Educate yourself (due diligence), get a plan based off your schedule/lifestyle, and get after it.

However, access to the new master suite is done through the office room which is perfectly fine for our lifestyle. 

folks need to keep in mind there are some that fall on bad times i get that.. however the vast majority this is a lifestyle choice dont kid yourselves. 

They are starting with commercial and will surely go after residential in time, There is too much money for them to leave on the table with Cali's long term debt issues.But still, I would guess it is a great market to invest in because it draws a certain type of person that likes the weather/ lifestyle/ambience and since it is your native home, it would be somewhat difficult for you to relocate and learn a new area....

This seems like a lifestyle / passion project.

Secondary cities or lifestyle cities will probably benefit the most with the rise of remote work.

It is not your job or role to judge her hair, tattoos or lifestyle.

She wanted the lifestyle!

If you are remote, Oakland gives you a lot of inventory with great lifestyle (food, accessibility, etc) and a bette price, but the schools are lackluster (although changing).We did the live-above-tenants thing for a year, and enjoyed it because our tenants were incredible but candidly were ready to move. 

Your portfolio would be diversified and your lifestyle stays the same.