I'm in New Berlin right now which is a bit too rich for my blood at this point, but it got me considering Milwaukee more if I found a better neighborhood that had a bit cheaper homes.

It's been so much hard work because we've done all of the labor ourselves. 15 weeks of working 6 days a week, 8 hours a day, neglecting home responsibilities, blood, sweat, and tears! 

I could barely understand what was going on, but I could feel my blood rushing through my veins as he announced my target was next.

A lot of buyers are sharks and when they smell blood, they attack.

Also yuge factor is the elimination by the Feds of the State property tax deduction, combined with many of those states completely screwing the people that are trying to flee by raising those taxes, and demanding to show where they lived every single day to show they actually left the state (hint, the blood sucking tax collectors in NY). 

I agree about the blood...and the debt after retirement...which is why I mentioned NNN as the vehicle. 

there was a great transfer of wealth that happened out of the GFC.. for those that could execute.. and those that were leveraged up or had 5 year calls there was some blood baths..

I earned my MBA through blood, sweat and tears right before the Lehman shock and my take is that it all depends on the recruiting upon exit.

While we all enjoy the benefits of driving on the same public roads to get to where we're going, the wage earners are paying in blood, sweat, tears, and treasure for it while the government hands me money back for my own efforts.This particular event happens almost every day, and no bones about it, it can certainly be destabilizing when you understand just how clearly the powers-that-be in our society think of those making money through investments as extra-special people, and those making money through selling their time for money as dogcrap under their shoes.

You can try to go after the tenant for your losses, but this is like getting blood from a turnip.