Hello Omid,Consider exploring the Hollister real estate market; it occasionally offers properties in your price range, with a robust rental market.

Very robust systems and processes To answer your question about when an urgent situation arises; you need to have a built out team of vendors that will be able to help in any "urgent scenario" You should have a backup, a backup to the backup, and then even a 3rd backup to that backup.

It looks like a very robust solution, however are there any alternate sites used by some of the investors in this group?

The market is absolutely robust and strong; the economy is not. 

Proximity to the beach is a significant driver of rental demand and will command higher rental prices, leading owners to experience attractive returns on investment.In Texas, particularly in areas like Galveston, there is a robust market for direct beachfront vacation rentals.

I'm essentially going nuts where I am now and would prefer to find a way to resume the life I enjoyed in California.

Very robust and scalable.

We have built out a robust one for our business, but we primarily invest in mortgage notes.

Moreover, Austin is among the the bottom 10 markets for homes selling above list price:However, the overall Austin economy remains one of the strongest among major US metros:The broader economic engine creating demand for housing in the Austin metro is still very robust.

So, 10 years in your expenses have shot up because you live in the Bay Area, your income has not kept pace with inflation because it comes from an out of state market with weaker supply/demand fundamentals, and you are unable to sell the properties for what you have in them because you bought them at retail price in a declining market, and you have now been out of the workforce for 10 years so your resume and skill set is stale ... what is your plan after that?