If you really need to, there is a tricky path via that to avoid some tax.
You convert the current appreciated house into a rental (this is a non-taxable event).
You rent for whatever the required timeline is, and then 1031 exchange it to a more manageable rental in the area you desire (going from overvalued house in the Bay Area to triple-net commercial elsewhere, for example).
Then you die and pass it on to heirs.
The IRS's 121 Home Sale Exclusion still applies which allows you to exclude $250,000 ($500,000 if married) of capital gains on the sale of your primary residence. For an investment property, you can also do a like-kind exchange to defer taxes.