>you cut yourself off from a lot of competing non-remote employers Just because you're working remotely doesn't mean you wouldn't consider a non-remote job at

>you cut yourself off from a lot of competing non-remote employers Just because you're working remotely doesn't mean you wouldn't consider a non-remote job at any price. So the fact that you're local geographically does not reduce to a value of zero, even if you are currently in a remote arrangement. The employers are competing for people too.