@Beau Barry - it was in 7 Oaks off of meetup.com.  

I've read a lot over the last couple of months, but it's not like the Stock Market where I can sign up on Etrade and buy a blue chip to get my feet wet.

There both located in the North West part of Berwyn.I grew up in Oak Park, right down the street from Berwyn.I believe, you could break up the town into 3 distinct areas.

I would recommend Jon Anderson at City of Oaks Law if you are purchasing SFR.

Follow the path of starting a service company, as long as it's just chatter and learning from the networking, you don't need an entity, everyone just chips in as needed or they are on their own. 

New Braunfels or Stone Oak or Alamo Heights or north/downtown SA would all be reasonable commutes.

It's held in the big banquet room at Whitney Oaks Golf Club.

The adults will probably be low touch, as long as it doesn't become a post-frat-house affair, and in the marina you need to watch out for that ;)As for keeping several properties in SF as rentals, look you have blue chip assets.

No, Royal Oak is far past that but it is a great place for rehabs.  

I'm talking things as simple as chipped or flaking paint, electrical wiring that's not properly covered, etc., not to mention that VA still requires termite clearance (though to your second paragraph, the seller does not have to pay for the work anymore, that's a common misbelief.)Purchasing a property with a purchase agreement and going through escrow in Southern California can be a more complex process than you can imagine, which is why people like me spend years studying it all.