I also do a double check of mirrors and over the shoulder too because I know how hard motorcycles are to see and I'd really rather not kill somebody.I also don't follow too close behind semis (or anybody, really), pick up my trash, mow my yard and a host of other stuff that you might think are silly municipal laws.Putting out a bandit sign that you know is illegal is a deliberate breaking of the law.  

It is definitely worth it to have semi annual/annual inspections of rental properties.

which can be shipped via semi truck (max size 20'x40') is a better answer. 

The time savings compounds very quickly when you consider things like getting a property ready to rent (especially if it takes several days/weeks), semi annual inspections, repairs, and any other random reason you have to go to the property.

Semi-annual?

I wanted to introduce myself as I am incredibly anxious to step foot into the incredible world of REI and would love to know if there are any local investors that meet/would like to meet on a semi-regular basis.I currently have a full time job in outside sales in the Arvada area so I do a lot of driving around which enables me to spend a lot of my time listening to podcasts and educating myself but I would love to get to know some players within my local area to really dive deep into the subject and in which I could potentially be of value in the future.

If your goal is an income stream (passive to semi passive), then you have two choices, landlord - buy and hold or invest in notes or make loans.HELOCS are less abundant these days and you may be better served getting a cash out refi on the house with a 30 year fixed rate around 4%.

At one point, I thought about doing what I've heard people call 'wholetail', which is like your PDX example of buying at foreclosure auction... then we add small markups (and possible financing) before selling to rehabbers ... then the hedge funds came in and made semi-retirement a much more rational idea.

Also, a good portion of them are on Section 8, which does a nice job of motivating them to stay in line.I think the MUCH bigger issue with investing in semi-decent CA areas is the cost of entry and difficulty to avoid negative monthly cash-flow.

I would consider it semi turnkey because the units are not always properly renovated but there is definitely a tenant on the property.