Ask anyone in Detroit about the cultural significance of the Motown Era when Detroit was hopping with the Auto industry.

Having been through recessions, we knew that certain areas of southern California always rebound fast, due to the broad based economy, perfect year round weather, universities, medical centers, tourist demand, amusements, entertainment, sports leagues, cultural offerings, shopping, and so many great things drawing people here.

You also don't need to blow out the entire wall, a large archway can open up an area, sleeping area, sitting area, door into a bath and closet.You can get away with opening a kitchen with a small dinning room, an archway usually works there as well, if they kitchen is really small, get advice.Keeping with the style of a home is important to marketability, you don't want a Victorian with a Cali contemporary with white marble floors, you don't rehab to what your taste is as much as to the market and expectations for the type of property

Honesty, it will drills down to region culture and personality preference (lot of other factors that I bucket under personality such as age, gender, etc).

Aside from all of the culture in Pilsen and it's closeness to downtown Chicago, Pilsen in the last few years was named in the top ten of one of the coolest neighborhoods to live in the world.

In fact, I love the culture and the people so much that I marry one and have been married now for 19 years.

First there is a culture shock element.

If you cant respect or understand the culture it most likely wont work.

Joining a broker should be more about the corporate culture, than fees. 

Also, do you consider yourself to be from a collectivist culture or an individualistic culture?