Most likely 27.5/39 year property since it's exterior improvements.

Hopefully the area keeps getting fixed up and those things will improve!

You may have to deal with negative cash flow while your living there ( basically pay rent)  - add improvements that add value to the property so that when you do move out, you can increase the rent.

Focus on improving your income and reducing expenses.

The community in Linden rolled out the ONE Linden Plan which was a 50M plan to improve the neighborhood.

The property's initial condition provided a strong opportunity for improvement and profit.

Our improvements included updating the interior finishes, improving the landscaping, and ensuring the home was move-in ready.

I do suspect most purchases in San Diego start more negative, but they improve each year.  

If you shield your properties into LLC your personal Dept to income ratio will improve but the lender can still ask for PNL of the LLC or declaration to check if it cashflow positive.I would find a lender who is working with investors and would count all your streams of the income. 

I asked for a slick opportunity to give my tenants free charging for a year, instead I have been offered the opportunity to improve Blinks business model to apartment owners.