I'd say go up to Denver and check it out, and like you said all else fails you'll have a little bit of money saved up once it's all said and done if things don't work out with the contract or the cost of living is too high up there to where it wouldn't end up being much better in the end.. I think one of the biggest negatives about moving up there completely is the fact of ou just purchasing a home there in Phoenix is trying to sell it after just purchasing it, and not going into negatives with that.