In addition, I am considering changing my furnaces/boilers to have plug-in cords instead of being hard wired so that if there is a power outage in winter that I could power that heating system with a portable power station.

DealMachine is a powerful tool for real estate investors, especially for finding off-market deals through driving for dollars.

Price is often not the main or the only concern for the seller, they have other needs.

Sounds like you are already on the path to being an out of state investor and with the right team that can be powerful.  

The main criteria is consistency with adopted plans.

Main thing I would think of if you are targeting families are things like pack and plays, cribs, gamerooms for kids, etc. as well.

The main criteria to evaluate this is when did you complete the start-up phase and became actively engaged in business?

If cash flow is the main goal, there are many other markets to consider before San Diego.

I'm a fellow real estate investor and I own properties throughout New Hampshire and Maine Southern Coast, I'd love to connect and bounce ideas off each other. 

Do you typically have a separate bank account for each property or do you have one main operating bank account?