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Old 03-03-2012, 12:28 PM
 
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Share housing. Bring a cheap car. Make the job your focus. Dress sharp.

5k for six months min.
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Old 03-05-2012, 02:47 PM
 
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Share housing. Bring a cheap car. Make the job your focus. Dress sharp.

5k for six months min.
I agree with this post.
Get a roomate, which will also be good for networking.
Locations in SD area for a young professional, that are not *only* party places:
South Park
Kensington Village
Solana Beach
Encinitas
Maybe Carlsbad Village, too

These are more urban, walkable, have character. Tons of places for more sterile suburbia living, but still close to amenities and beaches---these include: UTC near UCSD, clairemont, near pacific beach, and really so many other locales; some professionals like them b/c they are n earer to open space for hiking or biking-such as tierra santa, san carlos, rancho bernardo, rancho penasquitos,etc. depends on your interests.

You'll get a mixed crowd in these areas-families, older professionals, young hipsters, etc.

SD is an easier place than many cities, to set up shop, b/c although it's notoriously underpaying ['lifestyle discount'-my spouse is a native and he says it's always been this way, even before housing went thru the roof], you can find lower priced rental housing in apartments and condos, and lots of them, in nice areas with no major safety concerns. Also, relative to other cities, traffic is not completely in charge of your life. Jobs in SD are scattered, so is housing, so nothing is congregated around one area. It's common and possible to live near work and avoid freeways, even, particularly as a renter. [SD has lots of apartment complexes with resort amenities type of places, and move in deposits are typically quite low; in fact, security deposits in SD are normally only half a month's rent, which is consdirably less than most major metro areas. shhh....don't tell anyone, or they will change it(:.]

Good luck; sounds like SD is a good choice for you!

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