Read This Guide Before Moving to LA

You’re ready to move to LA.

You’ve dreamed of getting into the entertainment business. You’re an actor, a writer, a director. You’re obsessed with working on the screen.

Or you long for the sunny west coast, and you know that the sun-kissed LA streets and the beaches (Santa Monica, Manhattan, Hermosa!) fit the bill.

Or perhaps none of the above. It’s just time for a change, and Los Angeles calls to you.

What makes LA special?

Los Angeles is sprawling. LA county is over 4,000 square miles and includes many cities you know by name: Venice, Santa Monica, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, to name a few.

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