One thing to watch out for is this...people seem to want to leave the ‘rat race’ because it is unfulfilling, but they end up joining the ‘dick measuring contest’ which is equally unfulfilling.

The giant meat grinder of NYC will soon go back to being unaffordable, to laughing at those who ever doubted it, and to chewing up millions of young people's dreams. 

You can get a giant discount if you find a seller who just had a buyer back out because of a bad inspection or financing fell through.

Awaken The Giant Within by Tony Robbins was awesome. 

I bought for the long term.people also overestimate how quickly giant, mature markets shift.

Or the giant rice growers.  

@Dick Rosen, what ever happened with your claim?

Buyer agent has giant headache, but got the deal done and has happy buyer.

Last year several successive giant hail storms (some stones as big as baseballs and one tenant described them as being the size of cannonballs) reeked havoc on several of our properties: destroying roofs, landscaping, trees, fences, decks, paint, cracking windows/splintering window frames, and even broke some bricks on a parapet wall.

But, historically, it's been great to invest in CA because we usually have good appreciation and no giant surprises regarding property taxes.