...... limited housing availability ......
Cable TV thrives on fixing up houses. Apparently the young folks would rather buy a new house in Cary than rebuild a 120 year house in New Hampshirew/Boston.
Bert,
Notice you are from Tenn, I don't think you have ever looked at buying an old home in New England to do a fix-er-upper. I never bought one while I was there, but crawled around many a structure, when I was considering purchasing a home there.
Yes I would rather a new home anywhere in the South then have to repair a multitude of sins and deal with the Building Inspectors and the Codes. From the stories of my relatives fixing one up in particular, and what I have seen, you would have a Glenn Beck reach for the Duct Tape to keep your head from exploding moment!
Don't even get me started on the number of floor substrates needed in Mass vs. NH......