[quote=Tin369]Is the $2500-$3000+ the going rate for a 2 bedroom apartment.
Should I go through apartments.com and trust the reviews.
I saw one in La Jolla which has good ratings but looks too small. The other was is called torreyhill gardens apartment or something looks a bit bigger and newer.
Not seeing much Airbnb in Thelma Jolla area in the price range when I filtered for monthly rental and 2 bed min.
Ideally, would love a townhouse or something with a bit more room over an apartment.
As far as schools go – I guess we will have to have a SD address can we give our family address until we get our own place. There are so many moving parts to this.
Do I have to get a CA license?[/quote]
Please don’t rent in Torrey Gardens. Trust me on that one. Besides being expensive, a lot of issues in that complex. Here’s just a subset reported by people.
I removed the names of the actual people that posted. And you can ignore the posts from the Karen’s that complain about suspicious tall men that are black, brown, yellow, etc or the complaints about dog owners not picking up after their dog poop (yeah that’s annoying, but still).The one that’s of more concerning are the reports of car break ins, cars stolen, bikes stolen, motorcycles stolen, and other things like smell, psycho neighbors yelling and screaming in the middle of the night. And the management company not really doing anything about it. Mind you, this is in a neighborhood that is supposedly really safe and secure. But for some reason, this particular complex has an unusually high rate of incidences well above the average of everything else in Carmel Valley. I think it’s because of the way they designed it and underground parking, lax in security. It’s pretty easy to steal a car from underground without anyone noticing…It’s pretty funny because if you lived in that complex, you’d probably think Carmel Valley is in the middle of a riot zone, lol.
Friends don’t let friends smoke crack.
Friends don’t let friends stay in Torrey Gardens.
If you REALLLY want to live around this area and want to stay in a corporate owned housing, I’d say the better one is Torrey Villas. At least it’s gated and the amenities is much better.
Psss, I heard that existing tenants were given a smashing “deal” to renew their 1 year leases early for 2/2’s at a ridiculously good $3000/month if the renewed 3 months earlier then when there leases were up. Translation: they are freaking out that people are not going to renew and rent prices possibly coming down…..So you might be able to negotiate something better..
You could also try these apartments in the monstrosity called One Paseo. I hear they are having a boatload of issues finding tenants. So they too can probably cut you a deal…
Carmel Valley isn’t the only place that is good to live in. There’s plenty of other great places for the same money or less. Most people pick carmel valley due to close proximity to the tech corridor in Sorrento Valley, with arguably a good public school. But imho, the public schools are way overrated. For you, since you are working from home, you don’t really need to pay the premium to be close to the tech hub.
You don’t need a CA license right away, in fact I would not register your cars for an entire year if you can. Cheaper to keep it registered out of state.
There, I just did most of your rental research for you for 92130. Other people can chime in in the UTC/LJ area, Carlsbad, Rancho Bernardo, 4S Ranch.
If you specifically want to look in 92130 and want subjective opinion on 92130 rentals, feel free to PM me or ask here. As far as deciding between 92130 or other places, I won’t weigh in on that.
One thing to keep in mind also is that if you rent in a condo/apartment/townhome, your water/trash is generally included. If you rent a SFH elsewhere, usually you are responsible for all the utilities, and you are also responsible for the utilities for upkeeping lawns/vegetation/etc. So if you do decide to rent a SFH, make sure the house in question has a lot of a low maintenance drought resistant vegetation that doesn’t require a lot of water on your dime. A typical water/sewage bill even with minimal usage can easily be about $80-100/month, partly becaue of all the fixed non-usage charges San Diego charges for water.
