I just saw a lot destructive behavior because of emotional roller coaster they would have.   

I’ve known that as well for awhile - we have what I call markets inside of markets within Tulsa and within the state... so many factors go into that like employment base etc... less sexy frills and thrills but way more steadiness IMO than some of these roller coaster places I hear of.

Welcome to the Roller Coaster of RE, glad you were able to make it.I would suggest the first thing you do is network, network, network.

@Aaron T. as a Midwesterner/ East-coaster I'm not too familiar with the LA market beyond what I've heard, but my first thought would be to do your BRRRR, make sure your condo breaks even when you rent it out, then expand your portfolio with the refinance money.

I'm originally an east coaster myself.

This is going to be your guide throughout your roller coaster journey and will keep you looking forward through the good and bad days.

As someone who has already gone thru a crazy roller coaster with her very first rental property investment in DC (luckily my property and I survived), I absolutely think your service as a renovation consultant would have been a huge lifesaver and saved me a lot of trouble.

It's been a roller coaster.

I closed on my property last year and so far it's been a bit of a roller coaster.

Here's a graph of San Francisco's historical high-tier home values to show you the roller coaster ride we're on:We go up, and then we go down, and then we go up even higher, and come back down again.