But you are looking at it in a myopic fashion, sdrealtor, which is why you’re on this board trying to drum up business. Since I’m renting and am limiting my residency to a defined duration (not staying for the kids to go to middle school), I can “cherry pick” the school my kids go to. This particular school is just as good as any school in SD. I could just as easily do the same thing in SD, but we’re going to HAWAII and taking it easy, not investing in RE. You are too wrapped around the axle about investing in RE to see the difference. Sorry if that sounded angry, but you’re not seeing the whole picture, just the parts you want to disagree with.
For that matter, renters can cherry pick their school systems as long as they are willing to move every few years, which isn’t too different than folks selling their homes on a 5-7 yr average. Hmmm….maybe I’ve stumbled on to something….