So, bad situations are simply part of the work of the landlord, absolutely NOT something to be afraid of only something to be prepared for.Tenants are like tires on your car.

That could leave you the emergency fund and money for a good used car.

At the time this method was best for us because we both had recently graduated from college and had over 100k in student loans and car debt. fast forward to now we completely DEBT FREE besides our home and we are looking to purchased our single family/forever home and keep our multi and rent it out. 

Thanks Andy, selling a property and 2 lost with equity to pay some credit car deb and generate quick cash.

Your engineering and project management background must be a huge asset in analyzing deals and market trends — perfect for the dynamic Bay Area market.

I've sat in my car for conference calls, using wifi from a local business.

Steps 2 & 3 would be the main contributions of a Civil Engineer who is involved. 

If the garage is 2 car, you can split and provide garage space for each rental.3.

I have some web design skills (I'm an engineer, so easy to learn new programming languages) and I'm currently testing my new system to manage the tenants.

If you have a 3bed/2bath with 1,800 square feet, granite counters, tile floors, and attached 2-car garage, then you want to look for homes that have those same features and see what they are renting for.