Unique combinations of family, employment, dreams, lifestyle, weather, and matters of the heart—just to name a few—often dictate where you live, and they’re often tied to emotions.But what if you could keep your decision-making in the strictly rational realms?

I still have a lot of family in orange county and travel there frequently - in fact was just there last week and was enjoying the beautiful weather.

If you weather the storm long term you might end up whole. 

What has the weather been like since the problem started?

That's harsh...I would not be opposed to free education, actually -- in exchange for a number of years of community service.

Try Self storage  weather in the USA or Europe it did extremely well even during the 2008 recession  (Bloomberg report) The reason is cause its probable the most diversified real estate investment that you can invest in.

Our weather has been cold enough that it would be conducive, however over the last month, its posdible Rain could have intruded... any evidence of ice dams?

@Jeff RobertJust last night, I asked my friend who is an agent on the SF Peninsula if he sees prices dropping and he said that he's still getting multiple offers and $300k over asking....Personally, with my rentals, the property has to make sense the day I buy, and leave enough monthly cash flow to weather a down-turn. 

Is that harsh?  

I had a project that was finished & photographed in winter weather.