Choosing your market is extremely important.. 

Also the information provided and the links are extremely helpful.

I do not have any relationship with them but do know they seem to be extremely knowledgeable. 

I extremely passionate about real estate investing for the focus of my sole income to provide for my three  children.

I don't love it, but if I could make a 20% cash on cash return (or the return of your liking), I'd pull the trigger.

This market is extremely tight and you might have to adjust your math to make things worse. 

Decent purchase price to rent ratioSome of the areas I'm looking into are:HaywardSan LeandroOakleyConcordPleasant HillBrentwoodTracyMantecaTurlockModestoSacramentoMy concern about some of the areas specifically in the Central Valley (often recommended here on BP) like Fresno, Turlock, etc, is that looking at numbers the appreciation doesn't seem to meet the mark for me (purchase price to rent ratio is decent, but equity isn't very good), so I'm generally focused more on the SF Bay Area.Any recommendations on cities or areas would be extremely helpful. 

Thank you,Nirav Since you already pulled the trigger...and are a limited partner...this means you have the benefits of that (i.e. no liability beyond your investment) in exchange for generally having no ability to vote or have a say in how the investment is managed. 

Some of the videos he provides are all the way from 2010 and 2013 and just outdated.The way he explains things can be extremely confusing and the quality is not worth the price.

So knowing scope would help narrow down on risk mitigation tactics.I guess at the end of the day, it all comes down to knowing what is needed, order of operations, and having as close to true quotes from reputable contractors in hand.Beyond that, really knowing all that is needed and having those extremely detailed scope of works for each trade before you get your bids.