In San Diego $600K may be able to buy a very run down, very small duplex, on a poor street or a fairly small single family home in OK shape.  

Problem properties will be your best bets.

ON the other hand, it is tru that 95% of economists have said that rent control doesn’t work and is bad for the poor.

I was a poor slob back when I was in the military (30 years ago) but I wish I had had the frame of mind to buy some property back then.

@Linda Weygant, @Natalie Kolodij I bet can help answer that tax question.

Only time I accept anything less if is it’s multiple renters and the other one or ones can qualify without the one with the poor credit score, someone comes from another country and they give me a printout of there credit score there, or the have no credit cause they’re actually fiscally responsible and have zero credit card debt at an age where most have plenty. 

I know it sounds risky but after reading rich dad poor dad he notes that poor people have 401k in mind that this will be their future to retire. 

These cost are going to very dependent on the area.If I was a betting man I'd say the zoning and permit cost will be more time and energy than financial, but should be taken into factor as holding cost will rise the longer the process takes.

I typically view most cities along I-35 as a safe bet but I was wondering if I had any Hillsboro, Tx investors on here.

If you want to be more in the Denver metro area, then Arvada, Wheat Ridge and Littleton are your surest bets because they're the only cities that currently allow non-owner occupied short-term rentals.