You are in the thick of it up there.. Before giving up, totally, there are some cheap & pretty places to your south. Politically F’d up.. but visually pleasing and affordable to the point you may not care.
Felt like I’d lost everything, landed in SW VA, and am beginning to enjoy it. Spent a bunch of time running around near Herndon last Summer .. yes, F! Back to the Blue Ridge felt so good..
What are the problems, perhaps we can help walk you through them.
Life ebbs and flows. Hoping the tide ebbs for you.