Loved*that response     Sounds like the qualities of a true friend.

Things sounded too good to be true and of course it ended very badly. 

It is a beautiful area.

Its not true.

What's the point if that is true?

That is not true.

Investing in the Bay Area, especially in older multi-family properties, presents unique challenges and opportunities.Old Construction: It’s true that many of the small multi-family properties in the Bay Area are older.

This is especially true when you are a single meber LLC.That said I own all my properties and do all my business through multiple LLCs.

And those TRUE "Elite", the Senators and Politicians, they get RICHER making you POORER. 

Here's the best lesson I can give to those trying to figure out the paralysis issue:  the true entrepreneur (who gets things done) does not care if they lose money.