It all depends on what your needs are. We found our house by accident. We drove past the neighborhood and decide to turn around and go look at the house on our list from the realtor. Huge lot etc.. And 14 years later have the most expensive house in the neighborhood. 3 phases so far of remodels and a few more left. Everyone’s homes in the neighborhoods have gone up in value over $100,000. : )
Good luck!
PS. We are in Ca also, Torrance.
My gut says we’ll stumble on ours after a lengthy search.
Probably due to exhaustion.
LOL!