With your friend on the ground there, that can be a big help in navigating.

They would likely be attracted to an area where there are trendy restaurants, coffee bars and organic food grocers. 

There is a handy search bar in the upper right that makes it easy to find previous discussions, blogs, podcasts, and other resources.

It now got converted to the tiki bar and haven’t heard anything about new meetings since.

@Tina Acevedo If you go to the search bar at five can you type in “Morris Invest,” You will find many negative experiences from several different people here on BiggerPockets.

Sometimes your risk reward changes substantially with the types of projects you can get into for one vs the other.As some other posters have alluded to, time constraints drive a lot - a light rehab/cosmetic buy and hold is possible for navigating while having a 'regular' job - and certainly managing rentals while working is possible as well.The last one, and I'm surprised no one has mentioned this - is market specific. 

These look very helpful in navigating my BiggerPockets beginning!

Barring an earthquake or other natural disaster, I think homes in SF will continue to be a solid investment over 10, 20, 30 years.

I have my girlfriend's brother, who is property manager, to help me navigate the rules in our state. 

Kitchen wall removed and opened up with a new countertop bar.