This isn't like California or NY where that would work due to limited space and expensive cost of living.

We lived in CA the first 30 years of our life, then 14 years in MO to raise our children in a slower-pace-of-life area.

I have an opportunity in Modesto, Ca.

We’re seeing a lot of money coming in from California and the northeast.

I'm now living in the California Bay Area, but planning to invest in St.

It is even more common in markets like California, where finding affordable housing may force the commute to be an hour or more.

People would brag, especially in CA about having only a $200-$300/mth negative.

Visit some of their other jobs if you can.

Based on what I've heard from them during the past several years, it is not the place to invest for reasons others members are posting here and the fact that Bend's economy is somewhat artificial with all the transplants coming in from California.  

Where in Southern California would you look for buildable land that was suitable for horses, yet reasonably priced and in a somewhat livable area?