Either short term rental apps or lease from here on out. Door

Those that cannot weather the storm get wiped out.Having cashflow positive properties provides a margin of safety you just do not have with negative cashflow.Why are you focused on buying in your backyard? 

Compliance items such as adding smoke detectors, hand rails, fire resistant garage entry-door and new stairs outside.

If you're prospecting the entire coast, just keep in mind travel times for tours and be mindful of the weather.

People come to me to invest because I've shown over several decades that I can produce results, and when the market doesn't go our way and results are difficult to produce, I've shown that I can achieve the best outcome possible and weather storms without losing people's money. 

Outdoor storage, moving services, additional parking.

That's' the resistance point. in markets I work for new builds inventory is still historic lows so many are just sitting on their low rate and just staying put although they would like a nicer home.

Great post @Garrett Brown, we have a vibey outdoor hang with string lights, plants and seating by a mini gas fire pit.

The way I see it, I have 2 options: 1) inform her of her responsibility to turn on the heat or be liable for any damages caused by the cold weather or 2) turn on the heat myself.

If you are not from this area, you should know it is even harder to rent a place when it is the holidays and it is cold and snowy outside, and the bad weather we had the first week of January hasn't helped you.I'd have a discussion about what it would take to rent your place.