My wife and I (and our dog, a black lab) are going to be moving to San Diego in a few months, and I realized I hadn't yet asked the MMM community for advice! How silly of me.
We're trying to figure out where to live, and we'd also love any recommendations for where my wife should work. She's finishing up physician assistant school in March, and she's most excited by working in an ER, though she's pretty flexible.
With that in mind, my job will be on point Loma, and hers will be wherever we find it. I would really love to pare down to a single car, and since my wife would potentially be working odd hours and thus not be comfortable walking/biking home, she'll probably be the one stuck driving while I get to walk/bike to work. With that in mind, we've been looking for a place on point Loma (anywhere there should be a reasonable bike ride for me) that would be reasonably close to somewhere where we could take the dog to run/play/swim.
Budget is flexible. I'd probably go as high as $3300 if the house were really really exciting, but I'd be more comfortable staying below $2800. If there's a strong value proposition for living elsewhere, I could be tricked into keeping both cars. Also, we're hoping for a decent kitchen, because my biggest hobby is cooking/baking. (As a sidenote, I've seen almost exclusively gas-burning stoves on Point Loma, and a lot of electric stoves elsewhere. Am I just seeing anomalies, or do certain areas not use gas?)
I'd appreciate any advice about good neighborhoods, neighborhoods to avoid, tips for finding places, or anything else you can give me. And, of course, any tips on good medical workplaces in the area for my wife.