Do they actually have offices in Los Angeles and San Diego?
I ask because a lot of people consider “Los Angeles” to be the generic Los Angeles “area.” IOW, you could be in Orange or Downey and they’d consider it “Los Angeles” (area), but it really isn’t in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile it’s one big megalopolis that could easily be Los-Naranja.
Housing is high. You could get a nice condo/townhouse in Irvine in the high $300,000’s.
If you want a detached (nice/safe) 3/2 bedroom/bath house you’ll be looking in the $600,000’s or $700,000’s. It goes up from there. You can spend WHATEVER you have.
It’s the SOS though – every place is the same. Once you have your “home” and once you figure out the best way to work and where the stores and shops are – every place is the same. Houston, Panama City, Dalkeith, Atlanta, Laramie, Portland, Oakland, San Leandro, Irvine, Woodville – they’re all the same once you get settled in. Don’t let the crybabies get over on you…
It’s not the end of the world and you shouldn’t get spooked by anonymous dopes on a message board. Similarly you shouldn’t get sold a bill of goods by some dope on a message board either… bottom line is that I’ve moved to 14 different states in the course of my life and have enjoyed each (to some extent) for different reasons. CA isn’t my favorite, but isn’t my worst experience either. Your mileage may vary.
"and you shouldn’t get spooked by anonymous dopes on a message board"
Of course yourself is included in that description. Dork