Calling those who know Los Angeles ...

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OP, the commute from most, probably all, parts of Glendale is less than an hour. The nicer areas are farther out. I'm not a fan of the city, would prefer Pasadena but the public schools in Pasadena are pretty sketchy all around.

I should add that I know some pretty well off people in LA and almost none of them have a 4br house.

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Anonymous wrote:San Fernando Valley, Burbank or Glendale. Or Torrance (more than an hour commute).

I would not drive from Glendale to downtown LA during rush hour. Are you posters familiar with LA?

Well, I wouldn't either, which is why I am here on the east coast and not there in that madness. But what would you suggest if the commute is to downtown LA and they want a house and good school district. Frankly there isn't anything.

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Anonymous wrote:San Fernando Valley, Burbank or Glendale. Or Torrance (more than an hour commute).

I would not drive from Glendale to downtown LA during rush hour. Are you posters familiar with LA?

Why not? I don't know LA, but the map says it's only 8 miles.

Yes, you clearly don't know LA. It can easily take 45 minutes to go from Santa Monica to Westwood (so halfway to downtown) and that distance is only 5 miles.

The Santa Monica freeway is horrible now. And nothing in Santa Monica is affordable.

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Anonymous wrote:This on in Rancho Palos Verdes looks nice http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6842-Crest-Rd-Rancho-Palos-Verdes-CA-90275/21366388_zpid

In low crime area and only about 50 minutes to downtown.

It's an hour and half to downtown from RPV.

Then Google is lying and their driver-less cars are doomed.

Here's the current commute time with current traffic conditions: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/6842+Crest+Rd,+Rancho+Palos+Verdes,+CA+90275/34.0452069,-118.2526364/@33.903172,-118.4636707,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!4m7!1m5!1m1!1s0x80dd4c734ca24759:0x9db9e2974f6c207a!2m2!1d-118.399851!2d33.762381!1m0

54 minutes.

This is not a typical price for Rancho PV. It's on the auction block starting at $700K. Plus currently, it is not rush hour.

I know partners in law firms who live there - they often sleep on their couches. No point in trying to get home.

+1. PV is expensive.

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What about Hancock Park? It's expensive but you can get into town (now) in an hour if traffic isn't too horrendous. I think everyone there goes to private school (The Harvard School, etc.)

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I'd rent a place in Los Feliz or Silverlake and figure it out from over there.

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Ladies, you are derailing this thread. please calm down. OP understands. again, please calm down.

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Anonymous wrote:What about Hancock Park? It's expensive but you can get into town (now) in an hour if traffic isn't too horrendous. I think everyone there goes to private school (The Harvard School, etc.)

Hancock Park is about a half hour but the houses will be over $1m, maybe closer to $2m.

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Anonymous wrote:Ladies, you are derailing this thread. please calm down. OP understands. again, please calm down.

The over exaggerated commute times derailed the thread.