House Value as Percent of NW during Retirement

[jkern]

But outside the cities, the interstates all around were jam-packed, such as 580, 880 in SF, and in LA even the outer circle like 210. I saw so many new housing developments and farms on I-5 from Los Banos down to Santa Clarita. There weren't anything when I last drove it 20 years ago.

Having lived in the Bat Area my whole life, you are correct that it is jam-packed. My only complaints are the traffic and crowds.

I consider the high cost of housing normal and everywhere else is a bargain.

 

[NW-Bound]

[Rant on] California is such a populous, large, and rich state with such a diverse economy: agriculture, industrial production, high tech, aerospace, etc... It has it all. Amazing how the state government runs a deficit. Goes to show no matter how much money one has, it is possible to squander it all, just like the instant millionaire jackpot winners. [Rant off]