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The California Escape Manual: Your Guide to Finding A New Hometown
The California Escape Manual Your Guide to Finding A New Hometown Author:Mark S. Bacon The California Escape Manual is a comprehensive guide for urban Californians interested in relocation out of state. It contains a gold mine of ideas, resources, tables, checklists...and entertaining stories from ex-Californians. The author shows readers how to find their perfect hometown by exploring vast sources of free information on... more » destination cities and town. The book is based on interviews with relocation executives, headhunters, Realtors, movers, school district officials, and other experts. The book also includes interviews with families that found happiness outside urban California. Chapters tell readers how to find a job, how to spruce up their homes for a quick sale, and how to settle into a new community and get along with locals. Other topics include packing and moving, interstate business networking, and helping children adjust to relocation. The book includes: - Dozens of Web site recommendations - 12 pages of tables (on weather, crime, housing costs, etc.) - 19 pages of resources (directories, magazines, chambers of commerce, state and federal agencies, employment recruiters, etc.) - Check lists for financial planning, networking, home buying, exploring new towns - Profiles of 30 towns (including some hidden gems and overlooked small cities)« less