We also looked at the companies we felt embodied the culture we wanted and noticed alot of times their mission statement was totally different than what we thought.

My own Air Force career hasn't transplanted me much (with the exception of this most recent PCS), but I have traveled in my own time to many parts of the States/world, and love experiencing the cultures and respective markets of other areas & countries.

Cultural and demographic shifts are happening in this market.

The culture that we established is VERY different than 99.9% of the other sites in the space, and that has served us very well.

Anyway, Hawaii is definitely beautiful so be sure to keep it on your list of places to visit--I recommend staying in Waikiki for a night or two to get a feel of that culture, but spend more time on the North Shore; it's less crowded, relaxing, it's basically a whole other place!

The culture in Puerto Rico is not the same in the USA.

This area is defined by a glut of housing built to relatively high standards back in the day that needs rehab, very high new-construction costs, and a shrinking population culturally unashamed of thrift that isn't willing to pay the big bucks for premium housing because they know they can do better.

Culture, income, transportation, crime, etc ALL CHANGES just one street away from a neighborhood that is actually booming with working professionalsI own a 5 unit commercial building on the "West END" of providence.

Any lenders work with buyers of homes in need of remediation from confirmed Chinese Drywall?

The stock market has fallen dramatically in the past two months, partly in response to the news of the Chinese economic slowdown.