@Richard ZuptichWelcome to BiggerPockets, a place to interact with a vibrant REI group, learn the real estate business and language at near zero cost.

If you happen to move to an area that has a vibrant market, so much the better.Find someplace you love, figure out how to make it work. 

So the stage is set for a global financial meltdown.

The site does not extend globally, but DOES have global partners at the bottom of the page.

Being able to put economic trends into global or national perspective is a massive part of being in real estate.

More in the macro sense of hurting the US economy and global business conditions, but local employment-wise?

A lot of great things in favor for the Saratoga market, with the track, Global Foundries, Skidmore College, and the Navy.

The high mountains of Colorado may actually see an increase in snowfall due to global warming.  

I'm an IT Project Manager at a global law firm.

Then there's this: Vice President Asia - M&A, Product Development, In-house Counsel Tax and Corporate StructuringCompany NameBear StearnsDates Employed2001 – 2008 Employment Duration7 yrsLocationHong KongAcquisition and Amalgamation of Target Companies for IPO and Back door listingsPrivate Placement Strategies - Financial grooming and reconstruction of balance sheets for clients, take-overs and mergersDesign and Management of Sophisticated Financial Products, investments and MortgagesCorporate Structuring and Tax ManagementIn house Counsel - principally tax and business organizationTraining and Development of key personnel, agents and advisorsRemuneration Planning*****So in case any of you lost your asses in the last global financial meltdown, you can probably partially thank this guy and his "financial grooming and reconstruction of balance sheets".