I cleaned it up, booted the fat slob with the illegal dog, got some good people in there, had two run-ins with the local meth heads that left one in handcuffs and made friends with all the beat cops.  

Go to several, as you want to network with many people,a nd many others have their faves as well, they only go to those.Plus each group has a unique viewpoint that can give you more advice and knowledge that you might miss by just limiting yourself to a single group.

 $700 per month would be huge fat city living for me, as well as it would help me pull all the dents out of my credit in a short year.

Sorry, fat fingers!

Ideally this person would also be able to assist in managing the project itself" Sounds to me that what you are looking for is an active partner "contractor" that will do all the thinking and work wile you collect the big fat checks at the Caribbean sipping on fruity drinks.  

residential* Have fat fingers this morning 

It's going to be a long read, but I'll try to trim the fat as much as possible.Right out of high school, I got a full-time job.

The challenge in southern CA is Hispanic nepotism, La Raza movement is alive and well, or not speaking Manderin Chinese, its increasingly a requirement sadly.So yeah, I won't quit looking for the right opportunity in sales, like solar, or getting a cushy government job with benefits, but the private sector has a big fat target on human labor due largely in part to the Affordable Care Act requirements.

I'm just starting out in my career in commercial real estate (corporate gig) and my pockets aren't fat enough (yet) to start buying my own properties.

Must have fat-fingered that one.