My general question to all bigger pockets members is as follows: If the bad publicity created by movies such as “San Andreas” and stigmas produced in our culture about the San Andreas fault/1989 Loma Prieta earthquake do not reduce the prices of California real estate currently, how should investors, homeowners, etc. in Oregon, Washington and California feel about the Juan de Fuca plate/the Cascadia Fault expected earthquake to be the big one?

There's a lot of variation within that and the long-term outlook for each neighborhood is not the same.It's not uncommon to find 100 year old houses in E, S and W San Antonio, which may be good for you if that means more demand for property inspections - I'd be interested to hear your perspective.San Antonio has a unique identity with the Missions and a strong Latin culture.

It is a culturally diverse city where students swarm to attend 2 well appointed educational institutions. 

You can undercut your employees, your team, sacrifice the culture in order to drive more profit but ultimately you will pay through employee turnovers, slow productivity and conflict management which costs MORE money to fix.Friends, remember this… It ALWAYS costs more to react to problems than to prevent problems early on.

We are so messed up as a culture about Christmas.  

There are some softer cultural factors that are difficult to quantify as well.

To invest in the island the investor must love the island,the lifestyle and the culture. 

Oahu will be culture shock for my family -- that's why my long term goal involves the big island....

Our Hawaiian culture is pushed aside to make way since 1959 and away we go with Americanization wow!

You are interested in the bricks and mortar and she has an affinity for the cultural mores and background of the people you rent to.