If you love comfortably in LA...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HHI is 550K, but likely to go up since I will be changing jobs from gov't to private sector. Live in West LA in a 1.5M home. One child, too young for school but we will be sending to private school when he is old enough.

550k working for govt?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Had an offer to move to la but a little crapbox was 2 million and the public schools are a mess, so that was a no go. Our hhi would have been 250 or so.

you obviously didn't do your homework. you can get a 4 bed house in Calabasas for less than $1mil, with a pool.

Of an HHI of $250, in less you have a good downpayment, $1mil is insane.

not true - it's not "insane". You're being a bit dramatic here. It will be a bit tight on a monthly basis but it is certainly not insane, or undoable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t live comfortably by any means.

I make 120k per year.

Single no kids.

I rent and live in the valley.

It sucks.

Looking to move as soon as I can (job wise).

I’ve lived in LA for 12 yrs

Not sure why you can’t live comfortably on $120,000. It may be difficult to buy a single detached house in a nice area on that income though.

My rent is 2300 per month.
Car payment 600
Insurance and health insurance
Gas
Utilities
Phone
Gym

After taxes 120000 isn’t that much in LA. Especially living alone

Yes, living alone is a budget killer. That's why so many young folks in cities live in group houses or with a roommate until they shack up with a significant other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Had an offer to move to la but a little crapbox was 2 million and the public schools are a mess, so that was a no go. Our hhi would have been 250 or so.

you obviously didn't do your homework. you can get a 4 bed house in Calabasas for less than $1mil, with a pool.

And an hour plus commute to downtown la.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Had an offer to move to la but a little crapbox was 2 million and the public schools are a mess, so that was a no go. Our hhi would have been 250 or so.

you obviously didn't do your homework. you can get a 4 bed house in Calabasas for less than $1mil, with a pool.

And an hour plus commute to downtown la.

who commutes to downtown La from Calabasas, fool? You would need to work in Studio City or similar

[Anonymous]

$2 mil, Cheviot Hills, 2 kids

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t live comfortably by any means.

I make 120k per year.

Single no kids.

I rent and live in the valley.

It sucks.

Looking to move as soon as I can (job wise).

I’ve lived in LA for 12 yrs

Not sure why you can’t live comfortably on $120,000. It may be difficult to buy a single detached house in a nice area on that income though.

My rent is 2300 per month.
Car payment 600
Insurance and health insurance
Gas
Utilities
Phone
Gym

After taxes 120000 isn’t that much in LA. Especially living alone

That's your problem

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:HHI is 550K, but likely to go up since I will be changing jobs from gov't to private sector. Live in West LA in a 1.5M home. One child, too young for school but we will be sending to private school when he is old enough.

550k working for govt?

This is more than the president earns

[Anonymous]

$450k, 1 kid, private school, live in the valley, take multiple vacations every year (but I also try not to waste money on useless crap and tons gifts as well - more about experiences).

I live comfortably but I'm not swimming in money - still modest compared to most other families at school (as a point of comparison, not because I care - I couldn't be happier apart from the fact that I work when most moms don't).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Had an offer to move to la but a little crapbox was 2 million and the public schools are a mess, so that was a no go. Our hhi would have been 250 or so.

you obviously didn't do your homework. you can get a 4 bed house in Calabasas for less than $1mil, with a pool.

And an hour plus commute to downtown la.

who commutes to downtown La from Calabasas, fool? You would need to work in Studio City or similar

wow! why so nasty! I know this is an older post but jeez! You can't always choose a job that's close to where you live - but you know that.

try not to stain the LA forum with your DC attitude.