Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

We live in the bay area because this is where our jobs are and we have family in the area, but we prefer to invest in landlord friendly states.

You are working a demanding corporate job but also want to build rentals on the side.

Hello I am recently looking to get into real estate however my full time job doesn't allow me the time to focus on this career.

My wife and I both have jobs that pay over 6 figures and our monthly living expenses are only around $8K. 

I always tell clients to take care of the hard job first - If this is a sellers market then find your property and even get it under contract before you sell your old property.  

I did a better job syncing using iCal directly.  

I hold a w-2 job currently and considering transitioning to holding some properties.

She works a full time W-2 job and still helped me 4 weekends in a row.

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.