We purchased two properties in Upper Peninsula, MI that each need extensive work  - foundation to roof.This is a growing town with outdoor activity and climate migration its primary draw. 

Their main reasons remain immigration (and living in an area with good climate and fresh air), education for their child (as a good range of great schools) and diversification of their assets (better value for their money compared to many cities in China).

I was in the Mortgage business during the 2008 collapse and I don't feel the current lending climate relates at all.

The question is - how to make that happen in this new climate.

I'm in Florida, so we don't have nearly the challenges someone in a cold climate/mountainous area would face.

However, with the current immigration climate, I am unsure how to proceed.As far as I know, unlike California, landlords in Florida are allowed to ask about legal status.

Just my thoughts with defunding police, civil disorder, and COVID-19 all at once.

Investing however, is planting it after you have studied the soil, the climate and everything else that will make this plant thrive.

I'm trying to find areas that aren't over saturated but also have mild climates or little/no snow. 

I am looking into making my first short-rental purchase to use as a vacation home to escape our current climate during the winter months around the Orlando/Kissimmee Florida area.