For Livermore, the activity is slower compared to the general Bay Area so you would need to be more cautious on picking the right property to flip, and the margin has to be large enough for it to make sense.

I am reviewing the spreadsheet on bigger pockets on how to pick a market to start investing.  

And just the other day, I was grabbing coffee with a friend who reps a group of invsetors out in San Antonio.. they got burned early on by not clarifying their rental criteria, picking up a triplex that sounded good on paper but turned out to have a revolving door of problematic tenants.A baseline business plan isn’t just a mind-numbing exercise.. it’s the guardrail that keeps your momentum from swerving off into the ditch.

Are these students just picking up and moving in the middle of the semester?

In my area (near the beach) its mostly families and they want cabanas, baby items, chairs, coolers etc that we do not provide but I have a local vendor that delivers and picks up these items and charges a few dollars per day for each item, and give me a 20% referral. 

Be matter of fact without nit picking.

As long as you stay invested and let your hard earned capital continue to grow, you can pick your spots when a real estate opportunity offers outsized returns comparatively to other investments. 

I've considered switching my profile back to just "investor" for various reasons, so I guess I'm not your typical agent on here aggressively looking to pick up new investor clients (although I'm happy to help of course).

If it doesn't pick up by mid-January, you are priced too high.You have WAY too many photos and they are almost all bad angles and not helpful.

You can pick their brain and they will mentor you for free.