When Tony Bennett first crooned “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” back in 1962, no one had any idea that the popular “City by the Bay” would one day become an urban center so wrought with skyrocketing home prices, crime, and homelessness that even long-time residents are now joining an ever-growing exodus. After living in the region for 37 years, Scott Fuller, a real estate broker, pulled up stakes and moved to Gilbert, Arizona, where he, along with his wife and two children, are now enjoying a much better quality of life. Five years ago, he founded  LeavingTheBayArea.com, a unique consulting company dedicated to helping Bay Area residents relocate to other areas within California or to surrounding states. A real estate broker for more than 20 years, Fuller said the timing was right when he launched the firm in 2016. “I wanted to make sure there was no question …