City and Real Estate Guide: Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles has a nickname and that nickname is "The City of Angels." It is commonly referred to as "LA" and is the largest city in California and in the United States it is the second largest city. The residents are often called "Angelenos" In Forbes Magazine named Los Angels as "The world's eighth most economical powerful city."

Los Angeles airport is the area where many foreign travels arrive for the first time to America and a place where new beginnings start. Los Angeles is a great place to start your beginning also in one of its many beautiful communities. As a former Real Estate Broker from the greater Los Angeles area, I can tell you a great deal about Los Angeles. Los Angels is a huge city with many good areas and many bad. Los Angeles has its slums like all cities and it has its beauty such as Rodeo Drive in Hollywood.

There are many beautiful malls and many very delicious restaurants. To understand Los Angeles the best, you need to see the map of the city. Here is the google map for Los Angeles:

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As you drive into Los Angels on on I-5 you will come in to many lovely areas. You will pass through Glendale and Pasadena, which are extremely beautiful communities just right outside of the city.
Pasadena is extremely expensive, but if you can afford it, a sleepy setting with many Victorian Homes. The lots are huge and yes there are many foreclosures available there. A good short sale seeker's dream.

As you come into downtown Los Angeles, it is full of shops and main districts. There are many cheap areas and Los Angeles has its shares of low price range homes. So the best areas in Los Angeles are in the outlying areas. If your desire is to live in downtown Los Angeles then they have many condos available.

As a local Realtor, I sold many homes in Downey, Tarzana, and areas close to Van Nuys are real nice. All the areas close to the Santa Monica pier and town are very beautiful and lets not leave out Venice. Many want to live in Los Angeles but they have choices of being within a few minutes away and living in beautiful areas.

West Los Angeles is a very nice community and is medium priced. It has a lot of older homes and very quaint. West Los Angeles is a multi-neighborhood with many Asian and Middle Eastern type restaurants. Many people drive to West Los Angeles just for the shopping. It is easily accessible and a nice trip.

All of Los Angeles is extremely busy, as one of the largest cities in California and many travelers from around the world using the air port as a port of entry. The airport is huge and has many terminals. It is easily accessible and is close to many Denny's Restaurants. While at Denny's restaurants, try their famous waffles and ice cream brunch.

Of course Los Angeles is most famous for its neighbors, Hollywood, Brentwood and Beverly Hills. The absolute famous Rodeo Drive with all the million dollar stores for the rich and famous. There are some great misconceptions about Hollywood and Beverly HIlls. There are portions of the cities that are extremely beautiful and there are parts that are slums. So yes, there are streets of the celebrities, but you can also have a zip code in a reasonably priced neighborhood.
Living in Los Angeles is both a privilege and an honor and a place where we hope you come real soon. The money, job opportunity , weather and scenery are all beckoning you to visit us right now.