Again thank you all for the book recommendations, as i enjoy reading, and its always one of my favorite things to hear in the BP podcast famous four questions favorite book question.

Phil then takes over in big fanfare explaining how great of a real estate investor he is, showing pictures of himself next to famous people, and showing his expensive possessions. 

I moved back to Hawaii so that I could hang out and have a drink with the famous Bob bowling in his waikiki high rise condo..

Famous saying is, it’s hard to find good help. 

@Zack BuschI misunderstood your original question, I think.

If you spend three hours a week managing the rental and your time is worth $40 an hour, that's $160 in expenses.It's 4:30AM and maybe I missed/misunderstood something.The reason others may be "making it" is because many of them paid cash for their properties, many bought their properties more than four years ago when prices and mortgage rates made more sense, and many of them do not realize they are getting a 4% return when they think they are making 15%.

LOL, yeah that'll do a lot.It's obvious you have completely misunderstood my point so I'll make it very simple for you.

The area continues to hold great job prospects and famous colleges... and rich people around the world retire in places like Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Los Altos/peninsula, I would not bet on dramatic price drops nor dramatic increase. 

I think you may have misunderstood my question.

If you're having hard time concentrating, I suggest you read "One thing" by famous Gary Keller (of KW).Best!