@Christian Shope,Close your eyes, take a deep breath and go to your happy place. 

I did an internet deep dive yesterday and ended up actually buying that book because it had really great reviews.

With vacancy and capex reserves you will likely be deep under water.  

I have a 2000 plus square foot house that is in a breath taking spot on top of the Mountains near a nice Lake.

When it comes to relationship building, go deep rather than wide.

It had a huge pole barn & a large workshop & the lot was 800 ft deep (his wife was an owner/operator trucker) so he was more interested in the parking, pole barn & worksop.

The other 3 units need some touch-ups in order to raise rent, to include flooring in the kitchen and bathroom, a deep cleaning, interior paint, and possibly new appliances in the kitchen.

Before you get too depressed, just also realize that ........As others are pointing out, there are other areas of the country where you can find the 1% rule all day long....midwestEven in the areas of the East Bay I am talking about property values have appreciated....I know of people that bought in deep East Oakland 3 years ago that have had their properties appraise for 24-28% more than what they bought them for and they made zero improvements.

Finally, CitiGroup's deep legal talent is reserved for their pressing needs. 

I am trying to reduce the risk involved in having the condo completely vacant.I have been listening to the BP podcast religiously, read rich dad poor dad, notes are 10 plus pages deep, and have been analyzing a few properties in my spare time.I am looking to build a relationship with a realtor, broker, and or wholesaler in the Murrieta Temecula area to make my first purchase a reality.