6 Things You Need To Know Before Moving To Los Angeles

Things you need to know before moving to LA

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[isabellebeltran]

As someone who has lived in LA for almost 20 years( born and raised here) these are so funny. Just the things people don't realize, and yes there are bad drivers in LA because there are too many people here. I love where I live, but I rarely go into any of those cities she mentions most of those places are things that long time residents aren't apart of. Also, there is a big homeless population everywhere in LA. There is a severe lack of affordable housing due to so many people wanting to come live here leading to rent hikes, and a lot of people who grew up here (usually minorities) are pushed out of their housing to make "trendy" areas. I just wanted to mention this as it is an important thing to consider, and remember that there will be large black, Latino, Asian, and pretty much any other culture around you so please educate yourself before moving here, and be respectful of those communities.

[ebentee]

Whoever is reading this, you will be successful one day, let's do this for the future

[kidcivic]

Just an FYI from an LA Native: West Hollywood and Santa Monica are actually independent cities and not part of the City of Los Angeles. However, they are adjacent to the City of Los Angeles. Now, Hollywood and Silverlake are districts/neighborhoods of the City of Los Angeles. Don't be fooled by the glamour you see on TV. LA has a lot of rough areas.

[cmassey]

I moved here by myself, I didn’t have anything to lose, I didn’t have a job or any money, no family no friends... this city is pretty special for me. I’m living with my new roommates right now 🙂

[echo-sierra]

1 - traffic
2 - high property/rent cost
3 - homeless population
4 - high cost of living
5 - pretentious people
6 - summer can be super hot/brush fires

[roxxyhearts]

Only thing you need to know prior to moving to LA is how high the rent is.

[tltravel]

I have zero interest in moving to LA and yet I watched this all the way through LOL. I just love the style of these videos & I get so drawn in hahaha Am I alone in this?

[EliotHochberg]

I’m an apartment manager in LA. Be VERY careful with subleases. It’s not really that common here, and there are plenty of illegal subleases. If you take on an illegal sublease, you could be thrown out, or worse, end up responsible for all the rent if the actual tenant flakes.

Don’t forget that this applies to AirBnB as well. I’ve had people do illegal AirBnB in my building, and had to turn away folks who thought they could stay here.

Because of the housing shortage here, it’s ILLEGAL to run an AirBnB in an apartment building. The only legal ones are in single family homes, duplexes, or triplexes.

If you see an AirBnB listed in a building with more than three units, it could be shut down at any point. I’d stay away. Condos are a grey area, as are rules for smaller cities like Burbank, Santa Monica, Culver City. Remember LA *city* is only one part of LA *county* and places like West Hollywood and Santa Monica, which are separate cities, have different rules.

Bottom line

[kariivins-senft]

I lived in SoCal 10 years, LA one year. I loved it. Rent was $3, 500 but I was 10 min from Venice Beach. All in all, you can’t beat the climate, restaurants, and lifestyle. But don’t come here poor and “hope” to make it.
You can’t rent without earning three times the rent annually or proof of a shit load of cash in the bank. It is super expensive here . You are paying for the ocean, mountains, canyons and beauty of California.

[ronnkenan]

This is by far, the most educational "LA" vlog I have watched. I live, born and raised, in the Philippines and I am literally daydreaming of living in LA sooner or later despite the fact that I don't have any connections there, I don't know anyone who's currently living there, so basically I'm just praying lol. Given all these facts mentioned in the video, makes me think, what job can I apply for, just to be able to live in LA. I know a lot of people throw negative comments on deciding to live in LA, most of them are even Californians, but for people like me who just want to be independent, explore, and live in an unfamiliar yet we know, happy places "for us", we just want to strive and do what it takes to whatever we feel we should accomplish.

So yeah, I am literally starting from nothing like 0, I haven't even travelled outside PH yet, so I just hope the stars will align for me one day and let me live my American, let's say Californian dream soon! I hope it comes true! Spreading love from the Philippines!

[Itsangeladelacruz]

MOVING TO LA TONIGHT!!! ☺️💗I’m so excited to follow my dreams

[KahlenBarry]

I'm actually looking into moving to LA so I'm glad you uploaded this.

[keylonweidenfeller]

Shelby is SO good at making videos🥺 She is like goals😆 go Shelby!

[gracegardone]

Thank you for acknowledging gentrification :) this is a really important issue that most influencers will gloss over or totally ignore altogether

[Aggielife]

I’ve been to LA, and visited most of the places you reviewed. To me, LA was pretty much what I expected. I was warned before I came that Hollywood was not what most think it is. The biggest thing that shocked me was the amount of homeless people. Overall I thought LA was decent and had a nice vibe to it. With that said, I don’t think it’s worth living there unless you’re rich! For the average person wanted to buy a house and start a family one day, it’s just it going to happen. If a young person what to get some roommates and enjoy it for a few years, fine. Other than that, it’s a no go for me! I would recommend Texas or any of the bigger cities in the southeast!

[pedroprieto]

Many people that move to LA expect to live a very kardashian lifestyle without knowing that most people in LA never achieve that and instead have to rent a room forever, i was born in LA and if my family wasn’t here i would definitely move to a cheaper state

[zainasaleh]

Me: raised in LA
Also me: *clicks on this video*

[digrood]

Silverlake has been gentrified for YEARS....beyond just the past couple of years. Thank you for including that disclaimer though!

[davidblancarte]

Lol I want to see a Shelby goes to South Central, Watts, Huntington Park etc.

[karinnamarie]

It's funny because I just moved here from the East coast and I have found that drivers are WAY LESS aggressive. People use their signals, honking is not excessive (Ill maybe hear 3-4 honks in a 20 min drive), people drive pretty slow as far as cities are concerned (street lights like every block, you cant even get up to speed before another light.) Driving was the thing I was most concerned about moving here, but it has been the easiest thing to adjust to out of everything. PARKING on the other hand is a b-word.