Networking with local investors and visiting potential markets can also give you valuable insights.

Weekends for a lot of people are usually tied up with kids sports, family functions and trips.

You’ve received some great responses full of valuable information, but I believe you may be missing the BEST market.  

The city wants to tear the property and surrounding properties down Zillow said it’s worth 38000The city offer me 13000.I could use some adviceHard to give advice with limited information, but as a general rule, the longer you wait and the further down the line their project is the more valuable your property will be to them.Zillow (and all automatic online) estimates are very unreliable, so don't base on that.

Also look back on their application and see if you missed any 'red flags" so this can be a valuable learning experience for you.

Abandon the Peurto Rico dream for now and look at more realistic/beginner friendly areas that still sport a large latin influence and strong rentals, like Florida (I've looked a little bit outside Miami..Boca Raton, Tampa, West Palm Beach, etc). 

You and your husband are definitely in the right place to get valuable information.

I remember once I was in a nice area of ATL at a closing and the attornies office was hot I asked whats up he said his two condenser got stolen that night LOL.. its a very active sport out East of the rockies we just dont hear of this on the west coast..

Appraiser's learned a valuable lesson in 2008 when they were accused of being one of the causes of the great recession.

Phoenix is a great market for STR's with the great weather and the amount of concerts, sporting events, etc that take place here.