Many professionals refuse to work in a climate of the distrust. 3) Investors get a virtual assistant who corresponds to the control parameters.

Self storage in a warehouse this climate controlled.

I would also like to own rentals in a climate that doesn’t need snow removal.

I admire your drive that you started so early on in life:):) the SDSU neighborhood has some pluses( most important for you as a hacker, renting it around the clock and pay your share and cover the cost, also building long term equity more so with these historical low rates,, also whether SDSU or any other neighborhood in San Diego( which isn’t easy to find properties in that range BTW) is safer with the forecast that they say close to 10m households unfortunately can’t keep up with their mortgages by Mid 2021:(very unfortunate) and being at 400-500k price point it’s just safer for this climate, so lots of time for you to take bigger chances and risks in a more stable environment to achieve you goals.

Traditionally these central systems lag the mini-splits in ultimate performance (COP, HSPF), especially in cold climates, but there is a new Canadian designed unit being commercialized by EcoLogix which has the compressor indoors, allowing it to retain efficiency down to -25C (or lower) without the energy costs of frequent defrost cycles.In the dead of winter when we have a week or two of temperatures below -30C, auxiliary heat is still required, but we realize benefit from the heat pumps most of the winter and particularly in the shoulder heating seasons.Heat pumps or not, the first order of business is to improve the air sealing and insulation of the building envelope - you receive less benefit of producing heat more efficiently/cheaply if it is going straight to the outdoors.

I believe most fluctuation in housing is localised and good state government and good municipal government will do what they can to encourage jobs, safety and prosperity for the locals who will then want to stay and buy homes and raise their families.I had some properties in Seattle and found the climate, shall we say "challenging" so I've sold them all.

The vast majority of people are in a tough spot and deserve protection from being displaced due to the unique climate that COVID has put us in.

Climate controlled, which is cheaper if you build multi level versus single.

Winters could be very cold due to natural climate in dessert.

From a SFR investor this climate with higher rates, high prices, and expensive labor numbers are everything.