[quote=sdduuuude]Why not get a place on the coast in Oregon or in the Mountains for the Summer and a place in Tucson/Phoenix for the Winter ?[/quote]
Unless we are talking Condo’s I think you would have upkeep issues esp with the place on the coast in Oregon.
Real weather can be hard on a house. then you have mold (need someone to run the central air just to keep the mosture down inside your place) unless you are a ways off the coast maybe.
I think we get spoiled here in SoCal in terms of home maintenance (unless you are right on the beach then upkeep, mold and rust can be real issues to deal with even here).