Simple things like a branded email at your domain and a website can open a lot of doors. 

Really just a place and a time for like-minded people to get together and talk about their passion for or interest in real estate investing.

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

I have lots of experience in all types of single-family investing, small partnerships in multifamily and commercial, and a vast knowledge of construction.

STR is a hospitality business first, and a for-profit business second (if you want to succeed).

There’s a smaller hospital nearby and a large one the city up but I don’t think the nearby ones cover the point you’re making.

. - 1/1 and a 3/2 instead of 2/1 and 2/1)2.

If you're a single mom with student loans, a car payment, and living paycheck-to-paycheck, then $20,000 would be devastating and a reserve is critical.

For family life, there are great communities with good schools and a lot of kid-friendly activities.

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.