My skin is thick, pierce at it at you will. lol And thank you for making my comments valid.  

I have a very thick skin, and may bully the bully.

It depends on the thickness of your skin and your stomach.

If you are able to save up and land a 2-4 unit property and add some value to it over time while collecting rents and learning how to manage a property, you will be on the right track and you will also learn quickly if you have the thick skin to manage multiple units over time.

Without a thermal barrier (i.e. drywall) or an intumescent coating to counter flame spread, there's little chance it would meet fire code.  3/4", or possibly, 5/8" may well meet fire code requirements - particularly if treated with an intumescent coating.Old victorian wainscotting (not the faux 5/16" modern stuff) is 3/4" to 1" thick and the wood would be much denser that a modern 3/4" board.  

Definitely the mountains with thick forests, clear mountain streams and rivers, and lots of outdoor recreation! 

Imo it's also easier to maintain.One tip: go for laminate flooring that has 12 or mm thickness.

The dimensions given are all liner, 30 feet X 24 feet, that must be converted to VOLUME, 6 inches thick because concrete is sold by the (cubic) yard.For practice ask an agent, or a friend for a copy of a filled in contract and executed HUD 1.

Mix up a decent sized batch of drywall mix - DO NOT use the premixed for your starter coats, it is too soft - and start applying it at a decent enough angle & thickness to cover all that rough paper at the bottom.

When that happens the smog is then trapped in the valley surrounded by tall mountains and gets so thick that you can't see a half mile as opposed to the dozens I can see today.