Thanks @Joseph M.Haha it actually was fairly successful all things considered, and my wife and I got to go to lot's of cool venues and drink champagne so it was definitely a good experience.

The cool part is as you move forward these same people that are on this thread now will very likely jump in and answer specific questions that you have.

My current thinking is I'll do a ton of homework now while I wait for the market to cool down.

There are so many cool and exciting things going on.

This discussion is off the topic of REI, but DGI is pretty cool, actually, and I find it makes a good bit of sense to landlords since the dividends are akin to rental cash flow, and there are several other parallels as well ... my heart is still with my local rentals, but it is a decent place to diversify IMO and park extra money assuming you are ok with potentially parking it longer term in case a bear market hits.

If you can find a motivated seller for whatever reason you can throw some other strategies related to seller financing or even lease option (or sandwich lease option) which I think is a really cool way to get a property without much money but can be a win for all parties involved.

When it's 112 that cold blowing a/c is not going to cool an apartment down to 68 degrees.

The Summit will be a cool place to get familiar with the Bay and build your network if you can make it.

Yes, red brick is cool, but just as white pants make your rear look too big, white makes the room seem bigger and initially both brick walls were painted white...... and then between contractors a painter painted the walls the off white that was supposed to be for the rest of the house.

There are so many cool and exciting things going on.