When did you buy your property if you don't mind me asking?
Not the OP but if someone bought 10 years ago, they would have bought at 50-65% less than the current prices. I have neighbors with low end jobs who bought in the 80s-90s in the $100k range.
Totally. One of the things that people seem to forget is if you bought a house for 50% less just a few years ago, you have a insanely significant amount more for your retirement. This is not including the bump in property taxes that hurt quite a bit too!