Does YC ask you what you plan on doing after 3-4 months? For example, if you wanted to move your company back to Cleveland after the summer, would they not like that? Would your potential next-round investors not like that? I'd have to imagine they'd much rather have you stay in California.
They ask where your company will be based, which is presumably roughly the same thing.
I don't know what their preferences are on answers, but it's known that most venture capitalists prefer that your company be based within a half hour of their offices, so if you're basing the company in a location without funders, it may be hard to fundraise.
Does YC ask you what you plan on doing after 3-4 months? For example, if you wanted to move your company back to Cleveland after the summer, would they not like that? Would your potential next-round investors not like that? I'd have to imagine they'd much rather have you stay in California.