You see a boat jetting across the bay and then he walks into a luxury house.   

Thanks to technology and Airbnb, we can now rent it out when the property is not being used.

We used to buy a lot of foreclosures back in the day but that source has long dried up.

For a 3/2/1 of 1200 sq ft, you can easily rent it for 1650 which is what I did last week for a lease break out and had a tenant move in 3 days after the vacancy.

Further, people committing to a rental for 6 months or more tend to treat the furnishings with much more care than the 30 day stay tenant. 

I plan to utilize some cash, margin loan, 401k loan, and a HELOC as a down payment.My first house hack (now an out of state investment) has a Zestimate of $530K, and I have $266K left on the loan.

Welcome Nish.You are making a good decision to get into real estate.

We won’t lend a dime to anyone unless we’ve gone to lunch, gotten to know them a bit, and looked at a few of their properties.

Every PM operates differently, and at the end of the day, there is tons of information you can navigate on your own in the beginning stages online, but surely there will be PM's that would be more than happy to assist you on journey. 

@Laura YelinI’ve never been, but when considering new markets I usually just fly there and spend a few days there scoping it out.