$90K strikes me as a little thin to go it alone given expected costs of acquisition, carrying, repairs and sales in the Bay Area counties. 

A lot of people have been talking about rent strikes on on social media in May.

His application provided an employer and landlord contact.What strikes me as unusual is that he seems to be local, but he showed no interest in even driving by unit to see outside and neighborhood until almost a month later.

I believe that with that continuing education we will know the markets well enough to strike when the numbers make sense with our goals, either here or on the mainland.

See the profiles of "rent strike organizers."

In NYC landlords are about to go on strike and will not pay properly taxes in return. 

From there, strike up a relationships and see if you can help them in any way.

I’d like to strike out of my own and find a fourplex or higher in or out of state.

Using round numbers, your strike price to defer all tax may be in the neighborhood of $475K.  

Some areas have better rental rates and lower vacancy rates than others.As for another state, Colorado has a couple of strikes against it.