@Emily Powell  I grew up in San Francisco during the Height Ashbury days I know how to live and let live.. and did my time in Northern CA Ashram type colonies..

At the height of the crisis, CNN said the national savings rate was -1% unlike 10% of your yearly intake is in savings to cushion the blow of a layoff and help to keep the family, and the economy afloat.

Many of the surrounding cities are not in that graph, Lakewood, Rocky River, south Euclid, Garfield heights, maple heights, North Royalton, Strongsville.

The biggest issues especially in Seminole Heights, South Tampa, etc is the amount of competition.

Meanwhile, at the same time last year, 70% of homes sold for more than their asking price, according to the data.MORE: Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Minneapolis Home Hits Market for $3.4MThe analysis is based on the San Francisco Association of Realtors MLS closed sales data.The over-bids are highlighted by one specific sale in the affluent Pacific Heights neighborhood at the start of May, according to the data.

Some areas in Tampa to look into are Seminole Heights, East Tampa, the University area, and, if convenient, South St Pete....

The 5-mile expansion will allow the Riverwalk to connect more neighborhoods, including West Tampa, Tampa Heights, Bayshore Boulevard, Hyde Park, Riverside Heights, North Franklin Street, and Bowman Heights.

Here are some Detroit suburban neighborhoods that should be OK from what I remember, and seemed good in Dec 2007, in terms of not hearing gunshots: (Trendy/Hip) Royal Oak Ferndale (yuppie middle class) Sterling Heights (Middle Class/working class) Warren St.

As to the hallway, I agree, it is more narrow than I would like it, you should have seen it before I made the ceiling height changes and solar tubes for natural light!

View and relative height within the building are factors in pricing.