Goals: My wife and I would like to take our little family and move to a remote ranch in the west.

I tagged 4 other BP members I knew and layed out the mission and that was to buy renovate to retail standards a home in the mid west ..

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). 

I’m curious about properties in this price range with communities that could grow in near future the further west people move from the city. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/206-E-North-St-Morris-IL-...

@Mary Lopez I'm also a California resident investing the mid west. 

Lots of "wild west" (pirates of the Caribbean?)

so far so good one project is well and septic.. of course we had to drill wells and do all the ground tests etc.. the other projects are basically infill with mainlines already established. out west here each state is different.. in CA you will hear the term Mello Roos ..

I did this in the MS market and while the advantages you pointed out were true.. markets that have slow appreciation and or areas where builders can keep building for low dollar amounts like the mid west.

Collin when you say Cabin style are you talking about actual log cabins like we have out west in the MTs of Montana  Idaho Colorado etc..

Here’s what I have so far:Downtown San Antonio (78205)King William Historic District (78204)Pearl District (78215)Alamo Heights (78209)Southtown (78210)Leon Valley (78238)Stone Oak (78258)Tobin Hill (78212)La Villita (78205)Helotes (78023)Heritage / Far West Side (78245)I just wanted a broad list to start with areas that could fit the bill.