mixxalot, you keep on talking about moving. Do it already!
You should move now, rent for cheap in Dallas and watch the market crash in SD. You’ll have save more money, have more comfortable living arrangements; and when the market does crash, move back SD with even more cash.
A friend of mine works in high tech. He reluctantly got transferred to Dallas (with big bonus). Now he’s paying less in rent for his townhouse with attached 2-car garage than he used to pay for his lousy Mission Valley 1bd apartment.