You used evictions as in more than one which means this person has a pattern of this behavior.  

What considerations locally do I have (seasonal patterns, watering schedule, events.)

Choose a color variation (still darker) that will compliment the colors of your home.My contractors place the order so I'm not 100% positive, but here's what I believe the the brand we most often choose:https://www.homedepot.com/p/TrafficMASTER-Dockside-Color-Bay-Pattern-12-ft-Carpet-0679D-21-12/302353456?

God bless the inventors.Tip 6: If you're using cheap laminate, one drawback is that you're going to have a limited number of plank patterns per box to work with.

After a year of rocks on shoes walking on it, it looked like someone was wearing golf cleats all day long.They may have made it better, but still like the plank lino, especially since it looks like wood (instead of a decal), the patterns easy to match, and while your floor needs to be as good as possible for install, it conforms to minor stuff and allows some leeway.

You can imagine what that will do to housing and rental prices in bedroom cities like Hayward and San Leandro...If it is a barrier to entry issue, then keep an eye for growth patterns like we see here at home. 

However, I think it's important to understand patterns of behavior that help a person in this industry succeed. 

Following the previously noted migration patterns outside city limits would put us looking at smaller submarkets/upcoming metro areas that would be in a direct migration path and allow an easy commute to the major metropolitan area. 

There are other smaller markets like Dayton, Akron, and and Newark, which we are starting to see these areas boom due to huge investors and corporations like Intel choosing to set up shop in these kind of areas.This is terrific insight and I am starting to see a consistent pattern here with respect to the opportunity that exists in specific cities in Ohio.

Rents seem to be coming down in my area, maybe its just a pattern of landlords marking up new listings compared to previous comps and being successful for multiple years.