San Francisco Bay Area advice for first rental property

[Jessica Yuan]

Hello everyone,

I've graduated from master's program and worked in the bay area for a year. I've become interested in real estate investing after reading Rich Dad Poor Dad, and I'm currently reading other books like Brandon Turner's Real Estate Investing. 

I got a pre-approval letter for 700k for my first property as primary residence. I intend to buy and rent part of it, while living in it for the first year. However, the housing prices in the bay area are very high. Most of the houses within my budget are manufactured homes, but I've heard a lot of voices against buying them. 

Anyone have suggestions on how to proceed with my situation? Should I contact more realtors and find out about properties not listed on zillow/redfin? 

Thank you for reading.