The weather, the culture, the people and the quality of life make it an amazing place to live and raise a family. 

I researched and found out that most homes in the '70s are lead free, anyway, so I might consider it again with testing, but easier to stick with newer properties where you just have to worry about mold, Chinese drywall, and defective pipes.

The combination of declines in materials, permits and housing starts in the US, speaks more to the US economy than the Chinese.

The stara zagora region is relatively undiscovered by tourists, despite the wealth of historical and cultural attractions and the fantastic scenery of the balkans and sredna gora mountains close by.

I know some investors here in Dallas say if they cannot make $50K on each deal, they are not interested and most are losing out to Chinese buyers who will be happy making $15K on each deal, and they never let greed stand in the way of a deal.Joe Gore

You can jump to Florida and see new construction in Miami and the Chinese/Russian money being thrown around and what impact will that have?

But, is this post a product of today culture of “content creation”?

Using the Six Sigma management strategy also used at GE, he dramatically overhauled the company and replaced its entrepreneurial culture of innovative product design with one focused on relentless cost-cutting.[3] He changed the decentralized management structure, by eliminating and consolidating division executives.

It sounds like a cultural thing. 

Quite a bit of a culture shock from San Diego huh?