If you give me some of your criteria (I gleaned some from your description), I can send you some additional properties for you to consider.

I realize now that I could have been much further into my portfolio development if I had this type of advice to glean from during the early days.

what I gleaned from that is you can have someone with 100 units making 100 a month profit net after all cost and expenses so net if 10k a month.. or you can have someone with 20 units all paid for netting 500 a month after costs and still have 10k a month NO debt and tons of real equity..

I'm looking forward to gleaning wisdom from all you guys.

The Millionaire Next Door had some good points but I gleaned nothing from that book that added to my entrepreneurial or investing skillset.

Here is what I gleaned and I have been reading this forum since it got started and keeping updates:a) Everyone agree CA has lots going for it like tech industry, nice weather and great RE appreciationb) The ones who are optimistic think things can only get better or keep growing at same rate due to the fact that the people who are moving here are smart and highly qualified (at expense of the "weak" who are the ones leaving or not coping)c) The pessimistic ones think it is almost impossible to live here and that they are hanging on because they have a job or were lucky to have bought 10+ years ago.

I've gleaned these lenders from the kind people on BP.

I've gleaned these lenders from the kind people on BP.

I have been stalking the forums for a bit and can't express how appreciative I am for all the info I have gleaned. 

Information from one site can be used glean data from another and thus build a profile of a person that is amazingly accurate, given the carelessness of making bits and pieces available.