However, if the remote working gospel spreads in a significant way, that could actually disrupt existing migration trends.

I'm at the point where I feel this way about Android and as a result was thinking of migrating to iOS, Mac combo.

i hope one day to have a portfolio that is so big that i need software to do it =) I utilized a spreadsheet as well then migrated to STESSA. 

When we chose San Antonio we looked at cost of acquisition, location, and inward migration.

We have seen a 20% increase in median sale prices in Suffolk, and the assumption can be made that this is primarily due to the eastward migration in NYC’s metro market.

Will your ideal place on the scale above mover over time or stay where you want to be todayAs an example - Yes, Passive, Stay the same = set goal to identify and vet best sponsor for larger syndicated dealsOr Yes, Passive and migrate Active = find a local flipper or a BRRRR investor, loan them on an acquisition/rehab and shadow them on the process so you can start learning on the BRRRR (you will need to research lending, etc.)

@Neil S.I can't speak about SoCal, but since you're from the area, these two posts I wrote here about Stockton and Sacramento will definitely apply to your situation:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/621/topics/396725-millennial-migration-to-sacramento-2017---here-comes-the-rushhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/627/topics/424510-how-to-invest-in-stockton-ca---a-detailed-overviewCheck those out and see if it sounds like something that might interest you.

For example Mexico has had negative net migration (more people moving back home than coming to the US); partially because their unemployment rate is even lower than ours and Mexico is the 11th largest economy in the world.Another piece of the puzzle is that working class people are getting killed on rent increases in Seattle so they need to make a decent wage just to be able to have a roof over their head. 

Suburban boonies will start to empty out soon and by early next year all the deep suburban migration stories will get archived for good.

The infrastructure is in most places ancient...I would not be surprised to see a migration to the mid west in my lifetime...we got water, and we got oxygen.