We invest in Toledo and Detroit , We are more then willing to share why and what we have learnt over the years if anyone  wants to chat

Ashish, this is so helpful, thank you for sharing!

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.

@Aubrey Eblin Thank you very much for sharing your experience with the Rent To Retirement Academy. 

If anyone has any advice, please feel free to share it with me. 

This community is full of knowledgeable investors who are eager to share insights and experiences to help you on your journey.To make the most of this platform, I recommend asking very specific, detailed questions.

If you ever want to chat more, let me know—I’m happy to share what I’ve learned!

I also have nationwide connections and would be happy to introduce you to contractors if you can share more details about your project scope and specific needs.

I wanted to share some key insights from Rentometer’s analysis of over 5 million rental searches in 2024.

Please share your thought and experience.