The stars at night, are big and bright....

(clap, clap, clap, clap) Deep in the heart of Texas.
So my company is giving everyone the shaft sometime next year and moving east. I have been doing some research for the past couple months and will likely move with them. Their new destination will be Dallas, TX. When I first heard about the move and the offer they gave the employees I laughed and said I would never move to Texas. Now after doing some investigating it seems like a good move for us. Aside from the fact that they will pay all our moving expenses and give me a $10,000 sign on bonus, we could easily afford a house out there ( a real house).
Looking in the town of Rockwall and Royse City I have been very impressed. They are about 25 to 30 miles east of Dallas. Emily and I could move into a 3,000 sq ft new home on 2 acres of land for $250,000. If I put $100,000 down from the equity in my place I could cut my mortgage from $1,600 to $800-$900 a month. Also our HOA dues of $200 a month with be cut to 0$ a month. That's a savings of $1,200 a month right off the bat. Not to mention the cost of living is substantially cheaper. So we would save $1,200 a month to move into a house that is more then double the size we have, plus land so our neighbors will not be living on top of us. I almost can't pass it up. I need some elbow space, I want to hit golf balls off my back lawn, and I'm tired of all this crowding.
I'm going to find out next week if the company will pay to have us fly out and look at property. It's still early to say, but I would peg our potential move close to the end of this year. There are still alot of details to work out so that estimate could change. Now the only bad thing about this is that it will now be a 16 hour drive to Vegas. This does not change the frequency of our Vegas trips. However, I guess we will have to fly.