[jakozaur]

Good step, but still majority of H4 holders will have to wait at least 1-3 years to get PERM and I-140 approved.

Unfortunately, immigration situation for foreign ambitious married couple is really harsh in recent years. Even if both qualified for H1B than you still have 50% chance in lottery just to process your application... 25% chance that both of them can work.

While there, getting job visa sponsorship on H4 can also be hard. Even junior software engineers in Bay Area who can get job easily, get mysterious rejections at very end of process or honest reply "sorry we would hire you, but waiting several months to apply in April and get you work in October with 50% chance and lot of fees is not a good deal. You're good, but not that great. We can't afford to wait".

I know several stories of people who left USA for good, b/c of that reasons. Their offers/positions where quite generous at top tech companies/startups.

Bay Area is the best ecosystem, but maybe with immigration and property market situation it just reached the peak and it wouldn't get any better?