[doran]

I wish I could still afford my homes in Laguna Beach and Newport Beach, CA. I had to make a choice of early retirement or move to a place I could comfortably afford. We chose to sell and move here. My homes in California all rose tremendously in value, perhaps over inflated. Since moving here in 2011, paying cash, and upgrading everything, I feel I would be hard pressed to sell for any type of profit. So many new homes are being built that the price of pre-owned has leveled off. Only my opinion, nothing more. I miss Orange County, but not 14 hour days.