r/SanClemente

Hi everyone!

My family and I are moving to San Clemente in November. We've never visited the US before, so this will be our first experience. My wife and I are almost 40 years old, and we have a 4-year-old daughter whom I intend to enroll in school to learn English during this time.

I'm a software engineer working remotely for a company in Irvine, where I've been for 5 years and hold a leadership position, meaning my job is a bit more secure than average due to my tenure and my relationship with the owners. As you can see, I'm not starting my life here; I'm just taking advantage of the visa sponsorship to give my daughter better opportunities, just as my mother did for me when she took the time to enroll me in an English school in my home country (Latin America). The visa is valid for 2 years, which should be enough time for my daughter to learn.

In my home country, I have everything: a beachfront house with good waves for surfing, family studying at the best schools and eating well, etc. So what I'd like to know is: Is it possible to live well in San Clemente with this compensation? Considering that I work remotely and won't have to go to the office every day, and with health insurance for the family included., my daughter will study at a public school, and we always save money, don't go out much, and have a surfer lifestyle.

Thank you for the help in advance!

EDIT: I know I won't have the same standard of living I have now. For me, living well means being able to surf every day, eat well, and go out to eat once or twice a week. I just want to know if I can live reasonably well in these next two years.

Hello! I grew up in San Clemente, CA to a low income immigrant family. To say we struggled making ends meet would be an understatement.

My family unfortunately could no longer afford to live there after my father, the head of the household, passed away.

Most people would like to leave their hometowns but I’d like nothing more than to go back.

I have chosen to pursue higher education. After living and seeing what it’s like to struggle I’ve decided that I will do my best to not live like that again.

There is no interest within me in pursing what I desire. More than anything I wish to have a solid career that I can fall back on rather than survive with a dream.

I’d appreciate any advice on careers that are expected to be in high demand in the region that are known to be paid well in.

PS: I was thinking something in engineering but don’t know which specific engineers are needed in the area!

Thanks a lot to anyone who took the time to read all this lol

TLDR: I do not want to be living pay check to pay check in OC. What career/degree should I look into to afford living modestly in Orange County?

tysm to everyone who left helpful feedback on a previous post about moving to SC. I've been able to do a couple visits since then and walk around / drive around a bunch .... honestly I am loving the vibe, and san clemente is one of my favorite places in all of California that I've spent time in ... feeling very good about the move

and thanks to everyone for being friendly and welcoming :)

here's what I'd love some input on as I start to look specifically at rentals and listings the next couple months.

I will have a car most likely but I also want to take advantage of a walkable neighborhood, bc I work from home and love to walk around every day ... to get to be a regular at places and have access to the beach/trail

I'm trying to understand the best places to find an apartment. From what I can gather, living near the pier / T street / del mar would be pretty central to everything .... I see that there's a north end of town by the outlets with bars people love (and an EOS gym), but then also a popular area around the south end of El Camino that has Outrigger and Hapa J's and everything else down there

I definitely have the overall region on the map where I want to end up and am looking for listings, but I wanted to ask ... for someone just moving to SC, would you recommend trying to be central, on the north side of town, or further south - all things considered?

if you were to factor in bars/restaurants, gym options, beach, walkability in general, and social life around town - where would you pick? all opinions wanted!

p.s. I'm glad I went and checked things out in person, bc a lot of the zillow listings describe any option as "close to everything", but I'm learning that there are separate mini neighborhoods here - that might be 45 min apart from each other walking .... so I'm figuring out where I want to end up. thanks fam

Hello world! I am relocating next month for work and SC is one of the areas I am really interested in, however, most of the listings I find on Redfin and Zillow are only available short-term. Where can I find more traditional >12-month lease listings?

I am looking for a 1bd w/den or 2bd, 1.5ba, and ideally with a garage but will settle for 2 parking spaces. Budget is $5k

F these gophers!

I've been using Lloyd's pest control for about a year, but they've only caught 3, and I'm paying 65 a month 😭😭

Anyone have any good recommendations?

How are people with pets finding places to live? There is virtually nothing on Zillow in the area that allows them 🥲

Hey Neighbors! I have 4 spots for the game at Honda Center this Thursday, May 14th.

Recent health appointments have made it impossible for us to make it, so I've had to make the hard choice to let these go. I’d love for them to go to real fans who will enjoy the game at a fair cost.

I’m flexible if you need one, two, three, or all four, and I can transfer them individually. Please reach out if you're interested.

Thank you! 🏒🦆🧡

Near tressels ,
Facing the ocean breeze
2500$
One bedroom one bath
2500 $ security deposit
Move in ready , unfurnished

Surfers dream to walk or bike to one of the best breaks around

Hi, all - I'm visiting and wondering about any karaoke or open mics to check out in town. Thanks!

Very sad to discover this morning that the $2 Lyft rides no longer exist. When did this go away?

Gonna protest mcdonalds I want the mcrib back. Also acab protest i think and uhhh "happy mothers day" protest. Behind the mcdonalds, monday at like 3 pm