Lawdog Posted October 14, 2025 Posted October 14, 2025 What position have your daughter in laws parents have on this? I'm against uprooting kids on a whim. It would be nice if they would encourage visiting instead of a full-blown move across the country. 1 Quote
Pat Riot Posted October 14, 2025 Posted October 14, 2025 8 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: They need to sit down and do a comparison budget. Excellent idea. This would be a first step. My idea a 2nd or 3rd step. I can’t believe I forgot about this, Dave. I used to use these websites to calculate what salary I should ask for when changing cities and jobs. This one is the best & most accurate site I used. I entered Detroit, MI to Los Angeles, CA. I entered a $50,000 salary for Detroit income. Check out the results in the screen shots below this link where I got the information. https://www.bestplaces.net/cost-of-living/ Unfortunately to get more info you have to pay for it. I guess it isn’t like the old days. There are other sites, but I found that many are scam sites by realtors or they are seriously inaccurate. Some were developed and not maintained since before Covid, apparently. I guess since I retired I have forgotten or blocked many things from my past work life. 2 Quote
WD Farren Posted October 14, 2025 Posted October 14, 2025 Those coming to CA will most likely find housing beyond reach. 1 1 Quote
Pb Mark Posted October 14, 2025 Posted October 14, 2025 My sister lives in the beach town of Santa Monica. Nice house. Made the money owning a software company. Her 3 br 1400 sq ft small yard home property tax has increased beyond 60K per year. Bottom line, nobody moves to the LA area unless someone has a job offer paying enough money to live there. One thing positive I can tell you about Santa Monica. Homeless people are paid $200 welfare money each week and there are places on the beach for them to sleep. The restaurants provide left over food on a rotating basis. Not bad weather most of the year. Your son and his family have a chance of becoming homeless if they move to the LA area. If so, this Santa Monica area is relatively safe beach living. Good Luck! 1 1 Quote
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