Add to that southern California has:Amusement parks (including world famous Disneyland)Zoos and AquariumsCultural events Major sporting eventsTourist attractions galoreWorld renowned shopping centersHigh tech companiesWorld class medical centers, universities, etc.and finally BEACHES!!

Its interesting as well that we haven't seen a big tech slow down since 2000-2002.  

I went to a tech school for a year only to drop out.

The Rust Belt, the sunshine, the global economy, the evolution of high tech in a low-tech place, the highways to the suburbs, high taxes, our conservative bankers, stifling politics, recalcitrant unions, the difference between the thinking in blue-collar bars and East Side country clubs, the failure of urban renewal, the disaster of school busing...

Very rare opportunity indeed.And sure, some will come in here and poo-poo all over this idea once again, talking about how Stockton is a tertiary market, we're at the top of the market, the bubble is about to burst, and so on and so on...But remember, they said the same thing about Sacramento, too...If it were me, I would take the gamble on Downtown Stockton, develop some millennial bait with some cool lofts or something and maybe a few high tech features in the home, and ride this development wave out and watch the property values skyrocket.Or you could always just buy that turn-key property you've never seen in some far away state and hope you don't get screwed over by the developer like a reader of my weekly newsletter just did... but that wouldn't be very wise now would it?

On the other hand you may have tech savvy customers that only pay their cell phone bills and are apart of your target audience.

My market has been booming over the last several years as the tech scene has been increasing significantly.

I have a tech background, with web programming, computer engineering, before full time investment.First - the assumption that your even saving money might end up not being the case.

I can see how there would be great demand for electric, but cost definitely remains a huge limiting factor, as does options, variety, and tech advancement.I guess a lot of this comes down to timing - would a recession coupled with high oil prices cause a sudden increase in demand for electric which would then facilitate a faster advancement of electric auto technology and adoption?

I finished the Certified Renovator training today and Rhode Island has already mandated that dust wipe testing must be done (by a Lead Tech / Inspector) at the end of all projects regardless of work methods used.