I’d like to chime in here about the value in renting right now in this market. I am originally from Illinois (three years ago). We rent a house in Encinitas, a block and a half from the beach. There is nothing like it.
It will take you time, real time to get to know the area. Rent and rent somewhere great. I am paying more for rent now than I would have in Chicago, but that is the market here. And I could never get this view in Chicago.
