I recognize that could change.

It's a great time to be building your real estate portfolio.It's great that you recognize that most markets in southern California, along with many of the U.S. coastal markets are heavily inflated with high rent-to-value ratios, and therefore the numbers simply don't make sense. 

Since recognizing this interest at the end of last year, we have spent much of our “free” time reading, listening to countless BiggerPockets podcasts, researching, and networking.

Sounds like you made great decisions up and down the real estate continuum-- from scouting deals / to recognizing potential / to sourcing crew /  to holding them accountable and firing them / to finding a new crew / to overall project management / to terrific design, fit, and finish / and to the final sale of course.

I recognize the office rental market in my area is soft.

Hi Ryan If you really want to succeed  in real estate you'll discover that  smart hard work is recognized and opportunities will come your way.

This lets the poster know they are providing value, and allows the community to recognize people who provide quality contributions to the forums.Hope this helps! 

They have specialty accounts where the recognize your custom 401(k), provide brokerage services, but are not providing plan administration. 

  (2) This  investor owns SFH's in a market that possesses the fundamentals but sells prematurely and fails to take advantage of the primary appreciation event. (3) This investor fails to recognize the equity generated through the primary appreciation event is better served being reinvested in more efficient asset classes that will generate a greater return profile after the primary appreciation event occurs. 

Being an entrepreneur is primarily a role of knowing your strengths and recognizing your holes, then filling in people for those holes.Most all investment managers start with partnerships of two or three people that have complimentary skill sets, relationships, etc.