Thanks for all the great info posted in this thread! It definitely helps.

Again, we both grew up in Ohio, so I know all about the cold snowy weather periods. Because so many things are unpredictable right now our plan is to keep our home here in Arizona, and buy a 2nd home elsewhere. We will definitely keep our AZ home if the new place is in MN, SD, OH or PA areas, and return back to AZ during those ugly winter periods. Yes, the plan is to do some deep research of all areas of interest, then spend at least a month in the top-2 to get a feel.

S. Carolina is looking pretty good right now.