Bigger pockets is a great place to start by asking advice to those who live or invest in certain states/cities.

Tomorrow, we’ll cover insulation, drywall, and making the place start to feel like a home again!

I assume many people here do their own cleaning when they got started so maybe it’s well known by people who aren’t me?

We are Canadians eyeing up the market in the USA and looking to start investing in properties across the border. 

Even give them a call to ask about wholesaling as a broker.That'll get your education started off right!

Would you have or know where I could find an example lease to use as a starting point?

I was able to start a property management company after this which got me through the crash of 2007.

If you want to stay in your house, then your only option would be to leverage equity which will probably be in the 8-10% interest rate range.Not knowing the entire situation, I think you could consider downsizing and then using the proceeds to buy a 2-4 unit property and start making $40-75K right away with still no debt. 

I eventually want to build on the lot but for the time being, I want to purchase it so that no else buys it first.

Has anybody had experience with short term rentals here in San Diego, and how did you get started?