I am in the process of setting up Appfolio and a website to do rentals, I have a rehab team and an office manager ready to engage.

As for finding a mentor... network with people on the site, or even better go to a local REIA and meet the big players in the markets you are interested in.  

That property will cashflow well enough to pocket a decent amount of cash even if you engage a property management company to run the place. 

Depending on your area there are usually a few big players that have a lot more money to play with than you.

My success has been due to being in a very niche market with few players that do much.

Hi - actually I'm not brand new since I joined about 6 months ago but never really engaged. 

I don't recall mentioning that I would engage in short sale fraud :) Short sales usually go thru best offer situation and they are posted on MLS anyway.

These are your lower income neighborhoods so only do so if you're willing to engage with these toe of tenants.

I've made the decision to move ahead and really start developing a business plan/strategy and to begin engaging with the BiggerPockets community and my local REI community.

I don't really see anyone actually in Solano that crunches numbers and concludes they'd be better off buying in Oakland or SF.I've got one gentlemen actively engaged in selling off his SFR and condo assets and 1031ing them into 2-4 unit props.... so far, all his purchases have been in Solano.