i am in south cali(not L.A) and the weather and oceanviews are amazing. alot of people are leaving the area where i live because it costs about 500-700 thousand buck or a condo where there are places about 2 hours aways where you could buy a house for 180,000 like my friend just did. But if you wanna live in paradise you have to pay alot. but i notice most of them come back sooner or later. it is really peaceful here. plus the weather effects me a great deal. so i could never move to the east cost. too much rain, humidity and the weather is just so undrictible. not bashing the east coast just the way i feel