We still live in the area, but we’re now on the other side of the lake. Had to let the house in Rockwall go, as (at the time) it was too far outside the metro, which negatively impacted our business. We spent about five hears living in a more central location until we built the business back.
My wife and I will be shopping for our last house sometime next Spring, but not in Rockwall. I love the properties over there, but the property taxes in that county are some of the highest in the state, and the traffic congestion is nightmarish.
We’ll likely be looking for something in the $500K to $700K range on the west side of the lake. Homes in that range are appreciating about 20% a year right now, so we’ve got to hustle.
If it weren’t for the business, and the fact that our kids will likely be starting families in the next few years, we’d probably move even further out, where the house values are much lower.
No, you should stay close to the kids, if they are about to pop out some grand kids!