Originally Posted by
prawn86
You can match almost anything with the right salary
I have had a look at a few of the sites members have suggested and there are OK looking 2br apartments within a few miles of our office, some even within walking distance, for around the 2.5k pm mark.
Where exactly is your office?
We can give you much better advice on where to rent if you tell us that info. "Beverly Hills" is not a very good description because when you say that to locals, it means the actual city of Beverly Hills, which is mostly residential and retail. There is only a relative small part of Beverly Hills that contains commercial building clustered around Maple Drive. What I'm saying is your place of employment is probably not in Beverly Hills. I'm guessing somewhere in Mid City, Miracle Mile, or perhaps Century City. A few miles in LA will make a huge difference in your commute time and methods.
It is possible to commute by public transit in LA. Many people do it, myself included. Our rail system logs close to 1 million rides a day... But to do it efficiently, it requires that you live and work relatively close to a rail line and/or a high frequency rapid bus line.