MANY sectors of RE investments have been unaffected (by a numerical "rents received" standpoint) and other have improved (because people are both flush with gov money AND scared, leading to some downsizing, locking up of rent contracts at lower prices, not wanting to have the extra cost of moving, etc).There is no such thing as recession proof. 

Two years ago, the city topped the list.San Antonio ranked third nationally among U.S. cities showing the strongest numeric growth since 2010.

If this is  your first investment property then this is a "safer" way to get your feet wet and develop a comfort level with being a landlord.    

Because of owning numerous properties, I have to put between 20-30% down depending on my financing mechanism. 

I rented it out for a few years and made numerous improvements.

As a newbie who is trying to get his feet wet in this career field, I decided to I will go get my RE license to create a stepping stone for myself so I can learn by actively being in the field and it will also create a income for me which I do not have as of this time.

We would prefer local for our first one just to get our feet wet.

@John AkhlaghiYou may want to see if you can learn bookkeeping and do some keeping for real estate investors.You would advance your accounting resume while getting your feet wet with real estate understanding the numbers of investors.Good luck!

I’m new to this and just trying to get my feet wet in the rental business.

Very important the roof is scanned for wet insulation.