We purchased it with the intention of living in the Ground floor + BSMT apartment and renting the 2nd floor apartment.

@Felicia Vinces it sounds like you missed our Year End Live show and Podcast of "Real Estate Notes Show' where 2 15 year experience note investors break down what makes a note valuable.  

I buy homes as a primary residence with 5% down and move into them keeping my previous as a rental and the area that I live doesn't have new builds that would work for us, otherwise I would buy a new build. 

Right here on BP, in the BP Store:https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/lend-to-liveLend to Live is the bible for HML. 

I have no reason to stay in Gilbert, other than it's where my family lives currently, so it's nice to be close. 

I doubt it was actually live.

It always seems the people that don't live in CA or have ever lived in CA are always the one leading the bandwagon of "why would anyone live in CA?".

Far too many get stuck in the "paralysis by analysis" stage, thinking they just don't know enough to get started.

I'm assuming traveling nurses don't know many people in the area and would know someone to live with. 

I live in San Diego and am trying to purchase my first investment property I have about 150K to put down but am struggling to find deals that meet my price point.