It also allows you to put forth your hobbies; your interest in art, different cultures, and furniture.

I started a thread about replacing the bathroom tiles and then someone else started one about their cultured marble installation (unfortunately I was not able to find that thread again.I was quoted $1800 by a company here in Orlando to do the cultured marble (in a shower--no tub).

I also believe that the Chinese economy plays in to the property market in Dubai as there are a lot of chinese investors here.

Over a decade ago when I moved here from the northeast Salt Lake was totally uninspiring from a cultural standpoint.  

Finance article and the next day I had a call set up with a group of Chinese investors who read the article.

The only real difficulty in my experience is the first time you build them because of instructions take longer amount of time, however the second time you will notice a huge reduction in time used to build them.I also screw all the cabinets together and the plywood down to increase strength.I also find them stronger and reasonably priced to the Chinese manufactured cabinets that i used in flips.

The crash in Chinese markets will surely impact that cash flow, though I dont know what would be the long term impact.

I am a Realtor myself, the problem with being an agent is getting into that agent culture, thinking about listing and selling real estate as a servant (helping others), driving customers around, escorting them through houses, writing conventional contracts of sale, and forgetting about making offers on real estate for yourself. 

It is a highly desirable area to live in the Birmingham area with extremely good schools and very family friendly culture. 

In the long run, I hope to end up in Austin, TX because of both the business potential there and the culture.