10 Things You Need to Know About Los Angeles

10 Things About Los Angeles You Need to Know. Crime, homelessness, and High Real estate prices are always an issue that you need to know about.
If you are one of the people thinking about moving to Los Angeles, this video has 10 things you should know before you decide Los Angeles, California is for you.
The real estate prices scare most people away from LA. Everyone knows that. But, there are a bunch of other things you should know, both good and bad before you relocate to the Los Angeles area.

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[dalepalarz]

Born and raised in LA. Have lived in a variety of places but have always returned. Now, in all honesty, I cannot imagine living elsewhere. LA and SoCal in general is my home.

[DoomieGruntVentures]

To paraphrase a comedian I don't remember the name of: "I always dreamed of owning a million dollar home. I just didn't think it'd be a two bedroom fixer upper"

[barbborja]

As someone who has lived in the LA area for decades, I absolutely agree with everything on this list. Our utilities are actually very high here, but SO many people have switched to solar, it changes the average. Before getting solar on our current house 5 years ago, our electricity bill was almost $500 a month. I just paid our end of year balance, it was $700. For the year. Anyone who lives in Southern California and doesn’t have solar is just throwing money away. It’s a great way to offset the ‘sunshine tax’.

[joemiles]

When my wife and I drove 18wheeler, I often said that I would rather drive in LA than NYC.

[lwgoinghome]

Lived in L. A. from 2002 - 2012. I saw famous people everyday lol- worked for TSA at LAX, so yeah. I lived in Hawthorne. I had a studio with no stove or oven and it cost me more than a full one bedroom costs me now in Ohio. Two doors down from my apartment, a neighbor was murdered. You could see the blood leaking from under the door. There was a lot of cool stuff in L. A. The museums I did really love. The highway I hated. The thing that surprised me most was that I missed the seasons. Grew up in Philly and just thought I'd love having nice sunny weather all year. I didn't. Now you could not pay me to live there again and I'm glad I left when I did.

[williambrink]

Where else can you snow ski in the morning and surf in the afternoon? Yes, I have done it.

[candideggplant]

Im from LA. This dude is accurate but let me just say this, depending on how much money you got and how social you are, you will have a wildly different experience. Homelessness is everywhere, literally everywhere. Things are expensive, can get real seedy and sleazy, gangs are still a thing but since it is neither the 80s nor the movies it is much more lowkey, as long as you mind your own business and keep to yourself you should be good. I dont know if it is just me but you will meet a lot of strong personalities, a bunch of big egos, and a bunch of characters. If youre young, full of life and have the money, maybe LA is the perfect place to be, but if youre lowkey, struggling to make ends meet, and dont really enjoy that fast paced fakeness then maybe LA isnt for you. Just my 2 cents, take it with a grain of salt. Lord knows if I had the money, I would probably enjoy a month or two here and then head to the Midwest. Cant own guns here. I guess try the food, Im latino so yeah the tacos are good but are good tacos/good in general really worth the homelessness and corruption?

[ctds]

I grew up in the Madison, Wisconsin area and relocated to the LA area for my job. Once I got there, I thought I would never leave. All my coworkers would sit in the cafeteria during lunch every day, and I would be outside, even in February.

But I totally understand the Matrix reference. After a few years, I found myself wanting a cloudy day once in a while (and no, June Gloom doesn’t count). It was like each day was a copy of a copy of a copy.

The turning point was when a coworker decided to relocate to our office in Madison. She wasn’t a SoCal native; she grew up in Coos Bay, Oregon. She missed those “crisp October nights” and that just clicked for me. After nearly seven years, I also returned to Wisconsin.

Sure, I miss the beautiful LA weather during the dark winter months, but definitely not the traffic and cost of living.

[IvanTravels]

I live in North Torrance by el Camino & Gardena and I think it’s rather safe and nice. My neighborhood is so quiet and green

[brianwhite]

Grew up in Venice during the late '50s an '60s and later Santa Monica. The guys at South Bay's Rick Surfboards built me a sky-blue Lifeguard board in '75 and paddled off Santa Monica all summer long. Loved the shell shops at Redondo Pier as a kid. Nothing but great memories.

[bloodorangemoon]

When I lived in LA I ran into celebrities so often it became boring. This was even before I worked at a well known guild, heck, I had famous people in my cashier line working at a hardware store (high end of course). I lived in the West Hollywood and beverlywood neighborhoods so it may have been a location thing. It wasn't just me, my friends and neighbors would often come home with stories of different sightings

[Insanesz]

LA has vastly improved …. Don’t let the comments and videos fool you … there’s still some bad areas like south side LA but every city has its bad areas …. Everything now is all hipsterish.. you can Find many ways to make money here ..

[KBJ]

Love LA. Most people that hate it never been and don’t understand how amazing the city is. You have so much to do, eat and see within a short distance. It has its cons but I love those pros a lot more. Most places I’ve seen celebrities while living there was oddly the Valley.

[BobDiaz]

I'm really happy that I moved out of the LA area to another state. Back in the 1970s Torrance was at its best, but the problems of Downtown LA kept growing toward Torrance, making the area slowly grow worse. Getting from point A to point B became a traffic nightmare and the growing homeless problem found its way into Torrance. You know it's getting bad when seeing a homeless person take a dump on the sidewalks becomes a common sight. I used to take the Blue & Red Lines to go to downtown LA, but the number of drugged and crazy people per made that too scary. The weather was about the only thing the Government wasn't able to screw up.

[annhowcroft]

I have lived in the LA area most of my life and I am 66. Every thing you said is true and even the town I live in Long Beach has some really bad areas but also has some very wealthy areas. Plus if you move here it is easy to get stuck. I can't really afford to live here on my retirement but I can't afford to move either.

[Starrneedstoupload]

La verne, and claremont, which are on the east most side of La county are some of the safest places in LA, for the record.

[sass]

CA will always be my home. Even though career politicians have ruined our beautiful state and it’s expensive to live here, I’ll never leave. Been to the east coast and Midwest & I’m good off cold winters and tornadoes.

[lushlife]

I’m born and raised in L.A. as well and a local government employee fortunate enough to live in the Culver City area. I’m retiring in a few years and planning my exit as I’m feeling the financial squeeze with my modest government income. I really appreciate the info these Briggs vids give me as I decide where I’m going to be able to afford to live once I’m at retirement age. Thanks brother. As I remember you were Army(?) but Semper Fi anyway. 👍🏾

[Adrianrulz]

I grew up in LA in the late 70s through the 80s. I left in 1988 and never looked back. Under current management it’s unlivable in my opinion.

[altaloma]

OK. Some parts of LA are not in a good way. But what wasn't mentioned were the San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, Pasadena-Burbank-Glendale area, Inland Empire, Orange County, desert communities, etc. The LA area is huge, and every area has its own set of personalities. Plus you're hearing about LA from a South Bay kid. Talk to people from other parts, you'll get different opinions. But to most of us here, it's home, and we're ok with that. We love LA.