@Phil JonesMultifamily investing requires much more than browsing your local open house.

How does one navigate to / browse / locate a specific local real estate forum?

Browse the forums for advice on factoring what your expenses might be. 

Wow, I've been browsing while researching and saving for a long while.

An advance way of finding buyers is using a platform like https://if.investorlift.com/.Joining a FB group and sharing your deal or browsing the group and finding people who have mentioned they buy wholesale deals in your area would get you at least a few hundred potential buyers.  

Get pre-approved now even if you're just browsing, you never know when something will pop up that will be appealing to you.

Browsing apartments for sale I see some that have decent monthly rent compared to purchase price.

You can browse other San Diego spaces on the platform to get an idea and inspo!

If you spend any measurable amount of time browsing the BP forums you have probably come across a thread or two that was started by a new investor who's having a heck of a time getting a Realtor to work with them in an out of state market.

I’m able to find these good deals while browsing but I don’t know why someone wouldn’t just buy a property themselves instead of renting?