Interesting thread topic..thanks for starting...let me toss in a curve ball..why wouldn't you want to test move to the area for a year or so..and rent..before committing to the whole shebang of building a home...I mean, you wouldn't buy a car without a test drive?
I'm wondering how everyone is convincing their children to follow 'em with their grandkids.
I'll be retiring "Somewhere-Near-Grandkids."