Visit, explore these place and then narrow it down.

I'd pick a market close by, or that you have a strong personal connection to, or that you visit often.For example, these investors bought properties that "weren't very expensive," or at least didn't look that way:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1215726-break...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/963/topics/1195280-expe...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-balti...

States like CA, NY, CT, NJ, MD are notorious for high sale price homes, higher taxes and hard to cash flow.

Now, ca n you learn to properly do creative financing from a mentor/coach/investor - of course.

Title captures most of my question. I purchased a FIRST LIEN Purchase Money Mortgage that foreclosed, originally from 2006. The property had a first mortgage, as well as a second mortgage, both from the same purchase ...

For example, in California, we have earthquake and foundational issues.

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Recommend:1) Speaking with a landlord-tenant attorney about your options2) Keeping an eye on the property -> ask your old neighbors to do so if you are too far away.3) Try to do a surprise visit to catch who else may be staying there.

People still sleep on the area and it is very close to Nor CA but has a lot of different benefits with similar appreciation. 

Most contractors here in California will charge their hourly rate and possibly ad on a smaller charge if they need an assistant.