yeah i do want to stay on the west coast. quality of life is what i want. plus i only have 500 and 80. I feel more experience would be better. I would go with Express if I can get a LAX or ONT base. All of my family and my fiance are here. So back to being a cfi for another 500 hours. Plus I can finish up my business degree then! Then I will apply to Horizon, Skywest and Express. Thanks for all the replies. I really appreciate it. Helped me figure out what is a better way to go!