I made a decision to not be "house poor." There are some excellent books out there for people going through divorce. I read some great advice about not exchanging everything liquid to keep the house, an emotional attachment. Then I set about doing the work to remove my emotional attachment to it. Yes, I'm still in it, but it's on the market and I'm looking forward to the day I start anew. Every single place I have lived, from the tiniest studio to where I am today, I created the joy I lived in. I will create that joy wherever I go. It isn't the house that made the memories, it is me.