[zcaveman]

All of the reasons I have seen posted are good. One reason that I have not seen is that the spouses (wives) missed the kids and grandkids and do not want to be that far from them so they sold and moved back to where they came from. And this was not just one or two couples that moved here - but many.

I would suggest that you are very sure that you don't mind the separation mileage before you make the move. It could get expensive.

For the rest of us, there are summer trips and winter trips to keep the homefires burning.