Are you worried if they don't get bailed out that Institutions/VCs/etc will only bank with large banks (JP Morgan/BOA/etc) who have 500B+ in asset?  

My contention is: Any initial savings that renting might show on paper, are short-lived.And, why deliberately leave the house hacking strategy out of the argument?

The story below is a great example of deliberate damages that resulted in criminal charges.

I may be educating myself and preparing, but I want to be more deliberate and purposeful, not spinning my wheels like Chicken Little.3.

A lot of my colleagues thought it was deliberate and had no qualms about telling me how inappropriate and unprofessional they thought I was for me to "market" my new "business" to them.  

Be deliberate.

Upon my graduation, I will start working at JPMorgan in July.

Hi everyone,My name is Josh and I recently accepted a job in New York City at JPMorgan.

So, I can certainly see myself making an exception for a great deal, where my personal assessment may not jibe with FEMA’s.So far, I have deliberately stayed away from coastal areas - can’t allow myself to be “part of the problem,” especially where (taxpayer-funded) NFIP is involved.

That area has not really the best for cashflow but is very good for longer growth path of progress as this is where a lot of the major corporations have relocated (eg: Toyota, PGA, Liberty mutual, JP Morgan Chase, Etc) Ft worth area has better cashflow but has much older properties so may need more rehab.