Re: "you quickly realize that this isn't the place to be if you want to buy a house, start a family, or make any other major life decision" The reason rents ar

Re: "you quickly realize that this isn't the place to be if you want to buy a house, start a family, or make any other major life decision" The reason rents are so high in California is because everybody and their dog are trying to do the same thing. There's only so much room in California. That's just the reality. Too bad there are not incentives to create start-ups in places with relatively depressed economies, like Chicago and the Rust Belt.