Aussie thinking about buying real estate in USA

I currently live in Australia but my wife and I have always tossed the idea around of buying a modest property in the USA. I am sick of the Aussie harsh humid summers and it plays havoc with my health. It would be nice to escape to your winter for 3 months of the year.

The place my wife and I really liked is the West Coast of California especially a little town called Paso Robles which is east of Cambria on the coast. We went there for the day and loved the rolling green hills as we drove in and the town was really quite nice. I also like the idea of being relatively close for a drive to the beach.

Any members that live in this area that can give me pros and cons or any advice of any other towns around this area that would suit. This is only a pipe dream at the moment but we do often talk about the idea.
Contact @Mopar Tim. He lives in Vista CA and can probably give you the best perspective.

People who actually live there know the realities...people who don’t are just biased by their personal prejudice against what they think they know is reality.