There are coffee shops and arts warehouses and all kinds of cutesy stores popping up.

That sounds exactly like the modus operandi that the author of this ebook I read on the subject called "My Life & 1000 Houses: The Art of Owner Financing" does.  

got to love Liberal Portlandia

Outside of SF and Oakland, the next hub for arts and culture would be Sacramento.

@Art Ritter  Thanks for the good advice.....do you have any recommendations relative to a friendly or knowledgeable REI attorney and CPA?  

The art is how to talk to them so it seems like your not a new investor who doesn't know what they are doing, nor will waste their time (the most important step).

That is what got me into the Martial arts and weapons training.

I'd like to practice my art (since I'm already in school for it) and invest in real estate too if at all possible.Since I do not know any successful investors in this industry (yet), I read books from people like Kiyosaki, Robbins, and de Roos.

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