We started planning our move from the Big Apple to Jacksonville.

"we had the greatest time ever the view was gorgeous and they weren't kidding about the road" Just have to make sure you're selling apples to people that want to buy apples.

I fully expect the overall employment numbers to increase significantly once Tesla, Apple, etc is completed and the unemployment percentage will go down.

There is no way 5% beats 15% if you compare apples to apples by looking at the cost basis when calculating ROI. 

Raleigh area has much more high tech companies in the RTP and Apple is coming in the next few years, seems to be a safer choice.  

Additionally, last I heard, Apple is building a smaller campus a mile or two away from our condo's location.

@Vijay AnandhI agree with @Vinay Kolluru that property values will continue to rise, especially with announcements of Apple and Google bringing thousands more jobs to the area over the next few years.Irene Mistretta is a wonderful realtor to work with and I highly recommend her.

Stop people you see actively working Ask friends, family, social media (FB, LinkedIn, etc.)Go to Home Depot EARLY (6 AM) and see who is there getting a jump on the dayAlways provide people with a clear punchiest and get multiple bids so you can compare apples to apples. 

When comparing apples to apples across the board with different lenders you will need to know what the interest rates are, what % down you will be using, what the total lender fees are, any points being charged & what loan product specifically you are looking at. 

What about cloud storage, such as iCloud if you are an Apple/Mac user.