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West Coast Real Estate

Renaldo
about 10 years

I've decided that within the next 10 years that I want to relocate out of NY because it's cold and expensive.

I'm planning on visiting San Diego and possibly LA some time in May and would like to visit different areas up and down the coast over the next few years to see where I could ultimately move to after I've gained enough experience to be able to more easily get a job in a new market.

Since I know there are people on the site who are from this part of the country, I was hoping some of you could provide insight.

The only things I am not about are too cold, too rural or "cookie cutter" type communities where the most ethnic thing to eat is Taco Bell or Panda Express. (I've heard parts of LA can be like this)

Things I like: Food, warm, reasonably affordable MBA, good job markets, affordable apartment/housing, public transit

Thanks guys, appreciate the help.

Places Bront Should Visit / Consider moving to
6
San Francisco / Bay Area
6
Seattle
2
San Diego
2
Portland
2
Other in Pacific NW
0
Los Angeles
0
Other in Southern California
kino
about 10 years
not in seattle but when i lived in port angeles there was snow
nice
about 10 years
hey jill
TheShane
about 10 years

Jill says

pacific northwesterns unite


Where u @
Jill
about 10 years
pacific northwesterns unite
nice
about 10 years
if you like warmth don't go to san francisco go inland but not like valley area cus thts hot but like the bay/coast where sf is reaches like low 30s/40s i think and never gets much hotter than 80

but inland has rlly nice weather its like low 40s in winter and 80s/90s in summer
TheShane
about 10 years
Washington + Oregon has the best climate. Mild winters with rain at worst. The summers are literally perfect usually being around 80 F.
gennehfarrxD
about 10 years
NEGGING ALL OF YOU I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE YOU ANYWAY ;_________:
Renaldo
about 10 years

kino says

winter isnt bad


do you get a lot of snow and is it particularly windy?
deletedabout 10 years

TheShane says


Peta says

San Francisco is great and it is the only acceptable place to live on the West Coast. Every other city sucks.


Don't listen to him, California is trash.

The pacific northwest is the best place to go.


yeah, I'm glad I'm gone. *waves phone light*
gennehfarrxD
about 10 years
shut up jill the food is gr8 and if you live in the metro area there are no hicks but i can't say that when i go hiking i don't get stared at like half the time though
nice
about 10 years
the bay area is the best
kino
about 10 years
winter isnt bad
Jill
about 10 years
Jen ily but west coast is where its at
TheShane
about 10 years

Peta says

San Francisco is great and it is the only acceptable place to live on the West Coast. Every other city sucks.


Don't listen to him, California is trash.

The pacific northwest is the best place to go.
deletedabout 10 years

Jill says

Jen literally no one wants to come to ATL


for good reason, too
nice
about 10 years
california is the best place on earth
Renaldo
about 10 years

Delicate says

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/03/24/minimum-wage-rent-affordable-housing/6817639/
You've got the wrong idea if you're looking to move to somewhere inexpensive


All of California can't be more expensive than NYC though.

Washington looks promising although if they have bad winters there I don't think I'd like it much.
Jill
about 10 years
Jen literally no one wants to come to ATL
Renaldo
about 10 years

gennehfarrxD says

come to ATL you big jerk


how is the food there and are there a lot of rednecks?
deletedabout 10 years

Delicate says


Lashka says

Seattle is about the only city I'd consider living in if I moved to America.


I'm there currently, yeah. Seattle: temperate, no income tax, highest literacy rate in America, most "politically-correct"


Pretty much exactly why I'd happily live there.
deletedabout 10 years

Lashka says

Seattle is about the only city I'd consider living in if I moved to America.


I'm there currently, yeah. Seattle: temperate, no income tax, highest literacy rate in America, most "politically-correct"

Renaldo says

@Gist - yeah I'd need to be somewhere where corporations like to hang out since working in HR means I need to be in a place large enough for a business to house its support services.


Seattle http://seattle.about.com/od/largecompanies/tp/Seattle-Fortune-500-Companies.htm
Giga13
about 10 years
Move to Toronto
gennehfarrxD
about 10 years
come to ATL you big jerk
EleonorConroy5
about 10 years
seattle is homosexual literally
Renaldo
about 10 years


This doesn't look super terrible, but pretty comparable to NY. Alright, Portland is out.