What advice would you give-

[BarTopDancer]

Look super hard at your finances. There is a saying that you can move out of CA, but you can never afford to come back.

Everything is a lot more expensive. Food, gas, utilities, entertainment, vehicles, registration, insurance. Yes, we have the beach, Disneyland and a million things to do. But they aren't fun to do if you have no money to do so.

Also look at the school systems for the areas you are thinking of moving to. They are all severely underfunded. As bad as this sounds, you'll want to make sure that they aren't under quota for white students. There are weird demographic requirements and if they are, you'll have a heck of a time transferring little R somewhere else if you need t/want to. You'll also want to make sure that they are teaching to the true grade level, and not what "level" most students are at thanks to social promotion.

You'll also want to look at the type of atmosphere you're moving into and the schools in that area. Yes, all schools have the snobs and the outcasts. Some areas are worse than others. Would Little R fit in better at a school in Coto de Caza (super ritzy rich) or a school in Costa Mesa (more middle class).

It'll be awesome if you can move out here. I don't think anyone wants you to do it blindly. These are a lot of things that people may not think of when moving.