It's still not uncommon on the Oregon and California Coast's for highlight properties to have handfuls of showings and offers within days. 

Stay in the job and snowball all my mortgages and let life coast or get off a job still snowball slowly and live life slower.Initially, when I purchased my first apartment building 10 years ago, I did it because I was curious.

I work on most of the southwest Florida gulf coast area and there are some awesome long term hold spots that I personally have some investments and have helped other invest as well!

The current market for investment promoters is the wild west.

I have a bias for sure to the west coast compared to FLA weather totally flat terrain humidity and bugs.

For Tampa MFH I recommend West Tampa, Seminole Heights, and South Tampa.

There are several other suburbs east, south and west that are benefiting from everything the metroplex has to offer at a much easier entry point where rents keep up much better. 

If you have private money available, you should explore those as preferable options due to terms and upfront coasts as compared to HML options. 

Mostly because we have family/realtor there who have experience investing in West Lafayette.

Is there reason to believe San Clemente CA is the best chance at upside appreciation on the coast, if one is willing to take cash flow negitives for the next decade with 75% LTV leverage.