Anyone INFOMRED knows this as obvious as the sun rising in the east, it's that obvious. 

The high end areas bring 2k+ but will continue to rise.

This summer looks strong and even rising interest rates are barely slowing the growth.  

When prices are high, more people are forced to rent, which results in increased demand and rising rents.Inventory has been frustratingly low and is not getting betterSales inventory plummeted at the beginning of the year and has remained below one month in Q2. 6 months is considered a balanced buyer/seller market.

Depending on the results of the election and evn the time leading up to it, we could see Interest rates drop, and/or home values rise...I'm not saying for sure, but I've seen stranger things for sure.Doing anything now just leaves you with no good options....and I don't believe in putting off the inevitable, but there may be other options that arise as a few more months go by.

Even back then there were a lot of high rise hotels where you could get a decent condo-style room with hot water, cable tv etc for really cheap ($15-20USD/night).

Michael, I've been reading about hot tubs and "hot" is in the name, but they can be cold water tubs too, so the temperature can be set as the season varies.  

Tried to go the traditional HELOC route and after almost 2 months of providing paperwork the lending scenario changed (due to rising rates) and they backed out. 

First, I did put in a second HVAC to control the temperature upstairs separately from downstairs.

In addition to some Insurance companies pulling from the area, these increases are related to the rising costs of building materials, labor, and frequency of hail storms etc.