You will find there are many new materials available these days which can surpass the tar roofs of the past.

If someone is giving you a "cap" rate number you can pretty much assume they don't know what they are talking about and hope you don't either.Cap rate = Crap provider.http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/california-surpasses-france-as-worlds-6th-largest-economy/ar-AAhg7QA?

Way to meet and surpass them!  

Most of the new inventory that's being built is on the high end, and once it surpasses the available demand prices will fall.

Home values have surpassed the peak but that's leaving the rent versus ownership ratio at 0.6 and rents at 28% of the median income.

How often are you able to hit/surpass this mark?

I don't have to do that, I'm already surpassed the burn rate.

Assuming a 20% down payment and an interest rate of 4.34% on a 30-year mortgage (the typical down payment and average rate on large loans, according to HSH Associates), monthly loan and tax payments total $5,345.Over in San Jose, mortgage payments surpass rents by $1,050 per month on average, according to Marcus & Millichap.

So far I may even surpass my previous W2 income this year.

Sounds like you've got the game plan figured out and if you keep executing it the way you have been so far this year you may surpass that goal.