Other factors that are immeasurable that I was thinking about - local cultural differences (e.g.

Here is Washington state, it's a JOKE to buy a property at the auctions because they are selling for retail or over retail because of the HEGDE FUNDS and Chinese investors.

The properties we purchase will strive to be within 2 miles of shopping, schools, parks, or other cultural amenities.

In the past six years I had written three spy thriller novels and most recently, I was commissioned by a Chinese school based in Toronto/Beijing/Shanghai to write a book for use by Mainland Chinese university-level students on their way to learn the English language.

We have record low unemployment, an influx of Chinese and international buyers, 40K homeless (the population of a small city unto itself), overcrowding and a challenging bureaucratic building process that inhibits developers from building fast enough to meet demand.I caution against relying on "gut" or "speculative" opinion-based outlooks and stick to the fundamentals.

Hi @Han Chang,VA sometimes has a cultural benefit that FHA doesn't have in that some people prefer to sell to veterans over others.

I've known a lot of people that have moved to Utah and sometimes the culture can be a lot to handle.

The Local Safeway has a pizza place and a chinese restaurant and there don't seem to be any conflict.

Keep your eye on Little Italy as its a little pocket of town that holds its value really well because of its history and culture, yet because its in the city of Cleveland, the taxes are low (in relative terms) and its mostly multifamily homes. 

I know some folks on here are just looking to make money on referral fees, but I am also impressed with how supportive the real estate culture is so I am hoping for the best.