You can get a much better return on your investment elsewhere and with $500k you can buy 3 homes or a 4 unit.  

Quote from @Kaushik Sarkar: Hi,I am looking to invest first time with a turnkey developer,  who is buying the land and building a multi unit commercial retail center and some apartments.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

My daily job is to buy commercial real estate.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

They require all cash to buy so the people there have money.

SF is a very unique market, and actually may be a great time to buy right now, especially if they can successfully turn the city around. 

For example we opened buy/sell agency from being exclusive to portfolio clients now open to all.

(aside from the 1 or 2 homes that have stunning overlook views).When building out your buy box, are you all using the averages, or are you basing your min/max on the cream of the crop listing revenues, even when there aren't clear reasons as to why they are performing so much better than others?

A new member shouldn't be up sold the site's products when they are just asking for general advice from the forum; not what books to buy from BP.