@Spencer Hsu neighborhoods can be distinguished by economics and crime(Trulia Green - Red).  

@Sabrina Basht, whatever stage of the economic cycle you start investing, I suggest you take your cue from what @Russell Brazil wrote:- ie. 

When it is due for replacement, I would replace it with whatever is most economical.

But it looks more an more that the US is in the middle of a huge housing bubble and the economic cycle in the US might be about to turn (look no further than what the stock market is telling you).

@Brandon Rodriguez an economical lighting solution would be LED lights, since they are extremely long-lasting, energy-efficient, and give off little to no heat.

I am always conservative on rent increase adjustments, just like inflation...you never know what macro- or micro-economic factors could negatively affect your assumptions.

Cash Flow is #1, and allows you to survive in any economic condition.  

So Syracuse itself is not the best city for broad economics, the job growth is bad, the unemployment rate is falling but slowly. 

Hi, I was wondering if someone could give me a quick briefing on the economics of being a real estate broker, particularly in CA? 

This past spring, I graduated from the University of California, Davis where I was a student athlete on the division 1 baseball team and earned a degree in managerial economics.