Anyway, if you buy a simple SFR and make it liveable (don't finish it like some Battlefield subdivision McMansion) without dumping too much money into it and just rent it out you can get a taste for investing.

We rehab properties(quite the difference from rentals, same taste, different flavor).

This also doesn't rule out selling to owner-occupied buyers who might pay more based on their taste, it is not as likely though.With all this said, you will also need to factor in closing costs to your decision which could amount to around $3k-5k.I am a real estate agent here in Durham so let me know if I can help.919-450-5999

After receiving my first job in the semiconductor industry and buying my first residence, I gained a taste of what real estate investing can do from being a live-in-landlord with two roomates.  

The furnishings will depend on your taste of course. 

Rhawa is overpriced for my tastes but maybe I have trouble navigating it.

We will pay cash for purchase and rehab.Questions-1-Should we set up a LLC for this property or will a Partnership with LLC as partners work. ( we a tasting the waters to see how we like working together)2-How to take titleTIA

Buy and hold with low leverage is the way to go in the Bay area.Per this article, things are not working so good for some Bay Area flippers these days...https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-09/young-real-estate-flippers-get-their-first-taste-of-losing

@Andrew Johnson being new to the investment arena I didn't want to leave anyone with a bad taste from working with me.

You might say finding these chefs is more work but if you ever tasted the rewards of that work, you will never go back to McDonald's - except maybe to punish yourself :).