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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here,

Thx for the advice. I was under the impression that LA comparable to Boston rent and SF was only slightly higher while San Diego was cheaper? My dog is a small breed and I'm comfortable paying extra to have her by my side. I'm more concerned with nanny competition since in Boston I find most of my jobs by word of mouth and can command a higher rate. I'm not sure how I will compare with CA nannies. I just don't want to go through all my savings while searching for a position and I want to live a similar lifestyle financially that I'm living in Boston.

I will look into more agencies.  [/quote]

Unless you have roommates, plan for 50% - 60% of your monthly income to go towards rent in San Diego.  I don't know about the east coast rates but out here a 500 sq ft studio or jr. 1 bedroom goes for $750 - $1000 depending on how close you are to the beach and the US/Mexico border.

There are around 20 agencies in San Diego. Some of them prefer not to hire nannies until after they have relocated to the area but others are more than willing to interview over Skype.

As another poster said, don't forget about the Trustline clearance. That is required throughout California.[/quote]

Op here, 
Studios in the city of Boston go for 1200-1500 per month without utilities and we have freezing winters. So San Diego sounds like a steal! Will hopefully i'll be moving with a friend and have minimum of 10k saved and absolutely no debt. If anyone can provide me with information about safe dog friendly neighborhoods in San Fran, LA or San Diego that would be wonderful. Any names of worthy agencies I'd really appreciate it. I will get trust line certified before I send out my résumé and portfolios to agencies.[/quote]

San Diego is broken up into North County, Central San Diego, East County, and South Bay. There are a variety of neighborhoods in each area.  Not sure what kind of neighborhood you prefer to live in so this is a link where you can learn about all of them.  http://www.sandiegoreader.com/sd-neighborhoods/  
I live in Central San Diego near Balboa Park and I love it. The area is mostly late 20s and thirty-something singles and families.  Dogs everywhere!

Here is a link to a list of Southern California agencies - http://www.networkingnannies.com/agencies.html

This is another link with that includes some of the agencies in Northern California - http://theapna.org/category/nannyagency/california_nanny_agency/  
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