Part of my issue was not having a reasonably priced handyman ahead of time and eventually overpaying to just get it done and also inexperience as a manager.With that said, you essentially have two options: very cheap properties in less good areas (you're looking at 100k or less--which you might have trouble getting a good lender for)  or trying to do some sort of house hack (e.g. live in flip, live in rent by the room, multifamily) where you budget will be closer to 200k-300k.Personally, I would not look at real estate until you are maxing out your 401k and IRA, but lots of folks have done significantly better with real estate than stocks and would think I'm crazy for suggesting this.

Question: What other areas of puerto rico do people suggest?

If you could get some interest by someone that does that, it might help you drive the price up and/or get a quicker sale too.Those are some suggestions for getting value or maybe a quicker sale. 

Additionally, are there any other methods, approaches or strategies you’d suggest for someone just starting out in this space?

I like @Tim Delaney suggestion. 

I would suggest contacting companies for each trade and get an average bid from each sub. 

Thanks for the suggestion!

Any feedback on the listing/suggestions from anyone would be greatly appreciated! 

There's a lot of other things to consider here but I'll go through your list and make some suggestions based on 10 years of investing across various asset classes - single family, multifamily, industrial, storage, retail, office, etc. and I've had experience with section 8 housing, BRRRR, flips, etc.Purchasing rental properties?

 @Samuel Diouf which neighborhoods in Columbus would you suggest looking into?