Hi,

I live in an area of 2.2 million people and have economically killed it. Went from living in a bedroom to owning 2 properties and having a studio to go to if I screw up. Unemployment is 2ish percent and the area is ultra conservative (I am a libertarian so that can be both good and bad). Colleges are cheap here and public transit is pretty good here. Also flights to city B are 50 bucks.

Now the bad. I have been in city A for 4 and a half years and know 2 people. I also have my ex and her family here and I like her family and we hang out but I feel like having this dependency is not good. I have plateaued at my job and while I am killing it with inflation i will not be.

I wa slooking at jobs in city B ( and area of 9 or so million people) and I could be a manager over assets whereas now I am in operations. I would double my salary but taxes are high too. It would be at least 2 years before I could make this move but how long should i keep investing in the current place if after trying to make a more concerted effort it still fails? Thanks.