Moving to Indio next week! (Riverside, Palm Desert: real estate, lease, condo)

[CrystalSpirit]

Hello Everyone!
I have signed a three month lease on a condo in the Indian Palms Country Club starting July 15. I rented it sight-unseen and have only been exploring the area as far south as Washington Blvd on Hwy 111. I'm hoping someone here will share with me the areas I want to stay away from in Indio ~ especially grocery store areas where I may not be safe in the evening. Since I will be looking for a long term place in October I would also like to know if there are areas I should stay away from in the cities of La Quinta, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, and Indian Wells as well.

I'm also hoping for suggestions on employers that may be looking to hire someone full-time. I have experience in office administration, bookkeeping, and hotel experience. I also have 10 years real estate experience and will be taking the California exam once I'm settled in Indio. So far I've been watching the classified ads in the Desert Sun and CraigsList. I've also been watching the Riverside County site and the individual city sites for gov jobs. Any forum I'm missing?

Thanks in advance for any insight you can give me.
Warm Regards ~ Jolon

[harahap]

Palm Desert/Springs is pretty much a resort area for the LA as well as Arizona folks. With the hotel experience you have, it seems a good fit for you, so pretty much any resort/community there would make for prospective employers.

There aren't very many areas at all to avoid, and the ones there are will be really obvious.

[CrystalSpirit]

Hello,
Thank you Harahap for being so kind to reply! The urgent question I have for anyone who can give me some quick advise is this:
I'm moving into a furnished condo in Indio on Saturday and was planning to store all of my belongings in the garage for 3 months while I searched for a more permanent home. Someone last night advised me against that saying that they would be destroyed by the heat in that short of a time. Has anyone else had experience with this?
Thanks! Jolon