California offers great job markets and weather, but comes with high costs. 

The government has tried it with section 8 and rent control in some cities , we all know the end result .You would be better off starting a jobs program teaching the trades , educating them on finances and work ethic and then rebuilding abandoned properties for them to buy 

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

My goal is to continue to acquire more cash flowing rentals to eventually leave my day job and just self manage the rental properties. 

Get a stable income, job and start with going the simple route.

I had to remind them a few times of deadlines but they did a good job overall.

Over the past 6 months I've had one of my staff members a has done a fantastic job of building out a website and we have detailed every single property with  professional pictures and all our financials.

I recently toured a property in Phoenix where solar power and water-saving features cut operational costs by nearly 20%.6.

Since I’m still in school I don’t have much money, I’m trying to learn as much as I can about real estate so that way once I get a job out of college and a steady income I’ll know what to do with my money.

I do know managing more than 1 property is a tall task unless that is pretty much your job.