I ask dozens of questions and feel like a nag most of the time, but they always reply and help.The attorneys I have talked to are personable, easy to talk with in laymans terms and really help tailor to my needs. 

The is fear among the industry the EPA could come in and force you to shut the lagoon down.

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.

And I believe Cape Fear does some as well. 

The thing about this bank, is that they seem like they are ready to s*** their pants at any moment, fearing I am going to default on them.

The fear of renting while out of town is common, but it's easy to overcome, especially when you have friends and a handyman.

Not to raise any fear or negativity but in real estate it’s best to plan for the worst and hope for the best!

Quote from @Scott Trench: @Jay Hinrichs LOL - I live in fear of the banhammer like everyone else.  

I fear legally that is the only option. 

We feared it was too low, but we were not willing to accept anything more and left it in Gods hands.