I'm so glad I moved back to my hometown of Santa Rosa. I can see how the homeless population is a deterrent, but it's nowhere near as bad as what I experienced living in San Francisco. I'm happy to hear that Santa Rosa is working on a plan to clean up the streets and help out those people in need. I definitely love all the restaurants, wineries, and breweries here. So much to do!
We totally agree! We love so much about Santa Rosa, but like most larger cities, there will always be a few negatives. Awesome family friendly and vibrant community though!🤩
Definitely depends on your lifestyle and which part of town you live in; each has its own population, vibe, amenities, etc. Can be very quiet and rural in some parts of town and quite urban and noisy elsewhere. If you like the general area, you can find somewhere to live here if you have the budget and patience.
Lived in Santa Rosa from 1969-78. Great town! Lived in South Park and then later near Coddingtown. Used to drive to Bodega Bay with my wife and our two dogs on hot summer afternoons. Hung out at Melendy's. Saw a few Oakland Raiders there. Ha, those were the days!
@@seaneendelong8065 yep my old house is gone but the drainage my dad made is still there with my hand print. Used to be a convenience store on that block too.
Santa Rosa is a big city by population but it's a small city from the point of view of culture and entertainment. Just go downtown on a Saturday night - it's completely dead. Petaluma is a much more happening downtown, we can thank the decades of terrible city planning by the city council for that.
@@Pinkybum agreed that Santa Rosa has been slow to get its downtown energy back, but the addition of the new square has been a good start for community! Still, agreed that Petaluma has a wonderful downtown 👏🏻
Devon- you and your mom do a GREAT job with this channel. I just moved back to help bring an elderly parent out to the Desert where Ive been living. If you guys ever become licensed in any of the Desert (red) States- id DEDINITELY be down to work with y’all. After ya’ve moved away from here its pretty terrifying moving back (even temporarily)😑
Having grown up here in the 80s and 90s, and live in RP as an adult, I would advise people to not move here!! Unless you get a good job making at LEAST $60K/year, forget about it. To even be a homeowner, it's wayyyyy expensive. I'll do my own video on why it sucks so much though.
@@imjuslooking7270 interesting that you stay in the area despite how much you advise against it. Realistically it is a high cost of living - you’re right. But for many areas surrounding us, we are way more affordable. Two sides to every coin 😉
Great question - most areas of Santa Rosa can be kid friendly for accessibility and nearby parks. But the most popular areas for families with kids are Rincon Valley, Bennet Valley, Larkfield, and Coffey Park. Let us know if you’d like some guidance on those areas 😊
Funny how you have spun this into.... A place you can still sell a home as a realtor. If you want to talk about good weather and beautiful place, talk about a Central Coast of California.
Definitely a bizarre take by her: Both of those are spirally badly, dangerous to avg peeps, and no longer a good vibe at events. This is not just my relocated to Rosa but do courier dels all over opinion. Try a younger Millennial who feels at risk calling Uber in SF and worried hubby wasn't going to live past his first year working in Oak. My own daughter who is a city kid through and through and used to love visiting SF and Oak gor events and lives in San Jose still.
@@4362mont sorry you see this video that way - we are very honest and putting out free content for all to enjoy and learn about our area. Honest and giving is how we run our business 🫶🏻
“ if you are looking for a more limited demographics? - And a picture showed with different races but white? Unprofessional on its finest and didn’t expect it here. First time in Santa Rosa with my family looking for fun things to do and was wondering about reasons why not to move here. My heart just dropped when I heard you saying these words having a multi cultural family, disturbing check your bias educate yourself. Don’t be insulting..
Thank you for your comment! As you can tell from this video, all of the reasons why some may choose not to move to Santa Rosa, are exactly the reasons that many do choose the location of Santa Rosa to move their family. This is one of the most common questions we actually get about Santa Rosa when people are planning their move to make sure that themselves and their loved ones are going to be in a diverse community and comfortable within that space. Also, I have a multicultural family so I openly lend this as a fact of our area. I hope you enjoy your visit to our beautiful area ☺️
Anita- she is.... confused. This odd phrasing implying elderly or family or such as not likely to find here is nuts. There are EXTENSIVE different areas and price points for both. Santa Rosa and surrounding twins have a very wide demographic profile, lots of longterm immigrant or specific ethnicities added, and quite a few newer and different immigrants too. A ton of different cultural influences, including opening groceries and restaurants and boutiques related- and doing well with the general population.. It is normal to live, shop, attend school, work with people from a wide swath of different shades and backgrounds and no one even notices overall.
Moving homes several times is a horrible way to build wealth. On a million dollar home you are losing $60,000 every time you buy or sell. Swapping homes will lose you a whopping $120,000. That's after tax money, so you better be willing to lose $240,000 pre tax on a single "upgrade". As for dealing with the homeless population, it will only get worse. CA is incapable of decreasing homelessness, it has never happened. I know it's a hot topic (pun intended), but CA isn't managing it's forestry, mostly because people protest cutting and clearing, which is necessary if you don't want fires. In this video, she says there will be few fires in the future because the government has let it burn. Might be true, for a few years, but letting everything burn isn't the best way to deal with fire prone land. Finally, she didn't address the fact that CA has a horrible power grid, and there are power outages several times a year. The government is reducing production from fossil fuels, while promoting massive increases in demand from electric vehicles and a massive increase in requiring "green" meaning electric, everything. That all sounds pretty negative, yet at the same time, there is a reason why home prices are so high, and it's because if you are ok with CA and it's poor governance, or you are used to it because you are moving from somewhere else in CA, then Santa Rosa has a lot to offer.
Absolutely, while the process of moving has its costs, it's essential to view real estate as a lifelong investment strategy. Continual investment in properties aligned with your goals can contribute to long-term wealth-building opportunities. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the challenges of moving and the concerns about California's housing market, wildfires, and power grid. While every location has its drawbacks, it's important to highlight the positive aspects of Santa Rosa. The city offers a unique charm, diverse communities, and a vibrant culture. As a real estate agent, I appreciate your perspective and acknowledge that each person's experience can differ. If you have specific questions or considerations about Santa Rosa's real estate, feel free to reach out - I'm here to help!
What? I live here and never have power outages… I don’t think other states are managing Forrests any better and we have millions of acres with cities everywhere other states just lose huge parts of there state but no one is there so we don’t talk about their management of the Forrest like you just sweep hundreds of millions of acres of Forrest? … and other states ship there homeless here via one way grey hound tickets. I talk to them all the time a huge percentage of our homeless came from the south! Maryland, Texas, Florida, Virginia… “the police made a deal with me and said they would pay for me to leave since they kept locking me up for sleeping on the streets” When they realize how nice the weather is and how much food support there is for the homeless they stick around and accumulate here. But I what would you do? Would you want the police start cracking peoples head open? Sweep these people away like trash? All the solutions I hear from conservatives is to just make them “disapear” through policing and not feeding them… meaning we lock them all up and feed them there? Or let them starve on the street so they die or just get redistributed out of sight? Not actual solutions! We already have more people in prison than any authoritarian country on the planet… we are worse than the gulags ever were when it comes to the amount of people in prison camps. I develop real estate here and I can tell you the city is quite pro affordable housing … the huge permit fees suck but they want you to build new housing and fast track it if it’s affordable… the problem is the old rich people(by rich I just mean people that own their own home) they sue and complain constantly and the city is always walking on egg shells with buracratic processes and never committing to any statements because they are constantly sued by old people who don’t want change… the boomers and the wealthy make this place unlivable on purpose for low income people
Don’t know what Quavo is and I don’t smoke weed nor work in a dispensary… I am tired of people whose solution is to arrest the poor and put them in slave labor. And my friend from SR high school was murdered by a homeless person shipped here from Baltimore PD so it’s personal
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I'm so glad I moved back to my hometown of Santa Rosa. I can see how the homeless population is a deterrent, but it's nowhere near as bad as what I experienced living in San Francisco. I'm happy to hear that Santa Rosa is working on a plan to clean up the streets and help out those people in need. I definitely love all the restaurants, wineries, and breweries here. So much to do!
We totally agree! We love so much about Santa Rosa, but like most larger cities, there will always be a few negatives. Awesome family friendly and vibrant community though!🤩
Definitely depends on your lifestyle and which part of town you live in; each has its own population, vibe, amenities, etc. Can be very quiet and rural in some parts of town and quite urban and noisy elsewhere. If you like the general area, you can find somewhere to live here if you have the budget and patience.
Lived in Santa Rosa from 1969-78. Great town! Lived in South Park and then later near Coddingtown. Used to drive to Bodega Bay with my wife and our two dogs on hot summer afternoons. Hung out at Melendy's. Saw a few Oakland Raiders there. Ha, those were the days!
Lived in Santa Rosa from 1982-93. Lived near Stoney point and rose ave. Don’t remember much I was 11 when I left. Went to roseland elementary.
They did eminent domain and widened the road there, all the houses on the East side for a few blocks are gone.
@@seaneendelong8065 yep my old house is gone but the drainage my dad made is still there with my hand print. Used to be a convenience store on that block too.
Santa Rosa is a big city by population but it's a small city from the point of view of culture and entertainment. Just go downtown on a Saturday night - it's completely dead. Petaluma is a much more happening downtown, we can thank the decades of terrible city planning by the city council for that.
@@Pinkybum agreed that Santa Rosa has been slow to get its downtown energy back, but the addition of the new square has been a good start for community! Still, agreed that Petaluma has a wonderful downtown 👏🏻
Devon- you and your mom do a GREAT job with this channel. I just moved back to help bring an elderly parent out to the Desert where Ive been living. If you guys ever become licensed in any of the Desert (red) States- id DEDINITELY be down to work with y’all.
After ya’ve moved away from here its pretty terrifying moving back (even temporarily)😑
This should be called 15 reasons why SHOULD move to Santa Rosa plus there so many hot professional women like the host salute
Having grown up here in the 80s and 90s, and live in RP as an adult, I would advise people to not move here!! Unless you get a good job making at LEAST $60K/year, forget about it. To even be a homeowner, it's wayyyyy expensive. I'll do my own video on why it sucks so much though.
@@imjuslooking7270 interesting that you stay in the area despite how much you advise against it. Realistically it is a high cost of living - you’re right. But for many areas surrounding us, we are way more affordable. Two sides to every coin 😉
Try $160 a year EACH person! I just moved back and will be moving OUT of State again in 6 months
Was just up there it looked really cracked out in comparison to 10 years earlier the Ukiah Trash must have spread down to that area .
I like
What are the best neighborhoods in Santa Rosa for having kids?
Great question - most areas of Santa Rosa can be kid friendly for accessibility and nearby parks. But the most popular areas for families with kids are Rincon Valley, Bennet Valley, Larkfield, and Coffey Park. Let us know if you’d like some guidance on those areas 😊
Funny how you have spun this into.... A place you can still sell a home as a realtor.
If you want to talk about good weather and beautiful place, talk about a Central Coast of California.
Well some of the negatives to one person could be positives to other people! There are all kinds of kinds and that’s what we are here to help with 😊
So beautiful
if you mean the girl yes she is
@@nikiyoussef55 She's a realtor, so yeah, goes with the territory!!
@@imjuslooking7270 ok thank you didnt know that it makes sense
Good reason not to move there ,it’s safe 😂
Well, some people like the craziness of the big cities and Santa Rosa is going to be more mellow than SF or Oakland. Have you been to Santa Rosa?
Have been living here for twenty years !!! Love my town , I have been in so many places , not place like HOME
Definitely a bizarre take by her:
Both of those are spirally badly, dangerous to avg peeps, and no longer a good vibe at events.
This is not just my relocated to Rosa but do courier dels all over opinion.
Try a younger Millennial who feels at risk calling Uber in SF and worried hubby wasn't going to live past his first year working in Oak.
My own daughter who is a city kid through and through and used to love visiting SF and Oak gor events and lives in San Jose still.
Anyone who has to flag her statements to indicate when they're really honest... she isn't.
At best, she's habitually dishonest.
@@4362mont sorry you see this video that way - we are very honest and putting out free content for all to enjoy and learn about our area. Honest and giving is how we run our business 🫶🏻
“ if you are looking for a more limited demographics? - And a picture showed with different races but white? Unprofessional on its finest and didn’t expect it here. First time in Santa Rosa with my family looking for fun things to do and was wondering about reasons why not to move here. My heart just dropped when I heard you saying these words having a multi cultural family, disturbing check your bias educate yourself. Don’t be insulting..
Thank you for your comment! As you can tell from this video, all of the reasons why some may choose not to move to Santa Rosa, are exactly the reasons that many do choose the location of Santa Rosa to move their family. This is one of the most common questions we actually get about Santa Rosa when people are planning their move to make sure that themselves and their loved ones are going to be in a diverse community and comfortable within that space. Also, I have a multicultural family so I openly lend this as a fact of our area. I hope you enjoy your visit to our beautiful area ☺️
Anita- she is.... confused.
This odd phrasing implying elderly or family or such as not likely to find here is nuts.
There are EXTENSIVE different areas and price points for both.
Santa Rosa and surrounding twins have a very wide demographic profile, lots of longterm immigrant or specific ethnicities added, and quite a few newer and different immigrants too.
A ton of different cultural influences, including opening groceries and restaurants and boutiques related- and doing well with the general population..
It is normal to live, shop, attend school, work with people from a wide swath of different shades and backgrounds and no one even notices overall.
Moving homes several times is a horrible way to build wealth. On a million dollar home you are losing $60,000 every time you buy or sell. Swapping homes will lose you a whopping $120,000. That's after tax money, so you better be willing to lose $240,000 pre tax on a single "upgrade". As for dealing with the homeless population, it will only get worse. CA is incapable of decreasing homelessness, it has never happened. I know it's a hot topic (pun intended), but CA isn't managing it's forestry, mostly because people protest cutting and clearing, which is necessary if you don't want fires. In this video, she says there will be few fires in the future because the government has let it burn. Might be true, for a few years, but letting everything burn isn't the best way to deal with fire prone land. Finally, she didn't address the fact that CA has a horrible power grid, and there are power outages several times a year. The government is reducing production from fossil fuels, while promoting massive increases in demand from electric vehicles and a massive increase in requiring "green" meaning electric, everything. That all sounds pretty negative, yet at the same time, there is a reason why home prices are so high, and it's because if you are ok with CA and it's poor governance, or you are used to it because you are moving from somewhere else in CA, then Santa Rosa has a lot to offer.
Absolutely, while the process of moving has its costs, it's essential to view real estate as a lifelong investment strategy. Continual investment in properties aligned with your goals can contribute to long-term wealth-building opportunities.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the challenges of moving and the concerns about California's housing market, wildfires, and power grid. While every location has its drawbacks, it's important to highlight the positive aspects of Santa Rosa. The city offers a unique charm, diverse communities, and a vibrant culture. As a real estate agent, I appreciate your perspective and acknowledge that each person's experience can differ. If you have specific questions or considerations about Santa Rosa's real estate, feel free to reach out - I'm here to help!
What? I live here and never have power outages… I don’t think other states are managing Forrests any better and we have millions of acres with cities everywhere other states just lose huge parts of there state but no one is there so we don’t talk about their management of the Forrest like you just sweep hundreds of millions of acres of Forrest? … and other states ship there homeless here via one way grey hound tickets. I talk to them all the time a huge percentage of our homeless came from the south! Maryland, Texas, Florida, Virginia… “the police made a deal with me and said they would pay for me to leave since they kept locking me up for sleeping on the streets” When they realize how nice the weather is and how much food support there is for the homeless they stick around and accumulate here. But I what would you do? Would you want the police start cracking peoples head open? Sweep these people away like trash? All the solutions I hear from conservatives is to just make them “disapear” through policing and not feeding them… meaning we lock them all up and feed them there? Or let them starve on the street so they die or just get redistributed out of sight? Not actual solutions! We already have more people in prison than any authoritarian country on the planet… we are worse than the gulags ever were when it comes to the amount of people in prison camps. I develop real estate here and I can tell you the city is quite pro affordable housing … the huge permit fees suck but they want you to build new housing and fast track it if it’s affordable… the problem is the old rich people(by rich I just mean people that own their own home) they sue and complain constantly and the city is always walking on egg shells with buracratic processes and never committing to any statements because they are constantly sued by old people who don’t want change… the boomers and the wealthy make this place unlivable on purpose for low income people
You nailed it, Lorax! We've lived in our current home 46 years. Yaaaaay, Prop 13!
@@StardustMonkeyim guessing you work at a dispensary and listen to Quavo. That comment was beyond Ridiculous.
Don’t know what Quavo is and I don’t smoke weed nor work in a dispensary… I am tired of people whose solution is to arrest the poor and put them in slave labor. And my friend from SR high school was murdered by a homeless person shipped here from Baltimore PD so it’s personal
limited demographic lol