(don't worry I didn't' pay a dime over appraisal LOL)I moved here for economics, I personally expect home trends to increase for a few years with normal hiccups along the way, I'm riding the wave upwards.

Do rents generally go down in an economic downturn?  

(West Oakland is usually 2 steps forward, 1 to 2 steps back through each economic cycle.)

I worked for Dr Laffer back when I was getting my economics degree at Vandy, and that guy is absolutely brilliant.

I've never ran the numbers, but my gut tells me even if you had free land  it would still be more economical to buy an existing park. 

We obviously need to keep it economical, but I would like to do something creative, and I'm bored with our past designs (generally they consist of a larger field tile with horizontal accent stripe).

If you have never been there, you should learn the city/maps/economics of the area/look at hundreds of listings to understand what the market is like.

A violation of the tow statutes is also a Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA), which allows for economic damages (tow charges, storage, lost wages, etc.)

At a macro economic level, it lost out on a few new developments.Bellwood is a notch above.

I wanted to quick ask what people have found to be the most economical solution to replacing water heaters for 1 and 2 bedroom apartments.