Second question is the home in in a poa “he pays no dues and it’s not active was just placed when the house was built in 1990, which means technical short term rentals aren’t allowed.

The landowner will have a great negotiating position when you have built and maintained a rental property and are desperate to renew your lease or purchase.

I want to first point out that the property needed renovation after apparently a storm that damaged the foundation of the home and it took about 7 months and a great deal of money to fix.

The tenant owes 3 months of rent, unpaid utilities, and trashed my 2022 built condo and left several days before the sheriff had to break into the condo as no keys or forwarding address was left by the tenant. 

It is a new construction home built a couple years back. 

Hello, I recently located a new construction property that was built using helical piers from the start.

**Limited Ownership**: I don’t own a lot of properties yet, so paying off the mortgage on my current property provides a solid foundation.2.

Industrial midwest cities help built this country and this economy and many got left behind after the manufacturing left and I've seen it first hand how it destroyed communities but they're resilient cities with very strong and resilient people and are excellent for Section 8 rentals.

Ideally, I would start in Sacramento since I have built some contractor relationships.

By starting small, educating yourself, and leveraging your capital wisely, you can build a solid foundation for your real estate investing journey and work towards financial independence.Good luck!