This I believe- he believes his RE method is optimal- he has nothing to sell and is not intentionally deceiving anyoneHowever we have different investing beliefs (which he also knows)In the last 5 years the lowest appreciation year for San Diego was 8% and the best was over 20%.  

It doesn’t always have to be about optimizing everything and maximizing returns.

So if there's any advice I can give you it's to optimize technology, build your network, and learn construction basics.

If the system puts out 20kWh per day in Arizona you are going to get half that, IF your roof is optimally positioned for solar.

If you want to extract the optimal value out of your current portfolio self-managing may be a better route, assuming you have the skills for it. 

However, a tenant putting forth cash helps weed out those who know they have an eviction in their history so I don't have to spend my time with them.You can also discourage people from applying by posting your requirements ("verifiable income of 2.5x the monthly rent", "no prior evictions"), rules (eg: "no pets", "no smoking on the property", "section 8 not accepted"), and details of the property ("street parking", "no laundry hookups, laundromat 2 blocks away") so you don't end up spending time only to find out something won't be compatible with them.Another optimization which may help - do an open house rather than an individual showing.  

They won’t be expecting the same money as their neighbors with the shiny new kitchen and fresh paint.A list broker can help you to optimize the best combination of lists for your area.Good luck

Search optimization is an art unto itself.  

My impression has been that if the Bay Area falls significantly, then most of those other hot markets drop quickly behind it.So, if you were someone with absolute perfect timing, maybe the optimal play would have been to get out of the Bay Area a couple years ago, to continue riding the perfect wave upwards in markets that are now outperforming us (and subsequently getting out before the next correction).

You could get peoples email addresses who are interested in process automation and time optimization and send out your thoughts to that group of email addresses so you know who your audience is that you are sharing information with.