Great time to come enjoy some warm weather and explore an entertainment oriented market with great waterfront amenities. 

Feelings change - with stress levels, with the time of day, with the weather.

I do not have a crystal ball, but as an experienced agent, contractor and developer, that has weathered recessions and the crash, here's what I can tell you. 1.

My wife and I visited Texas last Summer before moving and checked out all of the major cities and a couple smaller ones we liked, we settled on Dallas because of the mix of recreational activities, weather, and price point on properties in the surrounding suburbs (also lack of Hurricanes).

That said, March is booked for 13 days so far.We’ve had nothing but cloudy rainy weather, so I don’t have the most recent pictures of the finished product

The main issue is Multnomah county and specifically the city of Portland.. if you invest outside those areas landlord laws are not what everyone makes them out to be.better deals are had as U move south from PDX  and SW Washington can work but careful of low end type situations.No income tax in Wa as well.and for the Texas idea keep in mind property tax's are sky high along with on going weather and soil issues so you want to be very careful there its not all about eviction laws.

There's resistance to the idea of just going back to the old rule prohibiting such posts entirely. 

Good landlord laws, great weather (less maintenance), and low property taxes. 

@Mike Bianchi I would look at the Yale optimum asset allocation portfolio.You have enough wealth to not be all in with real estate and a little diversification at this stage will reduce your risk, according to Modern Portfolio Theory.I would recommend this allocation, it’s also available on the Financial Samurai website:1) 35% Low Cost Stock Index Funds2) 10% Low Cost Bond Index Funds3) 25% Real Estate4) 10% Cash5) 20% Alternative Assets (Private Equity, Passive Real Estate Syndication, Hedge Funds, Precious Metals, etc.)You may also want to do some search terms on Google like “All Weather Portfolio”, to understand how to allocate your wealth in a way that will have you sleep at night while making you richer.

I would be very curious how cou ties like Fremont and Teton county and other counties do with extreme winters, as many people who move to those areas decide they can’t handle that weather 12 months per year.