Hello, I'm excited to be starting my real estate investing journey with my wife.

Cosmo - I personally don't know Phoenix well, but if I had to do this in another city I would look at income levels, crime levels, and population growth (if you can) by zip code and/or area within a DMA as a starting point.

I think your starting point is off - way off. 

They don't want you saying to start in 2 weeks but your framer takes longer and now they can't start for 4 weeks.

In my personal experiences a lot of structural items start with bad drainage.

I'm brand new, just getting started, so trying to get everything in order.

If you have a lot of family in OK, that can be a great place to start assessing since you have dedicated boots on the ground, as well as a reason to visit.Don't overthink the analyzing of markets when you are still figuring things out.

When the plumber removed the cleanout cap, water started coming out.

Quote from @Clifford Pereira: Hi, my wife and I started an Airbnb in Sacramento, CA, this year and are new to real estate investing.

Or maybe have them finance the $35k as well and just start sending me checks for $10k/mo right away?