I lived in California for 26 years but am moving to Texas because all the rules and regulations made it tough to run my business

• Jeffrey VonderHaar, who owns a medical equipment business, is moving from California to Texas.
• VonderHaar said all the regulations in California made it hard to run his business.
• He said in Texas they got a $1.275 million home on a large property with wide open spaces.

This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Jeffrey VonderHaar, owner of a medical equipment business, who is in the process of moving from Calabasas, California, to outside Houston. Business Insider has verified the price of the property. The essay has been edited for length and clarity.

I moved to California in 1998 from Dallas, Texas, and to Calabasas nearly 14 years ago. I've had my company now since 2003.