Unfortunately my beloved mother is in Michigan and I'm in Texas. She would move here if her house value hadn't have gone down so much due to the auto companies laying off thousands.

If she can find someone she knows and trusts to rent her house, she can move here to TX, otherwise, she'll have to wait until the home value goes up again, but that could take 5-10 years or even more...there's no saying how long it'll take to recover from the massive layoffs.

My older brother lives near my mom in MI, and my younger brother lives in San Fransisco, CA. Sadly, I have none of my family here except for my married family. I like it here but it'll never be perfect until my mom gets here