is Santa Clarita.
Santa Clarita, CA, Real Estate Listings and Santa Clarita, CA Single Family Home for Sale - Realtor.com
Santa Clarita, CA, Real Estate Listings and Santa Clarita, CA Condo/Townhouse/Co-Op for Sale - Realtor.com

Is there a specific reason you like SoCal? What about Phoenix or Las Vegas?

LOL... Palm Desert? You gotta be kidding me.

[jessemh431]

Originally Posted by nickdahammer

LOL... Palm Desert? You gotta be kidding me.

Why?

[nickdahammer]

Well, maybe I misunderstood your post. Are you saying that Los Angeles County is so 'ghetto' that no one can find a decent place for under $400k, and because of that they have to go to Santa Clarita and Palm Desert....?????

I live in Mt Washington (Northeast L.A.) where a very nice, 2 bedroom, 1920's era cottage just went to about $329k. I don't consider where I live to be 'ghetto.' It's green, safe, close to transit, with open areas- what could be wrong with that? I did a search on trulia.com as well as craigslist los angeles and found LOTS of nice places for $400 or under, right here in town.

And I travel to Whittier about once a month. I am usually early to my appointment, so I drive around or grab a bite to eat. That's a very nice town, at least the parts where I was. Every location has crap, as well as gold. I am not one to judge an entire area one way or another. There is WAY too much variety here, good and bad. I've lived here all my life and there are plenty of areas, good and bad that I've never even heard of, much less experienced.

My two cents.

And I'm 50-years old, for what it's worth. I have friends who lived in Stevenson Ranch, which is adjacent to Santa Clarita.

[jessemh431]

Oh. Okay. I'm sorry, but I just didn't expect anything to be in that price range except for condos. If you could find a place like that, take it. Much better than Santa Clarita or Palm Desert.

[nickdahammer]

Originally Posted by jessemh431

Oh. Okay. I'm sorry, but I just didn't expect anything to be in that price range except for condos. If you could find a place like that, take it. Much better than Santa Clarita or Palm Desert.

Honestly, I was surprised to see a HOUSE for that low in this area. These houses stay on the market a helluva lot longer than they used to and the prices just get lower.

[CESpeed]

Originally Posted by skywalker400

Looking to move down south for a change of pace, (living in norcal currently). Would prefer a smaller (2bd home) in a decently safe area, with good access to public transit (for socal standards). More-so looking for my mother, who's in her 50's, so schools are not issue. I have a somewhat vague understanding of the area and have noticed three particular areas of interest; the SFV in like Reseda, Panorama City, Canoga Park, parts in the San Gabriel area like Baldwin Park, Covina, Azusa and the Whittier/Norwalk area in S.E. La county. Also looking at maybe moving down to SD or the desert. The search area is huge, so it gets hard to focus in on one specific area. At the moment just looking for suggestions to towns/neighborhoods I should take a look at, Thanks!

I think West Covina especially near the Covina /West Covina border would be nice. Maybe Claremont. Monrovia is a nice quaint little town as well. If you want SFV, try Northridge or North Hills. Maybe North Hollywood near Universal City.

[the one]

i wasnt reffering to the budget of the OP, but rather to alramist187 or whoever said whittier was ghetto. it is not. if you think so then you probably never left your BH mansion. or you are a lil 18 year old trolling. anyhow some houses in WHTR are in the OP's price range tho. maybe some mntry park homes as well. but as hard as it was finding under 400K homes, it is getting easier. prices are declining. dont believe they will get too far below 400 in most areas other than 90001 or places like that. but its happening. good luck.

[Tasksgirl]

I've been looking alot at houses these past few weeks.. It has become totally possible to get a nice home even with a pool for around or under 400k.. in a nice area! Not the BEST but very decent.

You need to check out ZipRealty Real Estate -- Homes for sale and local real estate agents houses even in nice areas like Burbank & Glendale are going down from 600s to 300 - you can see when the price has been reduced and what date.

I'd look at the nicer areas of North Hollywood, Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, Alhambra, Azusa, West Covina, Whittier, Encino, Tarzana, Reseda, Northridge, Corona (a bit too far though)

And don't tell me it's not possible - go look on Ziprealty you will see it is.

[whatever78]

Second Monrovia if you're looking in San Gabriel Valley...i think the train goes by there and there is a little downtown...50 something mom might like it quite a bit. i also think whittier is not ghetto but i don't know about pub transport there.