<prompt> Human: Our local housing market is booming right now. Wed like to move but moving means we move our inflated equity to another property with equally inflated prices. My thought theory is sell high, rent for a year no more than 2 years and wait for an inevitable down market or take the time to buy a short sale. Is this risky to toss 24k away in rent to play this game with my primary residence?  <response>: yes, it is riskyPrices may not come back down, interest rates could substantially increase and the transaction costs and moving costs are substantail 