See if the store is comfortable with goods outside on display for sale (to be brought into the store to pay for).Try to stay long enough to get a good feel for the customer base--because they will probably be reflective of your own if you buy there.Are you comfortable sitting in the parking lot at night, unarmed, or do you wish Dirty Harry was sitting next you for protection?

(this is something I know nothing about, so any info would be appreciated--such as recommendations on engineers/contractors who do that type of work, what types of reinforcements people are doing, ballpark cost estimates or what people have paid, has anyone witnessed a reinforced older home survive an earthquake, etc., etc. ...any info would be appreciated).Lastly, a more general question:  what (if anything) are folks in earthquake zones doing to protect their homes or property portfolios from earthquakes? 

Our circumstance is similar.Theresa Harris, question for you:      On our first rental, we're sitting on @ $130K cash/equity after refinancing in October this year to capture a 2.89% on a 30 year conventional--and we took out cash up to 70% LTV. 

That is, if you survive the possibility of being shot, robbed, stabbed, having tools being stolen by either the neighborhood folks or your tenants.

@Theresa Harris do you recommend i do a lease ?

And if I win in a 1st mort with no liens surviving the foreclosure I'm clear.

@Theresa Harris $30 month for blinds?

@Harry Arnold lol it’s not being cold feet.

What if they then survive, post hospitalization, and they are unable to work for months on end or are saddled with collections from their medical bills (they will be)?

@Theresa Harris Appreciate that!