The earth goes through natural heating and cooling cycles every 100 years or so.That said the link you showed, at high emissions, only says an average of 2% of the properties will be under water at high tide in 40 years.

Once People realize Zillow is just a partial picture of the market, they will naturally start looking elsewhere.

You can do this by forcing appreciation, paying down the loan balance, or waiting for natural appreciation.

It's a far simpler and faster process than buying yourself, though you're not going to get astronomic returns due to the buttoned up, passive nature of the investment.

Nature, red in tooth and claw, is what does it.

Fear is a perfectly natural emotional reaction to anything New and Big and Important and comes with Risk.Give your rational mind some exercise.

The prices are better and I see potential for natural appreciation due to its proximity to downtown.

Most of my life was spent living in apartments, this extended well into my adulthood.Cool breezes and the sounds of nature have a way of helping you get comfortable and even fall asleep, but living on the first floor I always felt just a wee bit too uncomfortable to leave my windows or patio door open & unattended—perhaps growing up in the hood and my line of work wouldn’t let me.

Appreciation (forced or "natural") this you aren't expecting as you're paying market price and not getting a fixer upper. 4.

Due to the ephemeral nature of life, I think it is best to make a decision that you feel brings you the most joy and peace.