The price point at which you would be able to afford these properties means that average rent would be roughly 5-600 per unit, which attracts low quality tenants, and means that neglected repairs and capex items can quickly eat into any profits that you may think you are getting. 

I didn't give up though I kept calling and I finally got that call asking me to come over they were ready to sell I came over, and it funny because I remember listen to a podcast #77 and someone saying if they offer you something to eat you already have the deal, and they offered me pizza lol.

Some tenants will buy the wrong salt that eats away the concrete.

Ideally we'd like to leave the peninsula completely open with a eat in bar behind the stove.  

In Real Estate you can have your cake and eat it too.

Agree with the above...eat the $200 on the carpet and move on..... not worth the hassle. 

Make sure percentage rent is on gross sales including all sales eat in, take out, and delivery.How much does the rent go up a year even if percentage rent is not hit?

Not to mention if you can afford to live in San Diego it's going to take a heck of a nest-egg to create enough positive cash-flow to make San Diego livable.  

THe retirement is great, but my student loans are eating me alive today and I can not afford to go on vacation or do anything remotely exciting.

You'd really only have enough money to purchase a $50,000-100,000 property, which would eat up your entire $20,000 and you'd probably need more to make any repairs.