[BigBobCA]

Don't worry. Most Californians are not willing to give up the climate, the beach, the mountains, etc. It's all here.

My wife and I are willing to do just that! We just bought a shorefront place on Puget Sound and are bailing out of LA alltogether. Sold our investment property last week and our own house goes on the market this week. We just can't resist the idea of having our own beachfront place with zero mortgage payments... thanks to the gains from our stuff here in LA.

[Right Cal Gal]

BigBob -

You've got the right idea! We're off to North Carolina in a few years - leaving the silicon valley, pressure jobs and a mortgage behind!