Hello Folks: Which States/Towns/Cities are best in New England (specially for Condos) for Buy and Hold.  

Hey folks, I'm based on Salt Lake City (an active earthquake zone) and I'm hoping to get a bit of feedback on how homeowners and property investors in earthquake zones are managing the risk of earthquakes.A few questions:First, does anyone have recommendations for insurers that will provide earthquake coverage in Salt Lake City for older (50-100+ year old) brick homes?   

Hey folks, I posted some questions about earthquake insurance and preparedness in the "insurance" forum, but I'm hoping I can get some replies from local SLC / UT people, since it's certainly a relevant topic for us...Here's the link:https://www.biggerpockets.com/...Thanks!

Many folks have posted info.

If you're looking for others that have come from the medical field I would recommend connecting with any of these folks.

Lots of folks are doing it. 

Anyway, I just wish there were less of the "ram it thru" folks here and more of the "lets find the best way forward that benefits all" folks.....  

That is, if you survive the possibility of being shot, robbed, stabbed, having tools being stolen by either the neighborhood folks or your tenants.

New housing all but stopped, while the future demand for housing continued to develop unabated: folks didn't stop growing up, completing their education, getting married and starting their families simply because of what had happened with the economy.Economists of the day predicted a shortfall of housing supply amounting to 5+ years of housing starts / building new homes and apartments by the time "starts" began to recover, and a 10 year shortfall by the time the "ramp back up" restored some of the momentum in housing prior to the crash - basically, where we are now.Needless to say, no one anticipated COVID and the related impacts on the population and the economy.In my view. we're seeing a multi-faceted issue because of all that's happened since the crash, not to mention the impact of the crash itself.My $0.02 ...

These folks have shown they're not willing to behave reasonably, so you need to protect yourself.One question: You said the property was supposed to be delivered vacant but was not.