I'm in the process of buying a place in mostly cash. I had been saving in expensive parts of California for the past four years, so with that as my target I was able to pick up a very nice house in Portland as the price corrected from ~650 to mid-400's. The way I look at it, after seeing tech do so well in remote work, it's here to stay and I plan on dying in that house.
Yeah that's a great feeling and I apologize for my comment sounding negative, because in truth I was lucky to have it more than once. Congrats and enjoy your new home.