moving to miami from columbus more than likely unbelieveable real estate market, density allowances, zoning is 20 years ahead it's amazing for new construction and development. columbus will always have my heart but this combined with the lifestyle you can't beat it. 

Have you visited these areas?

I had all carpeting cleaned and bio treated before they visited the property for their first showing.- I gave them a reasonable offer to replace the carpet with small consideration for them and I also offered them to move out and not pay the lease breakage fee, both of these they rejected- They then called the city inspector.  

I visited a friend that lived in Raleigh for a few years after we graduated college.

Firstly, the people telling you to go ahead with it will not be there to pick up the pieces if it falls apart or is a daily headache.

Visit 20 open houses one weekend or two. 

But Ironically I booked a flight to Arizona to visit one of my old time friends in mid Jan for a couple of days, I feel like it was kind of needed to get my mind off of things.

You may want to visit a few cities to get a feel for the different markets and meet local real estate professionals.

Hey Jeff,Just wanted to give you a heads up – I snagged a screenshot of the first page of their reportLooks like the mountain areas aren't included, probably under a different municipality.I stumbled upon this report on their website, after signing up for their free account.

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