@Chris Park... if you think you are going to control all those aspects of a tenants actions, you are in for a rude awakening.

She bakes for things like Quinceaneras and All Saints Day meaning her RELIGIOUS celebrations. 

It’s not working and I’m following the directions religiously. 

And anything religious is even more of a red flag to me, because it says that the 'buyer' thinks that I'm so gullible, that a mention of God would make me more interested in dealing with him' - In fact, anyone that used something religious is someone I'd be even less inclined to deal with, because they don't think they can can offer enough credibility by themselves, so they throw God into the mix. 

I have read many books and follow BP religiously. 

I'm a 29 year old American living in California (Silicon Valley) with $500k in cash.Due to religious reasons, I cannot use leverage (i.e. bank loans), so my investments need to be all cash.I need to invest this money in a way that will get me good rental returns.I do think my only options may be to go out of state.I was thinking of potentially buying two condos in not so great neighborhoods in California ($250k each) and renting them out.I was also thinking about going out of state and buying two nice townhouses (maybe somewhere in Arizona, North Carolina, Texas, etc) at $250k each and renting them out.I'm not sure what to do with my money that will get me good returns, while not being able to use leverage.Should I go out of state, or invest somewhere in California where the rental returns won't be so great?

Religious organizations usually have partial or full exemption from real estate taxes and their holding cost on real property is lower than yours. 

@Pete CrutchfieldHello  --From the SBA WEBSITE = Charitable, religious, or other non-profit or eleemosynary institutions, government-owned corporations, consumer and marketing cooperatives, and churches and organizations promoting religious objectives are not eligible.

I have been listening to the Podcasts religiously and referencing the forums for information.

His father has passed, and his step mother is in a coma, from which she is not expected to awaken.