I knew I would get a few reponses, like this
"Capt. Zoolander...too bad...you missed the boat mate!"
I am very happy to have missed the boat!
Since "missing the boat", my house in OZ has increased in value by $120,000 due to the real estate mini boom we have had over the last 18 months. If I had been lucky enough to "catch the boat", I would have sold my house 18 months ago and missed out on this tax free capital gain.
I wonder how much I would have "put in the bank" over the last 18 months. (after making allowances for the high cost of living in the ME)
I don't think it would have been very much, if anything at all.
Anyway, I don't see what this has to do with whether or not, a move to the ME is a good idea. The World is now a different place to 14 years ago. If you are single and have no ties, I would recommend "Go for it". If you are married with a family I would seriously look at all other alternatives before making the move.
