Most people who are in this case are not malicious either. But that’s no excuse. He could have stayed and try to find another job here. No one is forcing him to move back to Phoenix. He chose to move and he chose to buy a house. Buying a house comes with responsibility and the down side of buying a house is you can’t move as easily as you can while renting. We all know that. If he doesn’t, well, he’s finding out now.