re: #227 sagehen
I have a friend in Bloomington IN. She’s got a 2000 sqare foot house, on 3 acres, with a creek running through it… that cost her less than I’d get if I sold my 600 sq ft co-op. And her property taxes are less than half my co-op maintenance fee.
On the plus side, it can be fun to look at real estate not in CA and dream about what retirement could be like. :)