At least this is my observation in the tech heavy bay area and its surroundings.I have been investing since 2007 in the stock market so far it has been good to me.

If you are tech savvy, my title company offers a free a tool that I have (but candidly rarely use).

I'm in a college (state university) town allong with three other large universities a state vo-tech jr. college and several business colleges.I'd say that any state university will be adding alot to the local economy base, in fact it's an anchor that will likely be the most stable activity in any area.

Even the start up tech companies all packed up and shipped out in the late 90's; Mindbranch (used to work there), Tripod.It had it's boom days back in industrial revolution when factories needed fast moving rivers to create power and wash away waste.

The government and many large high-tech companies have programs like this that will enable you to develop your focus.There was a thread here recently I wish I could find for you, where many successful RE investors volunteered their education and formal degrees.

I am sure there are other tech degree examples like this as well in other industries.

It feels as if Seattle is going through a tech-boom of some sort with Amazon,Google and Microsoft hiring like crazy!

The rest is best done by a heating tech.

LOL Then they had 8 printers that didn't know what to do with.HP eats the ink and also tech support is overseas so very challenging with customer service to get anything done.I would think it would be fine buying that new one fro small jobs.

I still like to get hands dirty but I do not hesitate to call plumbers and electricians to do the more tech work.