Thank You @Jill DeWit as I move along I will be sure you reach out. 

The only reason I did not move forward was because I want to use leverage for my purchases while they prefer cash, and while their COO Peter was very cool and said they could potentially do my deals, the loan had a balloon payment at the end which is not the type of loan I am looking for.

Now I'm ready to move on and buy another property, my current roommate wants to continue renting the whole house from me. 

The tenants will be moving out by the end of the month.

I have the time to dedicate to helping someone out in any way they may need - I'm just really eager to learn and begin moving forward.

I was in the United States Air Force for six years and moved back down to South Florida in the beginning of 2014.

Real estate investing can be an up and down game, when you are frustrated or discouraged you will not succeed if you don't lift your head up and keep moving forward. 

However, I recently moved to the Bay Area, and was wondering if anyone could give me any advice on what neighborhoods I should be looking at?

I had some deals fall through due to not moving fast enough while others didn't get past initial negotiations.

I am a retired cop from Boston, moved to sunny Florida about 10 years ago.