Places to Look for homes

[slimmj0k3r]

New to the area.....any suggestions of areas to look for homes moderately priced

and yes i've searched, been looking on century21, zillow, and a bunch of other sites, not sure which areas are good and which aren't. trying to stay an hour outside of LA if not closer.

[SoCalS4Avant]

Yikes...which way "outside of LA" are you looking? Are you working in LA?

[slimmj0k3r]

Yikes...which way "outside of LA" are you looking? Are you working in LA?

Yep, looking anywhere south of Los Angeles. So Far i've looked at San Bernardino, Riverside, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Orange Counties

[AudiA4Turbo22]

Irvine, pasadena, Glendale, encino

[oc-drop]

What kinda budget you got?

Here is a good resource for Orange County
http://www.ocregister.com/realestate/

[A4natomical]

how old are you, what are you into, what type of house, budget?

[slimmj0k3r]

how old are you, what are you into, what type of house, budget?

I'm only 20. Computer Science major with information Technology, Realisticly Budget is around $300,000 more or less depending on what we see and what we like.

[cgmiller63]

$300K is going to be tough. Are you firm on a house? How about a condo? Another thing, 1 hour from LA really depends on traffic. It takes me an hour to drive 21 miles to work. I drive south 405 from Long Beach to Costa Mesa. Driving to the Westside (LA) is 10 times worse.

Before you buy anything post the area on this site so we can tell you if it's a good area or not.

[SoCalS4Avant]

I agree - you're definitely looking at a condo if you want to spend 300k. Otherwise, if you NEED a house - you should head out to San Bernadino county area - you may have a better shot at getting a house out there, and aren't likely to be in the ghetto (at least not a terrible ghetto!).

I'd say traffic is ridiculous no matter where you end up. Unless you work within a couple miles of where you live - you'll be sitting in traffic (and even then...).

[minira]

well if you looked in corona, there's a bunch selling there maybe a little higher than 300,000 but you can get a good sized home. here's the link i use
http://www.immobel.com/personal/1/se...er=mrmls&la=EN

[slimmj0k3r]

Thanks guys, going to post up some findings tonight so you can tell me what areas are good and what not ill ne taking a trip out there in the first week of decemeber, so i need to have at least 5-10 properties in good areas that i'm going to look at. I'll be looking into a Condo as well, i saw some pretty good homes in the san bernadino area, which aren't too bad. Not FIRM on a house but a backyard/pool/patio would be nice but def not necessary.

well if you looked in corona, there's a bunch selling there maybe a little higher than 300,000 but you can get a good sized home. here's the link i use
http://www.immobel.com/personal/1/se...er=mrmls&la=EN

btw corona is out of the question, cheapest house was $1.9 million...just a tad over 300,000 haha, that site has many many other listings as well and is pretty useful though thanks!

[acidrome]

You should check out San Dimas/Glendora. Or Upland - Rancho Cucamonga/Alta Loma, they have some nice sized homes/condos going for a moderate price, not to mention it is about an hour outside L.A. and its a nice area that has grown alot in the past 5 years.

[slimmj0k3r]

You should check out San Dimas/Glendora. Or Upland - Rancho Cucamonga/Alta Loma, they have some nice sized homes/condos going for a moderate price, not to mention it is about an hour outside L.A. and its a nice area that has grown alot in the past 5 years.

near fontana if I'm not mistaken?

[acidrome]

kinda...but its not as far east, its more westward towards L.A. and Northwest from Corona. Upland - Alta Loma / Rancho Cucamonga is aobut 5~10 miles west of Fontana.

[ShadyJC]

Working in downtown LA? Planning on driving to work, or taking train? Any specific desire for access to a neighborhood with a specific ethnicity?

[slimmj0k3r]

Working in downtown LA? Planning on driving to work, or taking train? Any specific desire for access to a neighborhood with a specific ethnicity?

most likely train. And no, as long as im not in a bad/ghetto area.

[minira]

did you put in the range from like $250,000 $350,000? A bunch should pop up. I don't know how you inputed it, but you highlighted residential, push next then put in the limits that you want in your range, highlight corona, then single family residence then hit search. you really don't need to put any other variables in. here i did it for you mang

http://www.immobel.com/personal/1/se...p=15&B1=Search

[slimmj0k3r]

Updates, found homes in the follow areas, ANY type of feedback would be great.

Fontana
Menifee
Murrieta
Canyon Lake
Wildomar
Lake Elsinor
Temecula
Riverside
Moreno Valley
Corona
Victorville
Winchester

Found tons of homes at the price i'm looking for, Again if there are any not so good areas on my list feel free to let me know

[fusionx]

what are you looking for in a city you want to live in?

I live in irvine and I mean its a really mellow place I love it. Its close to everything literally and if you cant find something to do here everywhere else is literally 15 min away haha. Irvine has built a lot of new apartment / condo buildings and they are soooo sick. Id totally want to do that. Theres a place by the spectrum with 4 apartment buildings brand new and a starbucks, grocery store, bank, clothing store, fitness centers and pools all there. Oh, and some pretty hott milfs :) Anyways i mean id rather get set up in one of the sick new apartment / condo complexes but I don't know everything your looking for

[slimmj0k3r]

OK i like to live in the suburbs. Right now im about 30 minutes outside of the city which is great for me. Theres always tons to do,Im close to pretty much everything which includes malls, many many different places to eat, movies, bowling, golf, just to name a few things. City life is great out here but it isnt for me thats why i opted to live OUTside of the city, plus its less expensive. My neighborhood is quiet, neighbors are friendly, and we have a good mix of cultures most of whom are very friendly. House wise, i'd love a garage where i can work on my own car, currently my garage is just big enough for one car which barley leaves me room for working, backyard would be great as we currently use ours for small get togethers, bbq's, ect. Again i just want to live in a good area with plenty around it and lots to do.

i just dont want to get there and live in the middle of nowhere with a small town barely with anything going on. If you have a link to those condo's mentioned above, that would be awesome, like i said in previous posts, a house would be great but not my only option.

[cgmiller63]

I personally would rather have a Condo or Townhouse close to work than a big house 50 miles from work. The traffic is going to kill you. In the rush hour traffic it's going to take you 2 hours to get home. I live in Lakewood (Long Beach) area and there are a lot of houses in your price range here. Granted they are older houses but it's much closer than Riverside or San Bernadino.

[cdc]

Updates, found homes in the follow areas, ANY type of feedback would be great.

Menifee
Murrieta
Canyon Lake
Wildomar
Lake Elsinor
Temecula
Winchester

Found tons of homes at the price i'm looking for, Again if there are any not so good areas on my list feel free to let me know

I would say these areas are to far from LA it would take you ages to get to work. But Murrieta is nice but homes can be expensive, Temecula I would say is the same. I live in Menifee and I think you could get a nice house for 300k. Not to sure in the other towns.

[oc-drop]

** take note that living 30 miles from LA could take about an hour to commute with our parking lot status traffic

[acidrome]

I believe he is probably going to take the train to work, but I would still recommend the furthest east he should go is the Inland Empire. From San Dimas/Glendora - Upland/Rancho Cucamonga (still an hour drive from L.A). Finding a good home for his budget is completely achieveable around those areas

[TinaTbolt]

my friends just bought a really nice condo in the san marcos / carlsbad area for like 180,000.00 im sure you could find something nicer if your range is double that. the area is really nice, and additionally its near an audi dealership/service center lol nice area

[minira]

so did ya check the link? coronas and the other surrounding areas have plenty to do. I don't know but for me at least its a bit closer to the tracks! and the desert for quads and dirtbiking. It'll take you an hour to get to l.a. most likely, but if you want newer houses still in your price range and don't mind driving corona is good. Check out chino, new communities being built.