I am sure there are people with health problems, job problems, divorces, deaths in the family, etc where ever you are.

I am a home health physical therapist and I drive around rural ala alabama all day and know small cities very well that most would not. 

I'm starting out my investing in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio because I've lived here for three years and I think I understand the market and its drivers, and prices continue to appreciate.I see real estate investing as a way to build a base of passive income to make sure I can take care of my family if their health or the economy fall on hard times. 

This is important to determine the health of the business versus a percentage of the rent they pay you.As an example a business doing 1,000,000 in sales you generally do not want to see more than 10% going to rent or 100,000.4.

My husband is very allergic to cats and I worry that since he'll be doing a lot of the maintenance that this will negatively impact his health (I should also mention we would be house hacking a MFH in metro Denver).  

During the day, I'm an attorney, and my firm almost exclusively works for health care clients.

The second property is owned by an older gentleman who is spending more and more time in another state taking care of his mother who is in bad health. 

My background is from insurance agent to health care and now working in health care as a physician assistant.  

in some small towns, the local town hall often houses the board of assessors, bldg dept, dept of health and tax collector.  

So, if ANY of the members of BP ever have any questions regarding health / dieting / exercise / training / nutrition, please feel free to reach out.