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Ask yourself if your quality of life is improved by the increased cost of living in that area.

I'm not about to move to Texas, but it is amazing how easily you can save a huge amount of money just by opening up to other locations that would make you happy.

Housing prices don't go down unless terrible thing happen; even then, sometimes they go up.

I didn't list the address of the person that outbid me on my last house purchase, though. Maybe you should consider not posting the addresses unless you have a good reason.

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Well, you are entitled to your opinion. That said, I’m not trying to shame individual buyers. It is more just documenting sales that reflect a broken or speculative market. I think that is a valid "reason."

All the addresses I mention are public and already on Zillow/Redfin, along with all the other details. I’m not listing out bidder names or license plates... just citing public sales. It’s less about the buyer (who is not mentioned) and more about how far from fundamentals pricing has drifted.

> And yeah, I’m considering starting a “Wall of Shame” documenting these types of sales. Exhibit 1: this one

Perhaps your wording wasn't well considered if you're not trying to shame buyers by listing addresses.

Fair enough. I see your point... probably a poor turn of phrase. I will avoid using it if I do post such a chronicle of transactions.

Good luck on your house search. It will work out if you're open, but I found I had to be more open than I thought.

High paying jobs come and go over the decades. Mortgages and associated lifestyle expenses are very hard to get rid of in the short time a major pay change can occur.

If the price is off-putting, let your senses guide you and be off-put by it and find somewhere that makes you excited and filled with a sense of opportunity for you -- and be sure it's well within your resources so it doesn't pinch immediately the second taxes go up, something leaks, another thing breaks, and the retaining wall needs work.

Home ownership costs so much more than you expect; buy well within your means if you want a happy home lifestyle.

If you could take your own job and lifestyle with you then that opens up the world for you.

This is the truth. Time to find out who you are and spend time with those you cherish is worth more than any neighborhood.

I'm still not moving to Texas, but there are amazing places within a short drive of where you're considering that will free you from a lifestyle chained to a high paying job.

I hate commutes. Even though I somehow got lucky to work from home, I don’t want my RTO wife to have to commute by bus more than 30 minutes to work (and I could always be called back to office, so I’m not going to risk living in Bend). It is just not worth it to forgo the high paying job since I find (at least the ones I’ve had) less stressful than the lower paying ones. I’m also in the city I’ve always wanted to be in, so I haven’t made other trade off.

Cities are priced high for reasons. If you don’t need or can’t get what the cities provide, then it is definitely not worth it.

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