Ernie,

not neccesarily cost of living..but try...

www.salary.com

and if you poke around here enough, they have ALOT of information on cost of living in different places

[Link: realtor.com]

Also, I'm glad to now see in writing, your definition of a trunkslammer. I'm glad to know that we are considered one because we only have a 2000 Square foot home, with 300k worth of gear in it, that we use as a showroom, that we purchased and re-modeled to be a show home. It's proving MUCH more effective than a showroom could. I think there are an AWEFUL lot of professionals here that would now be classified as "trunkslammers" by your definition above, quite unjustly. WOW, If I can do the kind of quality workwork I do, often in the 75-200k range, and I'm some some country, cornpone hick trunkslammer red-neck, then I can only IMAGINE what a high priced, ultra-mordern, super chik big boy from Beverly Hills can do!

At least I have a real lap-top ;-)

avdude