If it appears to be too much of a 1st world problem, I apologize. I have no intention to show off. I really want to know what people at this stage in life (in a similar situation) would do.
Back to the topic: That‘s my current thinking. Instead of having to pay $10m for my dream house, I can get a similar house outside of CA for $5m or even $3m. That’s the main trigger on why we are considering to move outside of CA. Property tax $100k vs $30k annually is a huge difference. Also, traffic in SD is getting worse and worse, I just want to live in a smaller city.