Related - when you introduce yourself, make sure to call out your market, what you want to learn about, and who you want to meet very specifically.

There is also a small local Meetup that meets once a month.

I would love to meet some new members, young or no, whose goals might include a solid cash flow and providing good value to renters who are exploited or poorly treated by unresponsive landlords or large corporate operations.  

That's a great place to adjust to the area and meet other investors.

Also, the historical data tells me that 3 years of underperformance means that future performance must improve substantially in order to meet the IRR goal for the investment.

You can negotiate pretty well right now and we'll see what the next two months bring with the Fed meeting again and the election. 

I have family in Pacifica and there might be some local meet ups you can talk about what is holding you back.

You have come to the right place to begin your investing journey.Have you looked into attending local meetings and joining Facebook groups?

While it doesn't meet the 1% rule it's in a stable, desirable area that'll perform more consistently for you over time so it's worth the tradeoff in my opinion.

If you meet this criteria stop wasting time keeping receipts!...