FSD, he thought it was cheap when comparing comparable areas to Carlsbad. I.E Nice upper middle class areas with relatively good schools and within 10 minutes of the beach. He doesnt live in on of the uber wealthy areas. Where he lives is very comparable to Carlsbad w/o the weather and beaches of course. His 50 year old house with lots of problems and nothing spectacular about it is over $1M in South Orange, NJ. Check it out and you will see we are not talking west la.