To help anyone searching for the guide save a bit of time
[QUOTE=Steve9696;2587713]See my newbie guide on this topic tho it's buried quite some pages back now. Be prepared to pay minimum $400 and more likely $500 these days in either of those cities. Maybe more than 500 in LA. Someone on the ground may comment.[/QUOTE]Guide is Post #1542 currently on Page 31/32 titled "Seeking for Newbies". Hope that helps anyone searching for the write up save a bit of time -- and the digging was certainly worth it. Thanks again for the great write up.