Hi all, Wondering if anyone has a similar experience and how you may have handled it. 

My experience has been good the past few years.

Looks like you  may know who does those...please share!

.: What would be the price ranges of Class A, B and C properties in your markets ….If you don’t mind sharing, what are the definitions of Class A, B, etc?  

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.

The key is to do what you are already doing - @Paloma Wodehouse - your research and find a good agent with 20+ years of experience and who really loves real estate.

It could indicate they lack sufficient knowledge or experience in professional property management, which may lead to costly issues for you down the line.

The city has been doing extremely well and it hasn't quite gone mainstream with most investors yet.Happy to share some resources and learnings on the market there if you'd like.

Definitely ask if they have experience with this. 

Even if they do have 20 years experience...how do you know really?