ot. best real estate market for end times.

[The-Shoveler]

Yep me too, Ocean still looks the same as it did 50 years ago.

There were bad storms, long heat waves and bad droughts in the 60’s and 70’s, people used to freeze to death back east all the time.

[flyer]

Will stick with SoCal near the beach until the end, with a touch of here and there around the globe now and then.

[ltsddd]

[quote=flu]I’m still planning my emergency escape route to Vancouver BC, in case we ever have a direct conflict with China, and our government decides that want to throw a bunch of us chinese americans into concentration camps, despite me having nothing to do with China….

maybe I’ll resume my real estate search now that the USD => CAN is much better than it was before….[/quote]

If I had to relocate, Vancouver would be my choice by a big margin. Clean, safe, great public parks and public transportation is second to none. During the summer, there’s still day light late into the evening (9:30 p.m.). Another thing, I notice the people there are generally very fit.

[Coronita]

[quote=ltsdd][quote=flu]I’m still planning my emergency escape route to Vancouver BC, in case we ever have a direct conflict with China, and our government decides that want to throw a bunch of us chinese americans into concentration camps, despite me having nothing to do with China….

maybe I’ll resume my real estate search now that the USD => CAN is much better than it was before….[/quote]

If I had to relocate, Vancouver would be my choice by a big margin. Clean, safe, great public parks and public transportation is second to none. During the summer, there’s still day light late into the evening (9:30 p.m.). Another thing, I notice the people there are generally very fit.[/quote]

Unfortunately, it’s still out of my price range….:(

http://www.rew.ca/properties/V1134100/ph2-1328-west-pender-street-vancouver?property_browse=vancouver-bc

This home makes RSF look like a bargain! But that would be an awesome home.

I think that price is quoted in CAN, so with a 1.31:1 exchange rate, that would be only $2.76 million USD. Now, if I could only find $2.76 million in my seat cushions….Why can’t I be one of those rich chinese buyers that shows up at the open house and pays cash 🙁

[FlyerInHi]

Vancouver doesn’t have many high paying professional jobs as compared to cost of living. To learn cooking, I watch the Hot Thai Kitchen YouTube channel. the host is in Vancouver broadcasting from a high rise apartment.

As far as I can tell, the Chinese still don’t buy trophy properties like the Russians in the top cities.
This fairly high level Chinese bought in Loomis. Why Loomis of all places?

[ltsddd]

Richmond is where you’ll find the most Chinese.

[ltsddd]

[quote=flu][quote=ltsdd][quote=flu]I’m still planning my emergency escape route to Vancouver BC, in case we ever have a direct conflict with China, and our government decides that want to throw a bunch of us chinese americans into concentration camps, despite me having nothing to do with China….

maybe I’ll resume my real estate search now that the USD => CAN is much better than it was before….[/quote]

If I had to relocate, Vancouver would be my choice by a big margin. Clean, safe, great public parks and public transportation is second to none. During the summer, there’s still day light late into the evening (9:30 p.m.). Another thing, I notice the people there are generally very fit.[/quote]

Unfortunately, it’s still out of my price range….:(

http://www.rew.ca/properties/V1134100/ph2-1328-west-pender-street-vancouver?property_browse=vancouver-bc

This home makes RSF look like a bargain! But that would be an awesome home.

I think that price is quoted in CAN, so with a 1.31:1 exchange rate, that would be only $2.76 million USD. Now, if I could only find $2.76 million in my seat cushions….Why can’t I be one of those rich chinese buyers that shows up at the open house and pays cash :([/quote]

There are less expensive alternatives in Richmond – a 10-15 minutes Skytrain ride to downtown Vancouver.

http://www.rew.ca/properties/V1136338/1201-6888-alderbridge-way-richmond

…but you’re right, real estate is generally more expensive than san diego’s. This one makes san diego looks like a rock bottom bargain:

http://www.rew.ca/properties/V1136058/7971-willowfield-drive-richmond

[FlyerInHi]

There are lots of Chinese in Toronto also.
So if you’re Chinese, is Vancouver or Toronto better?
What about as a food city?

[paramount]

[quote=spdrun]Vermont. Liberal firearms laws (read: essentially no laws other than Federal), sparse population (but not so sparse they can’t work communally) relatively cheap land up north, proximity to a national border, relatively hard-working and civilized inhabitants.[/quote]

Interesting comment. I don’t see a lot of what I would call civility in urban/suburban areas of California.

What I see in California is a lot of desperation; people desperate for jobs, money, water, affordable housing and the list goes on and on.

Too many people, too much scarcity and desperation.

As a result of the desperation, people become less civil. They cheat, steal, lie, bully -> you name it you’ll find it overwhelmingly in California.

It does seem New England is more civil than California,. but then again I’d say the bar is pretty low.

[poorgradstudent]

Minnesota.

Good economy, plenty of agriculture, nice people. The worst part about Minnesota are the winters. Although extreme heat in the summer could be rough, modest changes in temperature that made Minnesota more like Iowa could actually improve the agricultural climate.

Any of the Canadian cities except Vancouver (which will be underwater) coudl be nice too.

[FlyerInHi]

In end of times, are nice people still nice when they’re hungry?

[NotCranky]

This potential disaster sounds really likely. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one

[Jazzman]

You can actually buy bomb shelters on the cheap at the moment, and I don’t think the rich are any more savvy about remote outposts than anyone else. There is no ‘better’ place to go (if you exclude the universe). The best place to be is a mindset of prevention and preparedness.

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