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And done 3 or 4 in the Bay Area  both SF  San Jose and Oakland .. of course thats were I was born and raised so its going home for me. 

I have been doing rehabs a decade and a half in San Diego.  

There is a reason some home sellers in the San Francisco Bay Area put $400k into their house (before selling) because they know that doing that will yield more return and sell their $1.2m home for $1.8m.

You wouldn't buy a long term rental with 20% down in NYC or San Francisco and expect it to cash flow.

Areas I like that I would consider C+ to B which should give decent cash flow are Orange Park, South Westside area near 295, Murray Hill area, San Jose, eastern area of Mandarin, East Arlington (east of 295), various pockets of the southside around University Blvd, and some others I circled in the red areas.

After Fort Worth and before Austin, the other two cities in the top 5 were Phoenix, Arizona (No. 3) and Sacramento, California (No. 4).Other Texas cities in the top 25 best large economic boomtowns were El Paso (No. 16) and San Antonio (No. 23).

I have approx $500k+ to play with and looking at San Diego, LA, Scottsdale, and New York.

It is very possible that I will be relocating to Pensacola from San Antonio, TX in August 2024. 

Insurance would cover it, I would pay the deductible, and no assets would be lost.If you are in an area like San Diego where people are more likely to sue, a judge is more likely to find you guilty, and the payout is expected to be higher, you may consider an umbrella insurance policy.