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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://m.trulia.com/property/3246530715-4311-Noeline-Ave-Encino-CA-91436[/quote]

wow

this is the house you're buying OP?[/quote]

That's beautiful!  I still wouldn't want to live in Encino.

OP, since this is essentially going to be a vacation/retirement home, you have to decide what is important to you in terms of lifestyle and location.  If this house is in your budget, clearly you can live anywhere in the LA area.  Do you want to be at the beach or more in the center of things. Do you want to be close to outdoor recreation (hiking, mountains, lakes) or is your priority theater, museums, shopping?  When you get away for a weekend, would you want to drive up to Santa Barbara to down to San Diego or are you a Palm Springs person?  Be aware that the further inland you get, generally the hotter it is.

A city person who looks forward to regularly going to the Hollywood Bowl, going to museums, I'd lean toward Pasadena
https://www.trulia.com/property/1044891-645-S-San-Rafael-Ave-Pasadena-CA-91105

Want to be at the beach?  Malibu if you want to be away from things a bit, Santa Monica/Marina del Rey/Venice are busier.  If you are drawn to regularly visiting San Diego, you might want to be in one of the more southern communities.

If you are an outdoorsy person who is more inclined to weekend in Santa Barbara, want lots of space, and not be in the hustle and bustle of the city, look in Calabasas or maybe Lake Sherwood:
https://www.trulia.com/property/3231776663-20-Lower-Lake-Rd-Lake-Sherwood-CA-91361
https://www.trulia.com/property/38862052-5602-Winton-Ct-Calabasas-CA-91302

Personally, I grew up in Westlake Village (between Calabasas and Lake Sherwood) and love that area but I know for a lot of people it's too much of an exurb.  We rarely drove into LA for things but that was fine because we'd rather spend the weekend hiking and my dad liked the local golf course.  [/quote]

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