My recommendation is to choose cities in safe and economically diversified areas with above-average income and population growth.

Can anyone offer recommendations on which areas in Homestead/South Miami are considered safe and peaceful for a single woman living alone?

If you want to play that safe make it 65% of your ARV.

House hacking remains the unfair advantage to safely acquire properties at low cost to enter. 

If I want to play it safe and run my numbers through a DNC scrubber, then its going to cost me around $125 to $140 a month.

And if you have areas say in the basement where you want to make it uncomfortable for the mice there are some flashing light devices you can get.

I really see Columbus Ohio as an extremely safe bet for the next 10-20 years.

We killed it during Covid at out lake house as people had a safe place to have fun away from the crowds.

And most importantly you'll be able to execute without losing the compounding effect of keeping your profit safe from tax. 

Now, apparently after some improvements, the building with the parking garage has been deemed structurally sound and safe to occupy (based on an engineering report and formal subsequent notice from the HOA).