Karen Margrave & Jeff BrownIn Sacramento County, there is a $5 Billion dollar company that is moving to Texas due to the "unfriendly business climate" of the state legislature.

Better to know what the political climate is in your particular area before you pull the trigger.

This is the second reason why I'd sell too.The Florida real estate market can be quite unpredictable, particularly given the current political climate.

@Chris Hodge  also depends on the location of the flooring, climate, and kind of property. 

So far I can report the following:- humidity is so high comparing to Cali (took few days to get used to sweat) but really nice and warm even at night,- lots of insects and mosquitos (took few days to realize I had been bitten) - both climate and wildlife are so different here,- I really loved Alabama - Mobile with its historical houses and little downtown & Gulf Shores/Orange Beach with its long white sandy beach, local restaurants and bars.

Things to keep in mind about harsh climates like Alaska is that they are hard on everything-cars, property, the people sometimes.... 

If I were a gambling man Mike, and I were looking at CT, not just Hartford, from 3,000 miles away (with limited direct knowledge and experience), I would bet that when CT finally turns over to a more business friendly climate (ie, oust the liberal - long held democratic views), we could be just like you in CA :-) In fact, if I recall CA was in some major trouble 10-15 years ago too, and now look: 2016 San Fran became the very first area to have average home prices over $1 mil. 

If you want to flip you can keep it to Naperville and some areas east of there, plenty of older homes in need of facelifts.Be mindful of taxes and political climate out this way but otherwise I’m seeing a lot of success out here.

Las Vegas is located in the Mojave Desert, which means builders had to use durable materials that could withstand the harsh climate.

My realtor says they are slow and could lose the deal for us given this climate.2) Direct lender recommended by realtor.