In my opinion it's a global flight to safety that has inflated our stock market and our top housing markets.  

Low interest rates and global capital flight probably being the two largest.  

One day while I was “Thermalling”, I was spending more time enjoying the scenery and not enough detail to my flight conditions.

First white flight, second middle class working blacks, now section 8 baby momma's looking for a safer place.Detroit has streets all blighted out. 

Gabe it's cheap for a reason.Having said that if you are looking at Detroit take a flight or drive there and see things for yourself.

Like many cities, SA has experienced urban flight and has left many communities in distress.  

Just landed a 5 hour flight from LA to NY and I destroyed those Podcasts!

I had a moment while waiting on my delayed flight in Louisville this evening to catch up this thread, and it's interesting the reaction to what I believe is fairly common in most markets.New investors/wholesalers believe they can put out some craigslist posts and some bandit signs, get a phone call from some "motivated" buyer, and get it under contract before anyone else.  

My criteria to move was I wanted to be 1 flight away from home and I had a few buddies living in Oregon already.

I am a former flight attendant and became a licensed realtor over 10 years ago.