Cheap rentals found in La Mesa!! (El Cajon, Windsor: section 8, apartment complex, new house)

[Illyana McManus]

Wow! I am going to be moving to East County for work...thought on my budget I would be stuck somewhere ghetto like El Cajon, but to my delight I saw some advertisements in La Mesa...I was planning on a one bedroom but at this rate, I can get a two bedroom!!
4400 block of Rosebud Lane - one bedroom $680!!!
4300 block of Rosebud Lane - two bedroom $825
4100 block of Yale Ave - two bedroom at $925 and it was just renovated!!
5000 block of Thorne - one bedroom $775
I have to cruise down from north county to check em out, but thought someone from the area could give me a heads up?

[NYSD1995]

Originally Posted by Illyana McManus

Wow! I am going to be moving to East County for work...thought on my budget I would be stuck somewhere ghetto like El Cajon, but to my delight I saw some advertisements in La Mesa...I was planning on a one bedroom but at this rate, I can get a two bedroom!!
4400 block of Rosebud Lane - one bedroom $680!!!
4300 block of Rosebud Lane - two bedroom $825
4100 block of Yale Ave - two bedroom at $925 and it was just renovated!!
5000 block of Thorne - one bedroom $775
I have to cruise down from north county to check em out, but thought someone from the area could give me a heads up?

I live about a mile to the west of those blocks. It's not great, but not terrible. They are all around Helix High, there are a lot of apartments in that area. The single-family neighborhoods in the area are mostly homeowners and it is very middle class, but the apartments tend to attract a lot of low-income residents. Lowell ave and Normal St. have some pretty bad apartment complexes.

Generally the area is a mix, racially and economically diverse. That particular area is a bit lower income than the surrounding neighborhoods. Just to the east is Windsor Hills which is a really nice residential neighborhood. Rolando is to the west which is also pretty well-kept. There is a big new development of brand new houses just to the south. You are close to the village which is great. University Ave is pretty dumpy and it gets nicer towards the village and dumpier as you go west into Rolando and City Heights.

Personally with rents that low I would be a bit skeptical, but do your due diligence and see if it works for you. It's not like SD City where you have a mix of professionals, renters, and homeowners. As a homeowner in the area I will say that a lot of my neighbors blame the problems in the area on the rentals and especially the apartment complexes, to the point that I doubt another apartment complex will ever be built around here. Ask your potential landlords about Section 8 tenants, I suspect that's why these rents are so low.