Satisfaction Search

Go to realtor.com and using the settings for search type in parameters of within 20 miles of San Diego, 2+ acres, 0-5 years old, 2,700 sq ft or larger and 2+ car garage. This is the closest search term settings to what I'm moving into in Arkansas.

You'll find less than 20 houses. And prices far above 1 million dollars. To buy what I'm getting in AR here in San Diego would cost me millions, yes plural, of dollars. And it was 370,000 dollars there, for a brand new home no less. That's a mortgage of $1,700 a month if you put 10% down.

That amount gets you a single bedroom apartment. Apartment!

I can complain about the lack of fresh fruit, lots of fried food, slower pace, further drives for some things, lack of choice for cultural activities ect. But man, look at just house prices and all of a sudden those other things seem to matter waaaaaayyyy less and I feel much more secure in my choice of where I'm landing for the next phase of life.