After reading countless forum posts and blog posts on BP, it only reinforces the reality to me that these properties are JOBS, not investments.

Thanks for the reinforcement brother

Below is another population chart that reinforces the correlation between higher appreciation and population growth.

This is probably already clicking, but Chris made a good point so I wanted to reinforce it.

Sorry in advance for the long post...I have a family member with a home in Calgary Alberta that she would like to sell but given the hit to the housing market due to dropping oil and gas prices she doesn't want to sell now and take a loss, but doesn't she want to rent it indefinitely (the last time she did this she missed her opportunity to sell when the market was hot 2 years ago because she had tenants in place with a year long lease--well those same tenants renewed the lease in the spring and have now just broken the lease due to lay offs and leaving her high and dry)I proposed a lease option for her but need guidance on the numbers.It's a large luxury home in an A neighborhood but it's 33 years old and needs about $50,000 in work (paint, reinforce retaining wall, replace windows, etc etc)Her monthly payments are $2500.

It will reinforce the terms of the lease agreement, of which they are well aware.

Sharing problem tenants data publicly reinforces rules, contracts, and laws.

I know this is a loaded question and am sure pages of a reply could be written on the subject, however out of simple curiosity I'm guessing as well it would add considerable cost to reinforce a basement and build it to withstand an "X" magnitude quake?

Immediately I had the guys stop the lifting process, reinforce the joists with two temporary walls and called the structural engineer. 

Here, regardless, if they are otherwise decent tenants, I would pay to have the door redone and add metal reinforcement to the jamb with a product like Rebar (kickproof.com) and Lowes & Home Depot sell similar products designed to prevent or at least deter kick-ins.