PERSONALLY, I've chosen local (Des Moines Iowa) area, that has solid growth, but has such a variety of industry, that it is possible, but highly unlikely, to have a significant fall off in home values.Either way, best of luck with your research, I'm incredibly impressed with what you have researched already and I wish you all the best!

I would want time to meet other BP members, I would want to hear from our member experts on a variety of topics that they are worked with.

It's good to have the variety of experiences shared even within a single Metro area.

I went to high school with STeve Jobs lived down the road from him.. and ended up living in the same hood as him in Palo Alto.. we were just west coast wanna be hippies smoking dope dropping acid etc etc. ( jobs more than most).. we had no clue as to how you folks live back there .. and its still that way today...

It blooms in spring and early summer and has a nice airy shape that adds some variety. 

I have had many conversations with a wide variety of personality types, investors and newbies.

One cause could be electrolosis , dissimilar metals touching each other , another cause acidic water eating the copper from the inside out , third it could be bad pipe , in the early 1980's they built houses near me with copper pipe , after 15 years they were all having problems with leaks .Prepare yourself to replace the pipes in your house , its going to need to be done .

Not sure if they have them in your area, but you can look up similar varieties.

Most of the cracks are horizontal and a few are of the stairstep variety.

There are a variety of factors working to push those numbers higher.