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Yeah, it's funny... My in-laws are probably going to move next spring sometime. They had moved from SoCal up to Southern OR years ago and their son (my BIL) moved his family up there as well. They [all] got tired of the fear of wildfires in the summer, especially after one came VERY close to the town they lived in, and almost touched the back property line of my BIL's farmland. 

So they all moved to San Antonio. And in San Antonio, my in-laws bought a quite large, 4bdr house. For the two of them. Not sure what they need all that space for, but that's what they wanted. Now they're looking at moving again, since my BIL and his family came back here to CA. They're looking at the area where @Brutus Buckeye lives (Hurricane, UT). Partly because they want a larger place. Yet all four of their kids and now all ten of their grandkids live in Orange County, whereas UT is a 6 hour drive away. 

I think they'd ultimately be happier in a smaller place but closer to their kids/grandkids. And if they were local, it's not like they'd need guest rooms, because we're all here... 

Fair, but Sam's original statement was up to $1M to buy a place, not your total nut. Not that you necessarily want to spend it all on the house--anything you save can be used for the rest of your retirement. But I took it as that's the max you're willing to spend on a property.

Accurate

For a nice part of California, the area is very reasonably priced in terms of real estate.  And it's about 2 hours from SF, and a whole world away, it's more like Texas.

The other area I pondered is over the line around Tahoe, or even Carson City.

My wife is a "big city girl", so here we are.

I get to make all the BIG decisions though, like whether Ukraine should sign the peace plan and how the President should think about education, etc.

They're looking at the area where @Brutus Buckeye lives (Hurricane, UT). Partly because they want a larger place. Yet all four of their kids and now all ten of their grandkids live in Orange County, whereas UT is a 6 hour drive away.
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Just east of Hurricane are a bunch of vacated polygamy houses that you can pick up real cheap. 

Those suckers are designed to house 50 people. 

Just east of Hurricane are a bunch of vacated polygamy houses that you can pick up real cheap.

Those suckers are designed to house 50 people.

perfect, we could ALL visit!

My wife wants guest rooms.  You know how often we use them?  Not very.  Cheaper just to pay for a hotel every so often.  We do have a 3 bdr, two offices generally, occasionally someone sleeps in them.

That area of CA is high enough elevation to have reasonable summers.  And you could snag a place further up that would be cooler still of course if you want mountain living.  I looked at housing when we stayed there and it was pretty reasonable I thought.  There is the nearby town of Murphy which has 20+ wine tasting rooms in it.

Murphys Wineries: A Charming & Historic Wine Tasting City - WWP
Murphys Wineries: A Charming & Historic Wine Tasting City - WWP

https://weatherspark.com/y/1338/Average-Weather-in-Angels-Camp-California-United-States-Year-Round

We have a 2 bedroom, but the guest room has a very nice murphy bed.  I used it as my office before retiring.  It was fun having one of the kids here with their wife and 2 year for a long weekend.  

That kind of thing always drove me crazy, watching those house-hunting shows.  Inevitably, EVERY couple would obsess about hosting or entertaining, ignoring that their lives in that house would be 99.99999% NOT doing those things.