(Long Term Gain) My Question here is that I have hired a few contractors and they all seem to suck in the end in some form or fashion.

In the age of Lyft, universal cell phone coverage, and the tow-anywhere $87/year AAA membership, you have a car payment. 90% of the American public makes the same unwise decision.

No.The desire to be seen as an individual I would say is an American desire that is rooted in our cultures history with classical liberalism.

I  know it sounds old fashioned, but some Californians are selling because of the high cost of living here and they may be sympathetic to those who are trying to figure out a way to stay.With rent prices increasing at a rabid pace, investors are gobbling up real estate as fast as they can to get their piece of the pie, causing a lack of inventory and appreciation and sales prices to soar.

But so far American Continental Bank, American Plus Bank, Wells Fargo and Banc of California(my wife works here).

@Troy EgarOne way of beginning to gain an understanding of your market it by looking at the relevant data.Data sources such as the American Community Survey, also known as the annual Census, can help you judge a location by considering key market indicators, which I list below.Some of the metrics that I find valuable to understand are:- Population Total- Population Age - Home Values- Household Incomes- Rental Vacancy Rate- Homeowner Vacancy Rate- Poverty Rate- Educational Attainment Rate (High School/GED & Bachelors)- Number of Housing Unit- Rent to Income Ratio- Rent to Price Ratio- Population on SNAPS (supplemental nutrition assistance program) percentage- Property Tax Rate- Median Age of Buildings- Number of Structures by Units (SFR, Duplex, Triplex, Quadplex, etc...)- Median Rents by Number of Bedrooms- Unemployment Rate- Employment Sectors Percentages- Number of Building Permits Issued- Foreclosure Rate- School Ratings- Crime Statistics Also take into consideration the direction in which each of these market indicators are trending.

I suggest targeting a few cities, which you can select by looking at the relevant data.Data sources such as the American Community Survey, also known as the annual Census, can help you judge a location by considering key market indicators, which I list below.Some of the metrics that I find valuable to understand are:- Population Total- Population Age - Home Values- Household Incomes- Rental Vacancy Rate- Homeowner Vacancy Rate- Poverty Rate- Educational Attainment Rate (High School/GED & Bachelors)- Number of Housing Unit- Rent to Income Ratio- Rent to Price Ratio- Population on SNAPS (supplemental nutrition assistance program) percentage- Property Tax Rate- Median Age of Buildings- Number of Structures by Units (SFR, Duplex, Triplex, Quadplex, etc...)- Median Rents by Number of Bedrooms- Unemployment Rate- Employment Sectors Percentages- Number of Building Permits Issued- Foreclosure Rate- School Ratings- Crime Statistics Also take into consideration the direction in which each of these market indicators are trending.

I felt like I needed to constantly motivate my agent to get things done in a timely fashion.

Are the laws in the US different for non-citizens vs. for Americans?

And I also live far from the United States and am not an American citizen.