[quote=lostkitty]Two more questions:
1. Are there any good websites to find rentals? Realtor.com has very little.
2. What about walkability of these towns? Any better than others? We like running/walking. [/quote]
Really, I’m not a PV salesman.
PV is “walkable” in the sense, you’ll find enough trails/etc and the general ambience will be nice enough to walk around. PVE (Palos Verdes Estates) has the unusual characteristics that they don’t have sidewalks. The person’s lawn runs all the way to the curb… Plus PVE has a lot of restrictions on what people can do to their homes (not HOA rules, city rules)…Hence my previous statement about “snooty”… RPV doesn’t have as nearly amount of rules, BUT you won’t find bubba next you you tearing down his honda civic with the bling bling wheels next door, if you know what I mean. (Folks use to joke that RPV is the slums of PV).
You generally won’t be able to walk to a supermarket or to the mall etc, because the way the city is laid out..
Can’t comment on torrance, but some parts of it are as nice a PV. Torrance has the same issues. Don’t think you can easily walk to malls, or etc (unless you live an a neighborhood you probably don’t want to).
Not sure about gardenia…
In L.A., you’re gonna have to get use to driving to get everywhere.
Again, do your own due diligence. I’m not trying to sell you anything here, you’re on your own to verify everything. If you do have an specific address, and what to share it with me (when you get to that point), you can ping me at my address for my biased opinion.
