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Originally Posted by Head416
Her schedule will be pretty much M-F 8-5. The whole reason we're moving is to lower the commute, so I'm going to try pretty hard to get her at 30 min or less. She'll have homework/reading/papers - unless Milt you want to pitch in on the papers  - so her commute time is more important than mine. This is all temporary (2-5 years) so our situation doesn't need to be perfect.
Looking for 10 minutes in the La Brea / Miracle Mile area it seems like 2 bathrooms and in-unit washer/dryer hookups are a lot harder to find without getting above $1,800. I've pretty much given up on finding a unit we'll like for $1,400 without driving further. |
If you absolutely need 2 BRs, you are going to pay. I myself would immediately compromise on the space requirement and rent a storage locker for $100 a month if you really have a lot of furniture that is worth keeping, as opposed to selling and replacing later when you own a house. The location is so much more important than almost any other measurement in L.A., IMO. I would not have the life I have if I had to live somewhere that I don't like. And these long freeway commutes that people are talking about will absolutely destroy your life. Sacrifice the size of the apartment for the location. It's an absolute no-brainer. You can get a very large 1BR near CBS, (Beverly and Fairfax to LaBrea), for ~$1500 a month. Maybe even a 2BR for close to that. I have a friend who lives in a good building there, I'll ask him.
