I live and work in the Boston metro area, and have set up investing roots (and team members) in the Twin Cities to help manage my out of state investments. 

IE landlord wants the house back  LOL  or your wife is OK with moving and not having deep roots.. and or your OK with the schools.. but then you get booted and cant find a home in the right school district.. these are the downsides. 

The few that don't get rooted out PDQ.Imagine how much your costs would go down and how much savings you could pass on to your customer without all the ridiculous fees and permits in the Pacific Northwest.I just watched "Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles" episode where a guy bought a lot on a bluff overlooking the ocean (far above the sea) to build a house for his kids to grow up in. 15 years later he was selling it never having moved in.

Playing in the distressed asset field for all these years this is the root cause along with simply being very poor money managers and using too much credit to their detriment.. you know the 250k house with 100k in cars the boat and the RV.

Except that you slight your roots...

@Herman SantosWay overpriced & lost its TX conservative roots.

I am here because it is where most of my roots are.  

Good luck, I'm rooting for you!

We certainly will be doing a root-cause analysis of this situation to learn and grow moving forward.  

The root of the "appreciation"  market is that demand outpaced supply.