We celebrated our one year anniversary of moving to Los Angeles last week. In that time, we've accomplished a number of things with plenty still left to do. We're both generally agreed that the move has been good for us, and we like living here.
One of the tough things about it is the housing market for buyers. Prices here are ridiculous. I honestly cannot imagine how people afford the $700k-millions for little 2 or 3 bedroom bungalows. Even the 2 bedroom condos are in the $400k range. We love our neighborhood and want to stay here, but for a while, it seems renting is the only reasonable option. If you can rent a 2 bedroom apartment for $1400/month, does it make sense to buy a 2 bedroom condo and pay $1700-2000/month plus HOA fees of an extra $200+? Maybe it will be the right move at some point to help with our tax situation, but for now...no way.
I'm taking a break from the place I've been studying for the last 9 months. I want to focus on developing some other actor tools. First, I'm researching commercial classes. Though my callback ratio has been good, I don't want to rest on my laurels there. I want the bookings and the paychecks! I have a meeting tomorrow afternoon with one teacher and other meetings in the works. The commercial auditions have been a little sparse lately, and I'm hoping to inject some positive energy into that arena. With that, I'm researching various other acting classes. I feel like I need to shake things up and attack my training from a different angle for a while. Although I'd like to continue where I am in addition to all of this other stuff, I simply don't have the time and money to do it all at the same time.
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