But it seems fairly evident that the best idea to optimize rate of return (I have yet to crunch numbers on this) is to sell when the market is clearly overvalued and then buy in cheaper neighborhoods when the market is low to capture that appreciation as well as high rents in Oakland in general. 

OK, So I've been looking at a few property's and done some number crunching.

Ive been crunching numbers like crazy on a new construction 3/3 duplex with premium upgrades.

I plan to spend the next few months doing research, crunching numbers for a few hundred deals, networking in local meetups, and assembling my team while I learn the best neighborhoods to invest in.

It's a lot harder to start establishing relationships once you are in a time crunch. 

This town needs new, clean rental units so this seems like an opportunity.I appreciate your feedback as I continue to crunch numbers.

I'm writing usually letters to property owners, looking at property online, or in excel crunching numbers. 

Contact multiple lending agencies and find out your options once you have that information start crunching the numbers, you can use the BP calculators which are great. 

I just wanted to crunch numbers to make sure I wasn't getting myself into a bad deal.

Focus on the basic tasks like how to crunch the #'s first, become proficient, and then gradually work to build your own systems.