Some Advice needed. (San Diego: how much, house, find a job)

[Rmac15]

Im currently in Sioux Falls, SD, and would be moving to San Diego. I would be working as a full time personal trainer and going to SDSU for Exercise Science. My uncle offered me a place at his house for 300-400 a month, until i gain instate and can live on campus at SDSU for a fair price. Is this a smart move?

[Cardiff Kook]

Originally Posted by Rmac15

Im currently in Sioux Falls, SD, and would be moving to San Diego. I would be working as a full time personal trainer and going to SDSU for Exercise Science. My uncle offered me a place at his house for 300-400 a month, until i gain instate and can live on campus at SDSU for a fair price. Is this a smart move?

300-400 seems reasonable if you have the savings to offset your initial costs until you get on your feet. if you are young and single you should go for it

[oddstray]

If you already have your job as a full time personal trainer, then by all means go for it! If you don't yet have that job, be sure to have six or so months' cash to hold you over. Be aware that you'll be paying out-of-state tuition at SDSU until you establish California residency.

[Rmac15]

Originally Posted by oddstray

If you already have your job as a full time personal trainer, then by all means go for it! If you don't yet have that job, be sure to have six or so months' cash to hold you over. Be aware that you'll be paying out-of-state tuition at SDSU until you establish California residency.

Yes, im currently working full time and planning to move out in middle of July. I plan to attened a community college part time in the fall and spring of next year to get my generals out of the way, than following fall enroll at San Diego State. My uncle says to have 4,0000-6,000 saved up before i move out just to have some back up cash incase some thing comes up. I will be living at my uncle's for the first year i am out there.

[Rmac15]

Originally Posted by GMUAlum08

300-400 seems reasonable if you have the savings to offset your initial costs until you get on your feet. if you are young and single you should go for it

Sure am, just recently single and i was looking to move before i got into the relationship, now that is over i feel as if its the right choice to move to San Diego.

[moved]

You'll need more than $4-$6000 saved up, though. I would say a minimum of $20K. Do you have a car? If you do, it can be expensive to transfer the registration to CA.

[earlyretirement]

$300-$400 in a good area is a GREAT deal so it's fortunate that you have family here. That will already put you head and shoulders above those that move here with no family/friends/connections.

Also, I think you misunderstood what people are getting at. Yes, it sounds like you are working full-time as a personal trainer there in Sioux Falls. But do you have a firm job offer to work full time here in San Diego? That's what people were asking you.

Being a personal trainer in Sioux Falls is quite different than being a personal trainer here in San Diego. Here they are totally a dime a dozen and literally everywhere. So you have to keep that in mind.

You have people that have already been in the business, lived here, have experience, have existing clients (and referrals from those clients) that you will be competing against. I'm not saying it will be impossible but you have to understand and appreciate the situation here as it pertains to personal trainers.

I'm not sure what kind of expense/debt obligations you have on a monthly basis but $4,000 to $6,000 doesn't sound like too much to me if you're expecting to find a job right away as a personal trainer. What are your monthly expenses like?

I think your plan to go to community college first is a wise one. Really the saving grace here is you have family to live with for very cheap rates and probably I'd imagine you'll mostly be eating there. Having family or friends to lean on when you move to a town like San Diego makes all the difference in the world.

[moved]

What earlyretirement stated above is all true. However, I've heard that 24HourFitness is always looking for personal trainers, though, because they keep opening more locations. I don't think that they pay that well, but it's just a suggestion.

[earlyretirement]

Originally Posted by moved

What earlyretirement stated above is all true. However, I've heard that 24HourFitness is always looking for personal trainers, though, because they keep opening more locations. I don't think that they pay that well, but it's just a suggestion.

Yeah, I was going to suggest 24 Hour Fitness. My wife goes there and uses a personal trainer. Man, these trainers charge a fortune there. I was just curious. How much of that goes to the trainer and how much to the gym?

Rmac, also do you work at a large national gym where you could maybe get transferred here?

[hitman619]

Originally Posted by earlyretirement

Yeah, I was going to suggest 24 Hour Fitness. My wife goes there and uses a personal trainer. Man, these trainers charge a fortune there.

The Truth^^^^^
I take my daughter to Velocity Sports in 4s ranch for personal training.
They're can be way cheaper than 24 hours fitness when you catch their specials.
She plays high school sports so they tailor her works out around her sports.
Definitely something O.P. should look into.