I’ve been working exclusively in my local market since October and am excited to share that I already have a couple of deals under contract!

😝Thanks in advance for sharing your insights!

To be honest, I´m in the Maintenance & Construction for corporate businesses for some US companies in Mexico and we do some Real Estate down here also, but it´s way much different than the US, so I have much to learn from a lot of people around here and as @Julio Gonzalez, I think this is pretty much the right pad and place to start and to break my fears to start all over again from scratchAlso, I´ld like to hear more from @Justin Brickman why he voted for his city, pros and cons, it will help to read from a local...As I said before, thank you all guys for taking the time to write in this post and share some experienceDo you plan to owner occupy. $40k will not get you a non owner occupied San Diego property unless you find some unlikely alternate financing.

Quote from @Jimmy Rojas: Thanks for the reply, i think it may not be worth it after all, may I ask did you use a calculation app to come up with the mostly payments, if so, care to share it with me.One more thing.

Hi @Jacob Dalton,Thanks for sharing your situation—it’s clear you’ve put a lot of thought into this decision, and I can understand why you’re concerned given the challenges of being a landlord in Cook County.Screening tenants is definitely a key step, but I agree it’s not foolproof.

If so, would you mind sharing their contact information, websites, etc. with me?

How do I rise to my highest and best potential in every role of my life without giving into the temptation of justifying underperformance in any area of my life.For perspective, let me share with you a real regret.

Thank you so much for sharing.

Happy to connect and knowledge share if you are interested.

My guess is that our situation is different; different end goals, W2 income, home prices, market conditions, strategies, etc... but I can share my journey and what I look for in my current market along with prices.