Why don't people who find la, the Bay Area, or San Diego expensive move to smaller California coastal towns instead of s (Arcata: college, earthquake)

[Perma Bear]

Originally Posted by bmw335xi

No, you can find authentic places in the Bay Area and in Orlando. One of my favorite hot pot places is just 20 minutes from me. I can give you a list next time you are in SF.

Arcata has hot pot restaurants too.

Most places have restaurants like that. Sf just charges more.

[bmw335xi]

Originally Posted by Perma Bear

Arcata has hot pot restaurants too.

Most places have restaurants like that. Sf just charges more.

What's the name?

[Perma Bear]

Originally Posted by bmw335xi

What's the name?

I looked up Chinese restaurants and there was over 10 and many were of varying types.

[evening sun]

lol

[bmw335xi]

Originally Posted by Perma Bear

I looked up Chinese restaurants and there was over 10 and many were of varying types.

Hahaha! I couldnt find a sinrgle Chinese hot pot restaurant in arcata.

What about Korean BBQ? The answer is nope, not even ONE

[Perma Bear]

Originally Posted by bmw335xi

Hahaha! I couldnt find a sinrgle Chinese hot pot restaurant in arcata.

What about Korean BBQ? The answer is nope, not even ONE

Someone moving there could use the 800k saved by buying a house to start your own restaurant.

[bmw335xi]

Originally Posted by Perma Bear

Someone moving there could use the 800k saved by buying a house to start your own restaurant.

So someone would give up their city life to move to a tiny town in the middle of nowhere to throw their life savings into a type of restaurant most locals dont even know about the cuisine? Sounds like a guaranteed way to ruin your life and go bankrupt.

[evening sun]

Originally Posted by bmw335xi

So someone would give up their city life to move to a tiny town in the middle of nowhere to throw their life savings into a type of restaurant most locals dont even know about the cuisine? Sounds like a guaranteed way to ruin your life and go bankrupt.

Yeah & just because they are saving money on a house payment, it does not mean they have it sitting under the mattress to hire a Chinese chef.

Perma Bear, where do you live & how old are you ( within a few years is fine )

[Perma Bear]

Originally Posted by bmw335xi

So someone would give up their city life to move to a tiny town in the middle of nowhere to throw their life savings into a type of restaurant most locals dont even know about the cuisine? Sounds like a guaranteed way to ruin your life and go bankrupt.

Considering many citizens are hip young college students from across the state or even outside of it i would say yes they'd know.

[CarawayDJ]

Originally Posted by Perma Bear

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2...59761195_zpid/



https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1...15954724_zpid/



https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1...15925331_zpid/

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2...15941360_zpid/

All with in a few miles of the coast.

For real?

Take a look at the elementary school ratings for some of them. Horrific. I know, some may say "but I don't have kids and don't care." or "why look at just the elementary schools?". You see, elementary schools are more local. They speak to the neighborhood. Show me a neighborhood with elementary schools rated that low and I'll show you a sucky neighborhood that most people will avoid. I recommend to everyone that they check out the schools regardless of whether or not they have kids. Rotten schools are often synonymous with rotten neighborhoods. Note that I said "often", not always.

As for Arcata…well that's basically the Appalachia of CA. It's also the green bible belt of CA. People there worship the almighty cannabis plant more than a southern baptist preacher worships God. Surely I'm exaggerating….just a little.