The down-stroke is the market is in a less fevered growth rate at this time, which is healthy, but nurf's appreciation a bit. 

Your only location requirements/desires are as follows: Must have warm weather 9+/mo out of the yearMust have good - strong job market (UI Developer/Nurse)Must have relatively low cost of living (unlike the Bay Area)Should have healthy real estate market (rentals and flips)Here are your long-term objectives/goals: Purchase at least 10 acres of land to build a small house and start a small permaculture farm Become financially independent in 10 yearsEstablish the financial foundations for generational wealthGiven this financial standing, these location requirements/desires and these long-term objectives/goals, and a year to plan/move: Where do you move to and why?

Originally posted by Eddie Ziv:On the other hand, many cities in Texas, although experienced healthy economic growth, did not see inflation and implosion in RE prices mainly because of abundance of land.