Its impressive that you have came to this realization this early in your life because so many people just ride the wave of going to college because that's what all their friends did or what there parents told them to do.

Jobs are coming in waves...starting with the small to medium sized businesses moving across the boarder. 

Wall Street for these DSCR loans having prepays on them considering the potential for a large wave of early payoffs should rates come down in the next couple years. 

A wave of distressed properties, combined with a tightening of lending, causes prices to fall. 

There are also 4 personality types, described easily as animals or more new wave as DISC.

Knowing where the next wave of development is happening in a city. 

We purchased our home in late 2013 and caught the appreciation wave.

Holding is a good place to be in either wave!!

I am not discounting your arguments as I know these are big factors for many people but people leaving NY/NJ to retire in Florida is not new and it’s likely a large wave of baby boomers are doing what everyone else has done for decades,  there are just more of them.  

Sounds like you are uncertain if to ride the Seattle appreciation wave so to speak or cash in and move into CF'ing markets.. perhaps there should be an RE game between the Seahawks and the Rams, Rams may finally win a game.