Dan, you seem really knowledgable with the market in San Diego and prior to joe McCall I didn't realize how important it was to know your market.

I grew up near San Francisco and moved to Reno, NV to live and house hack. 

If you ever have any questions or need advice in San Diego I would love to chat with you!

Any particular reason you've chosen this market from all the way in San Diego? 

There is a huge problem with unlicensed wholesalers and Joint Ventures here in San Antonio.

I’d approach this like an SEO challenge (I use this strategy to get nearly 100% occupancy in San Diego (in winter) Airbnb’s algorithm is designed to maximize their revenue, which means they prioritize listings that perform well.

As of 2 hours ago (1:00pm PST), there were a total of 7 fires:Pacific Palisades: over 27,000 acres burned, contained 11%Eaton Fire: over 14,000 acres burned, above Altadena, 27% containedHurst Fire: 800 acres, San Fernando Valley, 89% containedThese fires are contained:Lidia Fire: in Antelope Valley north of LAKenneth Fire: west San Fernando Valley, they suspect this one to be arson, suspect arrested (saw on one news report)Sunset Fire: Runyon Canyon near Hollywood HillsWoodley Fire: in Sepulveda Basin and San Fernando Valley @Becca F.: Any idea how far south the potential for Santa Ana or similar winds goes?  

More recently San Antonio for apartment complexes - one of them asked me if I wanted to join in their deal, $75,000 in.

Instead of jumping into an expensive Long Island market with negative cash flow, consider investing in a Texas market like San Antonio, Houston, or DFW suburbs—these areas offer strong rental demand, lower property taxes than NY, and better cash flow potential.

I live in San Diego and am trying to purchase my first investment property I have about 150K to put down but am struggling to find deals that meet my price point.