You know what? I'm turning 55 later this month; house in the Los Angeles area is for sale....have given notice at my job (good paying one, too), and will be moving to our second home in the Palm Springs area......I haven't lost a minutes sleep about getting a job out there (and yes, I WILL need one); I'm gonna go around and play the "experience card" - and I guarantee you I will not be a Walmart Blue Vester. I'll get myself a nice brain-dead job, 8-to-5 (no weekends or overtime, of course) and enjoy the next 20 years.
It's all confidence....and maybe just a bit of 'networking'......use what ya got, and go in with confidence.
I'll report in!!