Well, I always say to people that you can make a ton of money in LA, but you spend a lot. We actually moved to Florida for 3 years a while back and bought an amazing home on several acres. But we have to give up a lot of clients who wouldn't work so remotely. We eventually picked up and moved back here because it was becoming impractical!

My wife works with all the toy companies around LA, and they like to be able to easily use a courier service to send work back and forth. They pay really good money because the cost of living is so high here! But if you move just far enough away to get better prices, suddenly you are too far to get work.

It is a vicious circle!