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They are looking in the "hour-and-a-half commute" eastern suburb areas. Actually, the one house that come up on realtor.com for under $300,000 did look like "Fido" belonged over the door.

[clamper1797]

Well ... a lot of people are doing just that ... moving to the eastern suburbs like Tracy Manteca and Brentwood ... and RUINING the quality of life out there (where I also happen to live). They are turning beautiful farm land into a little Orange county.