If neighbor says they own it I would tell them I plan to construct a new one next to it on my property line even if I needed to lose a couple of feet of yard. 

I have a couple JV deals that are complete trash and also they are now asking me for money.

I own a couple and never regretted it... 

@Dustin Sanders We have a couple of options that can still do a 15% on DSCR, but as Stephenie eluded to above, everything else has to sort of line up in a perfect scenario to make it work.

I have listened to the Rich Dad, Poor Dad audiobook a couple times, but just a few months ago actually stated talking about it with my boss.

Quick search "MLS Only Broker California" gives you a couple of options.

I started getting into some Facebook groups couple of days ago, I'll definitely look into RE events, I know there are few that takes place in the city most of the weekends 

If you were renting to an only a couple as a long term tenant and they beat each other up (domestic violence) your liability is minimal.  

I see you trying to pull one over on a couple of people...

I’ve had a couple of properties over the years that I think would’ve worked, but I was concerned about who would run the operation.