I feel like with the baby boomer's retiring, they will want to move to warmer climates, creating a demand for housing.

The fact is, most homeowners do not know what is 'good' and what is 'average' or they would not hire someone...this means that there is a high chance that you do not know either.If you do not understand the different types of construction dating back 200 years from balloon to platform framing and if you do not understand structures and and how loads travel through walls, beams, columns, and footers..you should not GC any structural projects.If you do not know the difference between a level 2 or level 4 plaster finish or the differences between a dovetail or stapled cabinets, lippage for tiles, or how climate, season, or recently poured concrete impacts hardwood floor installation, you may not make a good non-structural GC.Point 2) IF this contractor thinks it's such a good idea to get licensed...why doesn't he get licensed?

Other laws passed in response to the disorder included “important relocation, tenants’ rights and code enforcement legislation.”

Remember that market doesn't mean just your location, but the economic climate at that point in time in that location. 

@Bill GulleyI do not believe the new "climate change" highway from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk will be open until 2017 (looking possibly like 2018).  

Unless you are seeing cracked drywall, things are not moving much and the sounds are just part of winter in a northern climate.

We live in a rainy climate and let lawns brown in summer because we know they will green up again after the first substantial rain.

Climate wise it is the best in the US. 

I'll play the contrarian here.Sound diversification helps manage returns in all economic climates and across different asset classes.You can leverage your money more with real estate.

My husband I recently lost our newborn baby boy in February due to a chromosomal disorder and this really changed my perspective on life.