Those focusing on metrics of investing forged in '09', well it's a dinosaurs plight.

Our job skills became dinosaurs while we were living abroad for 10 years.What has happened:  My mother is in her 90's and in increasingly poor health. 

After 82 replies I am sure my comment will be lost, but I wanted to chime in after reading a few pages of comments with my opinions.Yes, real estate agents are going the way of the dinosaur.  

Mine is the 2 liter dinosaur burner but they have an electric version too.For fun I have a 2014 Ducati Monster bought used that cost almost as much as the car.

Real Estate agents are the next dinosaurs.

Dinosaurs survived over 200 millions years.

Purchased over a dozen this way and counting....Sorry, but agents are dinosaurs in my opinion.

And know what, yes things will be a bit different, like when the housing collapse changed mortgage finance it did not end the industry, it changed it, the internet changed retail, YoMTV changed.... ok thats a bad example, point is adaptation will be required, some evolution of how business is done and there will always be those few who simply can not or will not adapt and evolve and with such go the way of the dinosaur, but for vast majority, life will go on, we will go on, housing will go on. 

Sure, I miss Genesee Beer, the Distillery, Sticky Lips, Amerks games and all the people walking in Brighton on the Sabbath, but juice is worth the squeeze regarding moving from Roch to Raleigh.A few pros:  (1)  Lower State Income taxes, (2)  Healthier and more diverse job opportunities (higher pay and opportunities for advancement as a whole), (3)  BBQ - I won't step foot in my favorite BBQ joint the Dinosaur in Rochester since that Commie George Soros purchased a stake.