Thanks for the response, Geotpf! Yes, I agree with your comments about the relatively smaller effects of the bubble in less-populated and/or non-coastal areas. The local jobs question is a bit tougher to answer--I'm still learning about the Quad Cities, but it definitely has at least a partial...
Hi all,
Longtime reader (since late 2006!), and first-time forum poster here. I lived in Los Angeles from 2000-2006, witnessing all the bubble craziness, and am now living in the Quad Cities (Iowa/Illinois border), preparing to buy a home. I suppose in some sense I already have an answer...