hey what's up guys welcome back to my channel so we're at that time of the
year where a lot of people are thinking about relocating to Los Angeles
I personally relocated to LA about five years ago and over the past five years
I've learned so much and discovered so much and so many things I wish I knew
before I made that move so in this video I want to give you guys 10 tips are
moving to LA these tips are definitely gonna help you
these are things that I didn't know myself before I moved out here but I'm
giving it to you guys and hopefully you guys would find them helpful so without
further ado let's get to it
all right so before I get into this video I want to give you guys some
perspective on the amount of people that move into la la is one of the biggest
cities in America it's populated overpopulated but not as overpopulated
as New York is there are about 50,000 people that move to LA every month and
over 60 percent of those people move back to where they came from within six
months I've personally seen it myself I moved here about five years ago and the
first year was really hard for me but I stuck it out and since I've been living
here I definitely love it I've seen so much growth personally my career
everything I've done there's so much growth la is definitely a place for you
if you want to grow in whatever industry you're in definitely move out here to LA
now one thing you have to realize is that the first year is going to be very
hard for you and this is why a lot of people moved back to where they came
from within six months because they're almost kind of shocked at the at the
adjustments that they have to make when it comes to finances and living
situation and all that kind of stuff all right so the first tip I want to give
you guys is on neighborhood that you're gonna live in so one thing that you have
to understand is that there are so many neighborhoods in LA LA is basically at
County and then you have all these little cities around the county right so
each city around the county has its own sort of vibe and personality so you want
to make sure that you're not moving into a neighborhood that doesn't fit your
vibe doesn't fit your personality or whatsoever
I stay in Studio City because it's centrally located to everything that I
go to I tend to go to a lot of castings because I'm an actor in a model I tend
to go to a lot of castings in West Hollywood
sometimes in Santa Monica and I just found that Studio City is like the most
centrally located neighborhood for me in terms of all the different places that I
like to go to some of my favorite neighborhoods in Los Angeles is downtown
LA so downtown LA is kind of like an artsy vibe you have a lot of like
hipsters and like artists it almost kind of reminds me of New York right so it's
a you know tall buildings and all of that so you know that's where you have
most of your loft spaces as going downtown a lady or some nice bars and
the arts districts there's a lot of art shows there some clubs and nightlife if
you guys are interested in that's downtown LA is definitely something you
should look at so Glendale Burbank and Pasadena they actually kind of similar
in terms of personalities you see a lot more families it's more like a Serb a
little bit away from the core of the city a little bit of a update from the
younger crowd so it's more of a suburb more family-oriented there's some you
know cafes and things like that surround the area so it's more chill more
laid-back but at the same time is not too far from the action another
neighborhood that I like it's West Hollywood actually now West Hollywood
it's young its vibrant is active there are things that stay open a little bit
later than most places tons of things to do there's nightlife there's bars
there's entertainment etc the only downside about staying in West Hollywood
is that the traffic is crazy absolutely crazy especially on the weekends like
Friday 9:00 Saturday nights it's impossible to move anywhere because you
literally just stuck in one position for a long time if you want to be close to
the beach the neighborhoods I'll suggest is Santa Monica and Venice now Santa
Monica and Venice they are actually a little bit more expensive but it's I
feel like it's worth it because it's really clean there are tons of
restaurants around there terms of cafes terms of things to do there's nightlife
in the area so it's definitely something you should check out especially if your
job is gonna be close to those areas now another tip I want to give you guys for
moving to LA is that you should live very close to where you work now in
other cities people don't really think about that as much because you might not
have to drive so far well maybe the traffic isn't as bad but in Los Angeles
the traffic is really bad if you already have a job before you move to LA try to
find a location that's within 20 to 30 minutes from your job because traffic is
gonna be a nightmare another tip is to also live close to your friends so if
you have friends in LA already and you have your job already try to find a
location that's kind of central to both your friends and your job so the thing
about LA is that people can be really flaky right and most of the time they're
flaky because of the try fake I mean no one wants to sit in an
hour two hours worth of traffic just to go visit a friend for example ask the
really special occasion or you must really like that friend a lot to make
that traffic right so I have friends that live in West Covina and I live in
Studio City now on a good day with no traffic that's
about 35 to maybe 45 minute drive I have no problem making that but most of the
time there's traffic there are events along the way there are things happening
there's accidents so it could take up to two hours to go visit those people is in
West Covina so because of that I don't get to see them very often we often have
to find something centrally located that we can both go to or some kind of event
or restaurant or whatever so consider living close to your friends because
living in LA could actually be pretty lonely the next thing I want to tell you
guys about moving to LA is that finding an apartment is a marathon because there
are so many people moving out here like I said on a monthly basis and everyone
is looking for an apartment finding an apartment in LA is very difficult you
need at least a month or two months heads up time to find an apartment if
you go into an open house for an apartment that you like do not leave
that apartment without filling an application because the moment you walk
out and think about it for maybe 30 minutes or an hour it's already gone
the competition for apartment searching is extremely hard I've never seen
anything like it it took me almost three months to find my first place and my
second place it took me about two months to find it all right my fourth tip for
you guys is to definitely get a car you can ship your car drive your car
whatever you want to do but you need a car in LA because it's you're driving
all the time if you don't have a car that's okay just make sure you have a
healthy uber budgets because public transportation here isn't the best it
doesn't get you everywhere for example I have a friend who lives in Marina del
Rey which is really far off West LA by the beach and she comes all she comes
all the way to West Hollywood almost on a daily basis and she has to take a
train to buses and she has to walk and that takes her about three hours to
commute from those two locations and just crazy that's just a nightmare my
next step for you guys is to check out to discover la discover Italy they have
an Instagram account so they also have a website I'm gonna leave the link down
below in the description box discover allez they're actually really cool
because they post a lot of events that are happening within the city or things
to do places to check outs places to eat things like that and even some of the
best places to take great pictures so definitely check out discover la on
Instagram check out their web sites and check out their app as well the next
thing I want to tell you guys about moving to LA is that once you get out
here your eating habit is gonna change most restaurants here they have really
healthy menus they have vegan options gluten-free options raw raw vegan
whatever you name it so most people eat healthy and that's
gonna definitely influence the way you eat as well one thing that I would say
is that eating out here in LA is a little bit more expensive than other
cities for instance your typical lunch could cost you anywhere from 18 to 25
bucks just for a lunch whereas in other cities for example when I was in Chicago
I don't remember ever paying more than $15 for lunch but in LA $25.00 that's no
normal next thing I'll say about being here in LA is that everything closes
early and that's a little bit frustrating most restaurants and bars
and things like that they closed around 10:00 p.m. on a weekday which is a
little bit too early for me because I'm a night owl I definitely like to eat
late so it's very hard to find good healthy food after 10:00 p.m. you're
almost kind of stuck to junk food right so keep that in mind most days closed
early your bars and your clubs on the weekends they're gonna be closed at 2:00
2:00 a.m. sharp no exception and most places they're not even open at all
after 2:00 a.m. so if you like the nightlife something that you should know
like I said everything closes early but in LA the nightlife actually starts
early as well so for example when I lived in Chicago I remember going to the
clubs and bars and all that you wouldn't get there until maybe 12:30 or sometimes
even 1:00 a.m. because that's when you see most people
that's when the crowd picks up and all that but here in LA most people start
lining up for the bars and clubs around 9:00
p.m. the next thing you should know about la is that la is a place that's
kind of chill laid-back but at the same time people work very hard so when you
go into an office for example an address for this business casual business casual
means business casual literally like you could see a CEO in a t-shirts and some
khaki khaki pants or whatever is some gym shoes business casual is business
casual no one dresses too serious you're not gonna see a lot of people wearing a
three-piece suit and a necktie love that unless you're maybe working in two
financial districts then that's a different story
so be laid-back Beach he'll be casual and you will definitely fit right in the
last thing I want to tell you guys about moving here and this is something that I
definitely wish I knew is that there's absolutely no jaywalking allowed
jaywalking is prohibited so if you jaywalking you're cops the police would
actually chase you down and write you a ticket from anywhere from 75 bucks to
$200 and that's pretty pricey alright guys so that's it for this video don't
forget I'm gonna leave the important links down below in the description box
and definitely check out some my other videos about living in LA I think that
should definitely help you guys alright and if you guys have more questions
about you know places to live you know restaurants place to take pictures
things to do etc definitely hit me up in the comment box down below
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