It's a bit apples to oranges, sure, but you're still sitting on a pile of money and bearing few of the direct costs of it in places like OR or CA with screwy pr

It's a bit apples to oranges, sure, but you're still sitting on a pile of money and bearing few of the direct costs of it in places like OR or CA with screwy property taxes. You can borrow against it or sell and go elsewhere, which is a lot better place to be in than someone wishing to purchase and seeing the value of a home go up more than they make in a year.