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Old 03-13-2008, 08:03 PM
 
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Hello,

Situation: I currently work in Irvine and once my boyfriend graduates he will be working in LA (film industry). We want to live together so we are looking at areas between OC and LA. We are open to apartments, townhomes, condos, houses and can afford around $1500/month. Although we have a couple friends that might also live with us and in that case we could afford more. We would like a safe neighborhood and, if at all possible, not have to worry too much about parking.

Questions:
-What cities/areas do you recommend (Long Beach, Lakewood, Downey, etc)?
-Are we crazy in thinking that we can both commute? How long would you expect each of our commutes to be from the areas you recommend?
-Any other advice?


I am really clueless on the areas in LA. Please help. Thanks so much!
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Old 03-13-2008, 11:05 PM
 
Location: West LA
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Two words... Long Beach.
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Old 03-14-2008, 02:02 AM
 
Location: RSM
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East & Coastal Long Beach, Lakewood, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Cypress, Cerritos, etc..

Basically, anywhere at or between the 710 and 605 fwy off the 405
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Old 03-14-2008, 10:38 AM
 
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Long Beach is best. Belmont Shore is a fun area. People will tell you parking is bad there but you can get places with parking. Plus on the weekend you won't drive anywhere. Everything is within walking distance.

Commute to Irvine won't be as bad as commuting north. Rush hour to Irvine is 45 minutes.

Rush hour to Hollywood is probably an hour. Maybe more I haven't done that drive in awhile.
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Old 03-14-2008, 10:45 AM
 
Location: South Bay
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LB to LA is a brutal drive and so is LB to Irvine. However, it doesn't really matter where you live between the two, it is going to suck both ways. Not to rain on your parade, but depending on where your boyfriend will be working, you may want to consider living by a metrolink or MTA station.
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Old 03-15-2008, 03:15 PM
 
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thanks for your comments... does anyone have more specific advice?
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Old 03-16-2008, 03:27 PM
 
Location: Cincinnati
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My advice is to look for a new job. Seriously. There's no easy solution for this...except the LB suggestion which is still brutal. Do you want to spend your life commuting?
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