A California family of 5 found a house in Scotland listed for under $270,000. The catch: It was half the size of their old place.

• Zach and Annie moved their family from California to Scotland for a simpler life.
• The couple, who have three young kids, loved California but felt that it was too fast-paced.
• They say life in Scotland reminded them of their own childhoods in the ’90s.

Zach, 38, and Annie, 37, packed up their lives and moved their family from the US to .

Several former residents that BI previously spoke to said rising crime rates and the high cost of living were factors in their decision to .