Dry climates rock with the exception of the fact that in areas where you don't see mold (like Denver), the prices are through the roof.Have I mentioned mold in a basement where folks have broken in and stolen the copper pipes sucks?

Areas a similarly priced area in Bakersfield, the have water heater would have been stolen in days.  

As we proceed from using commodities for wealth storage, to using dollars, to using Bitcoin and other forms of digital currency (ACH, electronic transfers, iPhone payments, PayPay, automatic bill paying), it becomes easier for crooks and to steal and governments to confiscate  the wealth.Real estate has the advantage of being very hard to duplicate, forge or transfer electronically.

But, MLS does not have any recent sales of that type of house with all the copper stolen, a leaking roof, rotted carpet and wrecked out cabinets. 

|----NASThe ISP does not play a part as the controls are in the router.1) the NAS MUST have a constant address;  that's done with a STATIC address or an Address reservation2) the port forward is from the router, to the NAS address, for the port(s) you need - - and that depends upon the software accessing the NAS3) the remote user access then needs to know the PUBLIC ip address of your router -- see http://checkip.dyndns.org/Just so you know, this setup is NOT protected by any firewall or antivirus so if an intruder probes and finds it, you can expect all kinds of problems, including have those files stolen

That same year I had the window broken in my car and laptop stolen while in the city, with the insurance saying that goes against the home insurance vice the car insurance.

He claimed harassment and that I had broken into the house and stolen his tools.

Will a vacant property get rehab materials stolen?

Put a post on Craigslist stating your make, model and serial number of the  refrigerator, and that it is stolen property, and should be reported to the police.  

We had a break-in one night where a water heater and lighting fixture was stolen from one side.