apartment hunting. (the commitment of $60 could probably be taken to mean i'm more serious this time than history would suggest about moving.)

based on the poking around i've done so far, i may end up paying more than even my recently inflated rent, but i'm looking at more space and much better locations.

i wish i had better maps of the areas i'm looking at, or were more familiar with the areas. it's hard to get a good sense of things just from looking at maps.yahoo.com.

« october 18, 2002 1:58pm • october 21, 2002 1:20pm »

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santa monica is probably the "best" place to live in LA.

» arvind » october 19, 2002 2:35pm

Hmn, I just remembered that you are wheel less (no?)... Otherwise I would have suggested driving around looking for "for rent" signs. It gives you a better idea of how the neighborhood is than maps.yahoo.com can do.


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» Ask Bjoern Hansen (link) » october 19, 2002 3:12pm

what happened to your car jw?

» arvind » october 19, 2002 5:06pm

my car is uninsured and registered for non-operation because it failed its smog check. i've only kept it around for emergency use.

i will be driving around and looking at neighborhoods, and probably apartments, as part of a long weekend after phpcon (along with going to the monterey bay aquarium and possibly the san diego zoo).

the thing that driving around doesn't do a good job of is giving you a sense of apartment prices. that's where ezrentlist comes in. my desire for a map isn't just at the neighborhood level (which obviously requires a visit to get the real lay of the land), it's just been a bit of a pain figuring out which cities to be checking out to fit my basic near-the-beach criteria.

santa monica is a nice place to visit, but overpriced. in my view, anything in the san diego area would preferable to (and cheaper than) any of the los angeles area beach communities.

» jim (link) » october 20, 2002 10:08am

sugar dvd is based in san diego. they're HUGE.

» guess who! » october 20, 2002 7:35pm

driving around and combing an n by m block for "for rent" signs is the best way to find a place once you've narrowed down the area. you'll find places that aren't advertised and better deals. it's also best to do this on a pleasant sunday morning in a convertible. =)

» geoff » october 22, 2002 5:01am

Hi Jim,

I actually live in San Diego and have lived in San Diego for the past 10 years (excluding about a year in San Francisco). Let me know if
you want me to show you around.

» Sander van Zoest (link) » november 3, 2002 3:55pm

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