I'm in Ohio - it can seem boring sometimes but I look at it like a base, the weather can be bipolar in the winter and spring but no natural disasters happen here that don't let me sleep like a dog at night, I travel south a lot too during the winter months here.

I guess when something has become second nature, it's easy to forget how valuable it is!

Let me ask you this: is it fair to require a natural-born US citizen to submit to a credit/criminal background check, but then waive that requirement for someone in the country illegally? 

However, the homeowner insurance coverage can bit steep at times due to the natural disasters down in FL.

Natural to be nervous, but you need to embrace that.If location is truly great, learn to optimize the cash flow or be prepared to weather a minor cash flow storm.

As you may know being local, SB249 is the bill that came up as a defense against towns like North Conway trying to shut down STRs, but it ended up in zombie state due to the sheer nature of diametrically opposed views on the matter and Governor Sununu’s push to do better than what the bill ended up proposing.Some details here: https://legiscan.com/NH/bill/SB249/2022As with all areas in New England I encourage investors to start thinking of oversaturated STRs markets as expense offset versus cash flow properties.

As a resident of the Gulf Coast of Florida (Bradenton) we just witnessed the strength of Mother Nature with the most recent passing of Hurricane Helene in the Gulf.

Lake Coeur d'Alene is a natural deep water mountain lake with an average depth of 125 feet.

Plenty of experience preparing multi state returns and handling things of that nature.

However, it's also clear that markets naturally ebb and flow, and corrections, though challenging, are a part of the investment landscape.One of the key insights from this journey has been the importance of diversification.