I’d definitely sell and move to where I could buy a nice 350 thousand dollar home somewhere and enjoy life.

If they don't have a million dollar income, how are they going to buy a million dollar home?

Checks forecast ...

115 F predicted for Sunday.

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Another 70's era vet.
Living in the foothills.
A mere 105 Sunday.

We hit 100 degrees last week, with ridiculous humidity.
Did an Honor Guard ceremony mid-afternoon for a much-too-young vet. I didn't complain about the heat.
I hope your heat-wave passes quickly, usonian. I know it is killing people. Especially hard on homeless vets.

To be honest, there are a lot of good places where you can buy a nice home for reasonable prices.

With some exceptions.

The talent pool is fabulous, and attempts to create another Hollywood or Silicon Valley don't stick.

where there is a house for $350,000?

One of the larger problems along the So Cal Coast’s larger communities is two or more families living under one roof with four or more vehicles parking on already crowded streets.

There is public transportation in the San Diego area.
So Cal is Car Culture, though, something ingrained.

Tikki

Private equity investment, foreign investment, REITs

Add in diminishing resources, inflated construction and materials costs

And there's just not enough buildable land. Low supply raises prices.

We want housing, but we also want views, protected lands, wildlife corridors, open spaces.

Apparently this is a common practice now. Companies will give you cash for your home without even seeing it. Total scam by the rich.