Resentment against Californians bringing their larger housing budgets to other states

[Hekate]

13. Once upon a time it was Oregon who said they didn't want to be Californicated...

Transplants were warned to re-register their cars right away so they’d have an Oregon plate. Don’t pay asking-price for your house and don’t brag about what a good deal you got. Don’t let people know you bought two or three houses in Oregon (one to live in and two for investment) with your real estate money from California. Don’t tell people right off that you are from California, as it just pisses them off before they have time to discover you’re a nice person.

I can certainly see why people in other states would find the disparity aggravating as hell. But it’s hard to translate the amazement of escaping the intense pressure of large parts of California — where, if you can afford to buy a house at all, chances are you won’t be able to move up because housing prices rose so much in the intervening years.

Good luck, other states. I don’t think Oregon was wrecked by the influx, and you won’t be either.