The truly tragic natural disasters in California, North Carolina, Florida and others of the past six months are evidence that no location is truly 'climate safe,' however there are geographical areas that can expect less weather extremes and lower costs of living, developing, insuring and seemingly...surviving. 

Today, the door is boarded up and there is no glass in the upper-story windows.Nicole Lawrence, executive director of the Tenant Union Representative Network, said such deterioration tends to spread blight throughout neighborhoods, diminishing safe, affordable housing opportunities in communities where they’re most needed.

Look for safe accounts that pay good interest or dividends to grow your security.

I remember proposing a mostly commission compensation plan, which was very safe for me.

Although the property is worth way more than the loan we are needing and the secured collateral lien is really a sure safe bet and some easy money for someone willing to take the chance that isn't in it for anything other than to flip their money for profit/wanting to add to their portfolio, this would be an good opportunity for someone just starting out in real estate investment even.

If it holds up under these conditions, you've got a solid investment—better safe than sorry!

Be authentic and take an interest in them.  

Also, what’s the best way to ensure the area is safe and desirable for tenants?

He seemed very authentic in our discussion and showed charts indicating how the cost of supplies has increased more over the last 2 years than they did over the last 20 years.  

If you want to go further, you can use a service like Safely or AutoHost to run background checks.For payments, I’d recommend using a platform like Stripe or Square—they’re secure and easy to set up.