Even wealthy Los Angeles residents are moving to (slightly) cheaper cities and mansions out of state

• Wealthy Californians are showing signs of frustration with the state's affordability crisis.
• One-percenters are ditching their LA mansions for homes in cheaper parts of the state and country.
• Many wealthy buyers say they were driven out by a so-called mansion tax in Los Angeles, among other tax-related issues.

Gus Lira, a managing partner at a private jet charter company, loved where he lived in Malibu. His condo overlooked the ocean right off the Pacific Coast Highway, near the Getty Villa.

But knew he needed to get out of California.