I am wondering how much expected weather of an area impacts your decision to invest in a specific area.Recently looked at Census data which shows that people are predominantly moving to Florida and Texas.

Don't take a break when the weather is terrible.

I wanted to know if there was anything other than the weather that drew people to California.

  ( I keep 30 tons on hand before each storm ) We are sending trucks and men out in terrible conditions for long periods of time , at all hours of the day .

Tornado, wind, hail, flooding if in a low spot, general weather related.

And before we cry "weather, but MN is cold weather in winter":California has 6.24X the homeless of Florida. 

I had 5 houses with them that were terribly managed (placing bad tenants, extremely high rehab costs). 

So I want purchase it as my first rental property it's going to need rennovations for sure not terrible shape just older rancher home.

We were initially looking out of state for a potential move and or investment property just because the property taxes without being able to homestead, plus high cost of insurance, and harsh weather on homes made me feel like it might not be worth it.

That said, even with conservative rental income estimates, my living expenses would eventually drop to several hundred dollars less than what I’m currently paying in rent once the house hack starts generating income.I do have cash reserves to weather some rough patches, but the idea of pushing my budget this hard makes me uneasy.