So, for me, step #1 is to review the data the assessor has on my property.

3) Any advice for someone starting out, especially when trying to scale a mission-driven organization like this?

Check out this recent rental report from Zumper ranking cities in the US with the highest rents. https://www.zumper.com/blog/rental-price-data/ Welcome to BP - do you work exclusively with investors as a broker or is it just a good portion of your clientele?  

Firstly I apologize that I do not have any market insights data specifically, but Houston has been a rough market as valuations have pulled back.

They do minimal at best verification of the data the applicant provides.

I always enjoy reading your updates and thoughts on the area.So, what is your best area right now according to your data and opinion?

From an investment perspective, I'd look to invest in small multi-family 2-4 units with a larger down payment ~50% or more (only way to produce positive cash flow here at the moment) Investing in San Diego right now isn't driven by immediate cash flow.

There are a lot of good meetups for real estate investors in the area that would be good to grow your network and learn from others that are and have been in your shoes as a new investor, message me and I can share on some specific monthly meetups.Also sharing some multifamily data, this is Boston proper so it has an interesting trend compared to the rest of Massachusetts.

Unfortunately, unless you see the underlying financials as well as supporting data for those financials, you do not know whether there actually was cash from operations to pay your distribution or not. 

I'm also working on a Google Data Analyst certification to bring in some extra income while I'm home with our 19-month-old daughter.I'm still pretty new to this, though, and I'm not sure where to start or if I'm on the right track.