[atwebb]

Curious, would you not prefer a modest house and early retirement or options to a giant house in another area? Maybe you can grab both right now, I don't know, but 3-400k can buy a house in extremely nice areas in flyover states, why not find a nice one, buy that and live relaxed?

[metaphor]

> ...3-400k can buy a house in extremely nice areas in flyover states, why not find a nice one, buy that and live relaxed?

Although the general sentiment is agreeable, there's nothing relaxed about maintaining a $400k home. I like to think of it as a different class of stress that's decoupled from work that pays the bills.

[atwebb]

We can disagree on this one, the amount of time a home takes for maintenance vs a 9-5 isn't a close call for me.