Earthquake damage is limited to certain parts of the island (IE Mayaguez and southern, south-west).

In southern California Oceanside seems to be an option.

@Marc Anthony MacielIf you're diving into house hacking and multifamily investing in Southern California, you’ll want to focus on markets like Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario, and Long Beach—areas with strong rental demand and solid appreciation potential.

Since I am here in Chicago our prices are quite costly compared to some of the more southern states where labor is quite a bit less expensive.  

If you're looking at Southern California, house hacking and multifamily are great strategies.

I'm not super familiar with the real estate market in Couer d'alene like I am with East Idaho or even southern Idaho or the Treasure valley.

My wife @Katie Noe and I flip houses and also do some long term rentals here in Louisville and in Southern Indiana.

Southern Impression Homes is an example.

Aloha Christian,  I mostly do pre-foreclosures in Hawaii and Southern California. 

I’m from Crystal Lake originally and I’ve always heard good and bad about southern Chicago.