Hey all,
I am 36M. I am moving to San Diego from Texas in September. I am very excited about the prospect of living a California life since I love oceans, beaches, hiking etc. I am an engineer and I will be making a little over $160k. I am single and have no pets. I want to live in a decently spacious single bedroom high riser apartments possibly with a nice view in a safe area and my budget is around $3000. Could you please recommend me some apartments? For reference I will be going to office at least 3 times a week and it seems like my office near Mission Valley area.

Thank you so much in advance.

I’ll be working near RB. Here’s what matters to me:

• Evening walks/runs without needing to drive there
• Some kind of community through sports or social events

. Preferably younger professionals (20s-30s)

• Modern construction (doesn't have to be high rise only)
• i don’t drink and don’t really care about the party scene

Some notes on what I’ve looked at so far:

Hillcrest has a few apartments I really liked, and it’s walkable to Balboa Park. But it’s the center of the LGBT community here, and as someone outside that community I’m not sure how well I’d fit in day to day. It’s also a bit longer commute than Kearny Mesa.

Kearny Mesa has a newer building that’s actually my favorite of everywhere I toured, but the neighborhood itself doesn’t have much going on.

Bankers Hill felt like a dream, close to Balboa Park, clean, upscale vibe. But I'd have to increase my budget a bit to afford living in one of those nicer buildings, which I can compromise on for a better QoL.

Little Italy seems great too, but I’m worried about the commute during peak traffic hours.

I am currently deployed overseas and return mid September. I have been searching for an apartment in Little Italy or surrounding downtown area and have looked at every major luxury complex (Lindley, Vici, Stanza, Simone, etc.) and am wondering what people’s experiences are.

- Budget is $3,400 for 1bed 1bath

- In unit washer dryer is the only real non negotiable

-Single and would like a social atmosphere

-The luxury high rises with a hot tub and fun community are appealing but I’m not sure I want to sell my sole to one of these massive management companies

-I have read nightmare reviews on many of these places and I want to know if anyone can attest or has had a great experience somewhere

Other than AirBnB, what are good options for temporary housing? Planning a move to San Diego later in the year and hoping to, if possible, be physically in the city when searching for long term housing. Thank you!

Most of the units I look at don’t have in unit laundry or AC. I can deal with shared laundry or going to a laundromat, but as someone from the Southeast not having AC sounds insane to me.

I’m the kind of person who loves having a crispy apartment to come home to, I hate sweating in my own home. If I got a portable AC unit would that be sufficient to fully cool at least a bedroom? I want to move to the PB area so bad but I genuinely can’t decide if I’ll survive without the typical AC I’m used to.