Help! Maybe moving to L.A. area in the near future..

[mwdem]

My S.O.'s office is in Maple, so I need advice on moving into that area. We don't have kids in school, moving from the Dallas area, and would like to know what looks good in that area. He's working at his (hopefully) last job before retirement. What looks good ot there now?

[Kerrytravelers]

1. In the LA area?

My in-laws lived in Dallas for quite some time. I grew up in Northern California and now live in Southern California.

Major changes:
weather- we don't actually have weather. Our day is just beautiful or more beautiful.
liberal people
lack of ten-gallon cowboy hats :rofl:
we wear flip-flops all year 'round



Price wise, I'm not sure, although in general, California is more expensive than Texas.


Did I mention you'll have more liberal people around? :)

[mwdem]

6. It will be good to get out of here.

I know it's a lot more expensive. I'm just starting to look a housing prices. At least we'll be downsizing!

[tishaLA]

2. Depends what you mean by LA area, really

LA is a big place; the area is even bigger. What kinds of things are you looking for? Do you want to live in LA proper? What are you looking to spend? Which quality of life issues concern you most?

[mwdem]

8. It'll be close to Ontario..

We'll be downsizing (again!), and want to live somewhat close to the job. I'm beginning to look at all areas around.

[kestrel91316]

3. Sorry, I can't help. I have lived in Los Angeles for 28 years and have never

even heard of an area or town around here called "Maple".

ETA: Google has never heard of Maple, CA either. We don't grow maple trees here. Are you perhaps confused?

[mwdem]

5. Jeez! My bad...

It's Walnut! I knew it was named after some kind of tree..

[sce56]

4. Don't know where you are going exactley but you can live on the cheap out in the Inland Empire!

Or you can live more expensively on the coast where the air is cleaner much more than next to the mountains. Or you can do like I do I bought my home outright last year and moved to the Harbor where I pay a simple slip & live aboard fee and have a way of leaving on a sail when I feel like it soon for good when I retire!



The view out my back door at sunset.





This was the Temperature I missed the 116F peak since it is hard to drive and take a picture at same time while buzzing down I-15 by Lake Elsinore
last Saturday.

That is the other thing when the temp is in the triple digits in the valleys I stay in the 70's or less next to the beach!

[mwdem]

7. My SO's job is closer to Ontario.

I need to get a feel for the areas. I'll have some time before anything happens.

[sce56]

9. I had a coworker that lived in Chino next to Ontario I could not stand going to his house

The dairy farm smell was quite powerful not sure if it is still the same ten+ years later. But the smog gets pushed against the mountains and is the worst out there. Sorry i still like my option better best of luck.
RR on s/v Brrr Wind II

[mwdem]

10. Thanks!

I like your option, too! Great pics..

[sce56]

11. I believe in the saying by Mark Twain throw off the bowlines

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. 

So throw off the bowlines. 

Sail away from the safe harbor. 

Catch the trade winds in your sails. 

Explore. 

Dream. 

Discover.



Mark Twain

[Kerrytravelers]

12. Ok, Walnut makes sense! I couldn't find Maple, but I was just going with it!

I don't have much time right now, but I will get back to you soon.

:hi:
kt

[Tikki]

13. Since you'd be too far from the Coast to be practical...

(unless you have free or cheap commuting costs and a truly flexible time schedule; i.e. free shuttle, car pool or commuter
expenses reimbursement)...
I would look around the greater Pasadena area, or cities at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains...but not over as far as
US Interstate 15.
Walnut, itself, is more industrial spaces. The inland LA can have overcast days and then not...Get a good Realtor or Rental Agent.
Costs....here you pretty much get what you pay for...make a sincere list of needs before you go looking for places.

The weather here is so awesome. In some Worlds...that means a lot.
Good Luck...:)

Tikki

[mwdem]

14. Thanks, Tikki.

I know the weather is great there. I'll take your advice on making that list.

[Cleita]

15. Well, I've always been partial to the Westside, but

since the real estate bubble and taking over of Bel-Air and Beverly Hills by really rich, foreign oil billionaires, the millionaires moved to the Westside, inflating the real estate prices there, but it is the best part of LA and near the beach too. There are still lower priced neighborhoods but also have higher crime rates.

[catchnrelease]

16. I lived in Ontario for almost 30 yrs

before moving to Long Beach. It should be possible to get something reasonably priced now, especially after all the mortgage problems. There are a lot of older homes along with newer subdivisions. Chino or Chino Hills would also be possibilities, and a mix of new/old homes and good/bad areas there too. I haven't been to the dairy areas in a couple of years, but for the most part they were being pushed out by residential zoning, so that may not be a problem any more. (Chino Hills is a more upscale area than Chino itself)

The weather can get pretty warm during summer and 'heat waves' like we're having now--90's to over 100 is not unusual. (I know you're frying in Texas now.) And sometimes it could be pretty windy, but not on a regular basis.

There are plenty of residential housing tracts in Walnut itself, so you might not rule it out. Diamond Bar is right next to Walnut but probably more expensive to buy there. Going North up the 57 fwy there are several nice areas--LaVerne, San Dimas, Claremont. Both have older and newer homes, lots of charm. Claremont is a college town, so lots of interesting things to do and see up there, but probably more expensive to buy there. I'd skip Pomona as it was getting to be run-down and a higher crime area last time I was around there.

From any of those areas it should take 30-45 minutes or less to get to Walnut unless there is an accident. Plus there are plenty of ways you could get to Walnut without getting on the freeway at all if there was bad traffic.

Hope this helps and welcome in advance to the Golden State!!:hi: