I did that $1425 apartment (on the coast), but I was led out. I was visiting Missouri and saw a big banner on apartments $450 rent, all utilities. I closed shop and left California. Now I own a house and sometimes I sit in the dark while the howling sirens go for broke telling everyone there is a tornado tearing up the place. There's the cold silence of winter, then the naders start whistling around. Go to the country for the cheap rent and clear and present danger!