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Sounds like a dream to me, as I live my life on a 3 city rotation like this. Practically speaking, I just rent a house seasonally which is not so hard to do. There’s a small premium, but then I get to keep my equity in the market instead. A lot less headache and someone else gets to worry about the hurricane heading right for my Oct to Jan rental.

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The equity part is a good point. I think the math can work out so that it’s similar to the existing buy vs rent issue people have for a main house.

A nomad style appeals to some people for a (often short) window in their lives. As you say, mixing that up with a bunch of property ownership seems a lot less appealing as a practical matter.

Plus, several times now we have changed one of our bases for a new city. Much easier to call up a short term rental agency and get a new furnished rental.

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