Existential money crisis here, need some outside perspective: I'm in the ever so hot Northwest Seattle market. If we were to sell our house now, we would walk away with at least $300,000... putting us over the million dollar mark in cash and retirement savings. The problem is we love our neighborhood and our neighbors. One neighbor in particular is a freaking godsend for us and our baby. We are across from a great elementary school, awesome parks, business districts, etc. etc... But Seattle is expensive to live in, our taxes are going up constantly, and I think this real estate market bubble will be popping very soon. Plus, we can live practically anywhere for our jobs. It feels do or die right now. I already missed a huge money making opportunity with a rocky mountain west condo I didn't sell before the last market crash, because I was greedy and delusional. It still stings. But I don't want to screw ourselves out of living in a known great neighborhood while trying to make up for that money mistake. How much value would you guys put on making this kind of money vs the certainty of loving where you live? And no, we have no idea where we would move once we sell.