Tells me even traffic patterns can spell the success or failure of commercial locations.

It is best to start off in your own backyard so you can pick up the patterns in the markets.

You could put the first family in a holding pattern, saying you are working through your process.  

The rich have for-the-most-part recovered or positioned themselves to recover from their losses from 2007-2008 (if they were smart), the ultra-rich have gotten ultra-richer or positioned themselves to get ultra-richer (again, if they were smart), and the poor (and even many middle-class) are now in a holding pattern waiting to see what happens around them.The 40% drop in median networth may be a correct figure, but it's certainly not representative of what happened on the ends of the spectrum -- many lost everything and many increased their wealth considerably (or have positioned themselves to do so).

In MD we see a regular pattern of big bidders coming in thinking they are smarter than anyone else.

I have one unit due to be vacant in 2 months and I am planning the action list.The kitchen laminate countertop is OK on the top side, but the edge especially the rounded corners are peeling off and chipped.I think it was put in back in 2001 by last owner and I haven't seen any matching patterns in local home stores.So I am most likely looking to re-laminate everything.Question #1 is, is it OK to put a new layer of laminate over an existing one IF the existing laminate is sound?

We've had the best results from mid grade berber with a dark cream + spotted pattern.

You will quickly see patterns and start developing a strategy, as-well as an understanding to the different needs the areas have.

I already have vendors that service the area etc so it's a natural growth pattern.

@Stephanie MetalCheck out websites such as Crime Reports and CrimeMapping, and google for other websites in your area, that will display crime patterns and frequency.