This burnt-out 3-bedroom in Torrance sold for over $1 million. Welcome to California's housing market

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23. Thanks for the words about Coronado

My parents bought a house in Coronado in the mid-50s and when my father retired from the Navy we moved back there. I graduated from Coronado High School and just before I retired from the AF I was able to buy a condo here. Traffic is heavy in the early morning and mid-afternoon because of the Navy and civilian personnel who work North Island Naval Air Station but if you plan well you can avoid delays.

The thing I've told people about LA and San Diego is there is only so much land between the mountains and the ocean so everything is crowded and expensive.

As for the canyons in San Diego, the problem with them is wildfires. Every year, it seems a couple of canyons catch fire and threaten homes. It's hard to fight canyon fires but people keep building homes above them.

I've been stationed in Germany and England and traveled around Europe but I never made it to Spain. Friends of mine who've been stationed or visited Spain loved being there.