<prompt> Human: I need some advice on how best to proceed. Some background... In my current position I make 90k which is near the 85 mark range wise for the area and type of work. A little over a year ago I was making 55k and for several reasons, none of which were tied with my job satisfaction I love my Job and Company most days, I interviewed for another local company and they offered 88k. This blew my mind. To make a longish story short I stumbled into a match by my current employer without any stink of the marked man issues that can occur by accepting a counter-offer. Other possibly relevant details. Ive been with this company for 5 12 years and the things Ive worked on have moved from we manage territory to this is something were better than almost everyone at ie Im confident that I have a secure place and that Im well liked by managementorganization. Fast forward to today...Ive kept in touch with a couple recruiters you never know when things might change with the idea that if the perfect opportunity were to come about I could at least consider it. This seems to have happened. I got an offer for 156k negotiated up from 135k for a 1-year contract-to-hire apparently this is how this particular company does allmost hires. This happened after 2 phone interviews that went very well and there didnt seem to be any red flags quite the opposite. The position is 70 things I know well and the rest things I want to do, ie perfect match to what I would be interested in. It will involve a move but its to an area I like and other than cost of living housing being quite a bit higher current area 185k buys you a 3000sqf house and 14 acre land, new area something similar would run 600k and prob not have large yard.Overall it seems that cost-of-living is 30 more making an equivalent salary in my current area 120k which come out to being around a 30 bump from where Im at now. Not factoring in cost-of-living its 70 bump.The only reservation I have job-wise is the at my current company were a fair way down the were doing it right path and the new position this seems less so but with the clear desire to get there. This is fairly similar to how things were 5ish years ago where Im at now.Things I could use some advice about...1. What is a good lead time for moving family, selling house, finding new place probably renting for first year while we figure out where wed like to buy? I tentatively said 1 month but I worry that thats not enough time.2. Is an offer after 2x 30min phone interviews in one day weird? It is a large very very established company.3. Should I give my current employer an option to counter offer before I accept? I know the general advice is GTFO and move on however I really do love my job. Maybe a more apt question would be... how should I go about leaving the option open? Should I lead with the equivalent salary, the full offer or both? Or is double dipping just going to be a bad plan?4. Im sure one of you beautify bastards will come up with something I ought to consider... Thanks in advance,Fred not real nameP.S. Just realized that given over the last 1y 3m my salary will have tripled. Wowsers!  <response>: Idk what industry you are in but a c4h at that salary seems odd, at least in my line of work. I would see if your current employer wants to counter since you have a good relationship with them. No harm in hearing them out. 