LaJollaRenter, I am renting a pretty nice house right now. 3800 sq. ft. custom on a half acre for $2850. It’s about half the size of the home I sold, but it works just fine for me now. Perhaps you don’t have the renter’s blues like I do, meaning that detached feeling you get when you don’t own. I have delayed many purchases of furniture, outdoor bbq, etc. because I simply don’t want to have to move it again. I’m tired of living streamlined, which is what you do when you rent, because you know you’re going to mobile again, soon. I didn’t even put up all the nice fine art that I have because I’m afraid of damaging the walls and nice woodwork in this house. And home theatre system? Forget it. Can you imagine the look on the landlord’s face with multiple holes and cables in the walls? It’s just a very unsettled existence. Again, I hope this area declines in value soon, as I would like to own another home here to live out the rest of my days.