You can create a trust to pay you out $5000 a month for a 39 month period of time.

While I am not in San Diego, I spent some time out there last summer (Ocean Beach) and loved it!

I would clear that out if you sell, keep a little to "stage" it.

Legal or not if you put the wrong tenants inn your property with out proper (VETTING) it's your fault and if your real estate agent agent puts in a bad tenant it's also your fault.

Hey Daniel, I got a good title company that pretty much only deals with investors and they have been doing a great job and always available to answer the phone and help out! 

Keep in mind, many DSCR loans have prepayment periods, so if you enter into a 3 year ppp, then refi out after 12 months, you will have to cover some penalties at exit to the consumer loan.Cheers!

One middling program I got into, I later learned the founder was trying to get out of managing real estate because "it was hard" so he decided to teach real estate investing instead. 

If everything checks out, they could be a solid option for your first investment deal.

Another route is using a HELOC or cash-out refinance on your first property to pull equity for the purchase.

If you’ve got questions about real estate or just want to catch up, don’t hesitate to reach out.