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Back in 2002 I inherited a 3500 sq ft home in the Midwest (completely paid off) and decided to leave Ca and give it a shot. I made it close to 3 years before throwing in the towel and heading back home. My reasons; weather sucked, (I'll gladly pay extra for CA weather.) Noticeably less salary, very hard to find a job in my area of sales, bland food and less culturally diverse, so being bi-racial this was a big deal and I have to agree that I experienced subtle forms of racism. To the Mid-West's credit, some of the nicest people I have ever met were also during those 3 years, but overall CA fits me better.