The rent is just too darned high!
Honestly, no I didn't figure that I would be priced out of repatriation even to quite undesirable locations.
Aside from the hassle of keeping a U.S. property, maybe this might be a business opportunity to sell to future expats? Repatriation insurance. It would need to be expensive!
Housing market: National rent reaches all-time high. Why is rent so expensive? - Deseret News