Its pros include streamlined property tracking, access to owner data, automated direct mail campaigns, and team collaboration features.

When you are comparing a condo to a SFH there aren't many pros but there are a lot of cons.

Pros/Cons?  

Quote from @Otis Clayton: In my search for private money , I have heard there people use SDIRAs to fund real estate investments and be in the first position.I wanted to know what are the pros and cons of using SDIRAs for fund Real estate?

Any advice regarding the pros and cons of these two cities?

Since this would be my first long term rental property do you recommend starting with a property manager from the beginning or managing the property myself.I understand that there are pros and cons to all of these scenarios, I'm just looking for various insights.

Pros - attractive to some renters.

To be honest, I´m in the Maintenance & Construction for corporate businesses for some US companies in Mexico and we do some Real Estate down here also, but it´s way much different than the US, so I have much to learn from a lot of people around here and as @Julio Gonzalez, I think this is pretty much the right pad and place to start and to break my fears to start all over again from scratchAlso, I´ld like to hear more from @Justin Brickman why he voted for his city, pros and cons, it will help to read from a local...As I said before, thank you all guys for taking the time to write in this post and share some experienceDo you plan to owner occupy. $40k will not get you a non owner occupied San Diego property unless you find some unlikely alternate financing.

I definitely see some pros there.

I would like to know the prons and cons of paying off the mortgage faster to be honest i do hate the fact that my mortgage rate is high almost 7%.  I would like to have lower monthly payments should I make a big lump ...