NWR: Temecula

ok so most of you know that fh and dont live together... i live in the bay area and he lvies in long beach...

we are now thinking of where to live once we're married, and he suggested temecula (ugh!) since it's about an hour to his job and 45 minutes drive for me to visit my boss, if i need to...  i am hooked up at home and dont commute now - i just plug in and work... but on those occassions when i do need to go in - he thought temecula was a nice compromise for the 2 of us...

the only thing is i do not want to live inland - what's the point of moving to socal and not live by the water, kwim??

no offense to anyone who lives there now, but it's just not my idea of living in socal.  my old apt was 5 minutes from the beach and i lived pretty central to everything - i dont like the idea of living inland - but then temecula has great prices on homes right now...  we could probably get one close to free...

long beach to chino is about 40 minutes for him; and i totally woulnt mind living in lbc - but temecula???  no way...    aarrgghh - but then he makes a great point in that it's not forever...

fffffck! help me feel better about this...  nothing is set in stone - we're still in pre-lim stages, but he and i are already both so adamant about our positions about this.

No- I COMPLETELY understand where your coming from!  I have a recommendation- rent there first...  My sister and her FI bought a house there and it didn't work- and they were stuck since they were 'owners' you know? Just a thought...  I couldn't live there b/c I can't handle the heat!

With the market the way it is right now you could possibly find somewhere closer to the beach...?

You never know- with your jobs situations and happily married- it could be just fine!

- HMM :)

don't do it!  Sorry, if I sound like a snob but if you're used to beach access, this area inland will kill your spirit!

and Holy Moly has a point. we just bought a place and the realtor told us that everything in the outlying areas like Valenica and Temecula are just sitting on the market. The only drastic reductions she is seeing is outside LA.

I love Long beach-  it has so much flavor and diversity. I lived there in college (went to CSULB)  can you not stay there?

THANK YOU!!!  before he hung up on me tonight - he told me i was being a snob! WTF??

um it's not like i'm asking to live in freakin monarch beach or coto.. wth!?!

maybe we'll try the renting thing - i just dont wanna miss the chance to jump on a good deal elsewhere kwim???  i KNOW i cant take the heat!  i cant take the heat where i live now - same distance to san fran from where i live as temecula to the beach down there... so yeah it's like my face is melting some days...

and i want to be close to my friends and my God-daughter...

you're totally right J, we should just rent and let the $$$ earn a little more interest til we take the plunge...  he's so not good with heat either! hahahaaha

omg! seriously!  i graduated from LMU - so living close to everything was what i got used to and i wouldnt mind living somewhere near LMU again or close to State; carson's got nice areas now near Cal State DH also - right off the 405...

that's why i'm so grumpy now - living inland from the water and San Fran... but honestly, Norcal is not me bag baby...  it's nice but just not for me...

i dont think i'm being a snob either - and i really hope i'm not coming off as one...that's not my intention - i dont think i have a snobby bone in my body =)

i actually wouldnt even mind if he just got a 2 br in his building now where he is in LB to rent for a year or so... aaaagh!!!

where the fck is the calgon to take me away???

hi dirty. Totally rent there first like HMM said. That's recommended usually when you buy a home in any area that is new to you. Unless of course its like Laguna Beach and you know you'll love it.

But I actually like Temecula. Maybe its because Glen Ivy is there. LOL. But its so spacious and open. Yes its desert but it seems to have a nice community of families, nice homes, and low crime. You're not outrageously far from the beach. Its within driving distance.

I mean, wouldn't you rather have a huge house with a huge lot so your little chillens can run around and play all day? Or would you rather have them cooped up in a smaller house more "central"? You gotta start thinkin about the kids!

oh D1rty....we are going to be in the same dilemma when we move back to CA....but we've already decided that we are going to have to sacrifice space to be closer to the ocean...i think we'll have to sell most of our furniture...but i agree.....try renting first to see if you like it!!  hopefully we can be neighbors in OC or LA County... :)

ohh i hope i can be your neighbor too when we move to CA! i can't wait till we move back ! I tell him I need to live near the ocean too but a nice neighborhood in OC or Northern SD will be fine.

MARE!!!!  you sound like fh!!  "what about when we have kids - i dont want them or us worrying about drivers speeding in the neighborhood while they ride their bikes"! AAAGGGHHHH!!!  you're like the logical voice of reason or something!  =)

jackie--> gurl, i already know i'm gonna lose my mind inland! oh well, we'll see...  i dont really have to commute to carlsbad everyday - it's where my boss is, and as long as we meet once a month - i think we're good...  so i just have to make sure that is really the case...it's not like our setup isnt working now ya know?  i'm really hoping he doesnt want me to commute everyday - if that's the case then we can stay in LBC, b/c fh's commute to chino from his apartment now is about 40 minutes (he leaves at 515am)...

another idea:  San Pedro.

it used to be longshoremen and not the nicest area BUT it has gotten better and it is close to the ocean and not expensive. In the same way that Culver City became hot property- Pedro is a the same sort up and coming vibe