DougR - Arizona is also home to many Americans from your colder states. I don't think you can be called rich if you live in a trailer in the middle of a desert. Warmer, maybe, but not richer.

To own a summer, waterfront home in B.C., you would definitely have to be wealthy. Only the wealthy get to swim in clean water, breathe fresh air and fish in front of their homes. There are plenty of Americans who do just that.