As a moderator can you guide me:1) Is there a syndicate in BP which has gone through all the 4  real estate life cycle (recovery, expansion, hyper-supply, and recession) ?

You’ll find properties specifically zoned for short-term use, which makes your life so much easier.

Your tenant is experiencing life on earth and it shouldn't be a shock that the corners of the world are not all rounded and soft and warm to the touch.

I've been doing this basically my whole life and I can tell within about 5 minutes of a phone conversation if I'm dealing with somebody that I can trust and also dealing with somebody that knows how this system works.

Thats over 5X your current rent per month so you have to ask yourself do you want to live in CA for the rest of your life?

Now your husband may be willing to take these on but that is not much of a life for $500 per month. 

Respect their time by giving them the information they need to include or exclude your listing quickly, and then earn their respect by answering all correspondence quickly.Making life easier for the frazzled person trying to do their job is its own reward.

Of course it does in seminars but rarely in real life.#8 I would consider your inspection cost a very cheap crash course in buying long distance investment properties. 

I know, there are plenty of red flags there, but I do believe it is worth the risk when I consider how happy it makes my wife, how life-changing it will be for the family, how minor the financial impact will be on me, and how it gives me the opportunity to practice the steps of real estate investing with forgiving tenants.Finally, I am going to attempt to self manage as nothing comes close to cash-flowing if you include PM costs.

The best way to get started is to pair books and podcasts on the topics you think you will be interested in first with meetups in real life.