What I'm hoping to find: I'm hoping to make connections, for mutual benefit; this could be investor friendly agents who have experience with identifying promising house hacks, investors who are looking for an additional financial partner, investors who are looking for a partner to help manage the load of projects (I am naturally drawn to planning and execution), and more broadly anyone who is willing to share experience and create new connections!

I have personally sold many properties where sellers needed to off-load a bad deal after buying unrepresented from a turnkey company.

That's a heavy load to carry over time and sure will come with consequences.

Which is why I pay more, for less cash flow in highly desirable areas.In high income areas, rent is a lower proportion of income so therefore your tenants have a higher capacity for paying higher rent because rent is less than 20% or even 10% of their income.

So now your causing "harm" to the entire state of CA with such added debt load. 

Just a personal business philosophy, and I acknowledge that there are limits to my operation capacity/oversight.

Your book is excellent and loaded with practical advice!!

We have monthly meetings and loads of classes/webinars on real estate topics. 

@V.G Jason @River Sava @Lisa Jones @Ben Pileggi @Gregory Schwartz @Jay HinrichsAnother silver lining I forgot to mention - Good investing partners.Having solid partners who can share the load (financially or logistically) during disasters can make a massive difference.

I added a new software platform, got rid of all abandoned vehicles, raised rents, seal-coated and striped parking lot, took out loads and loads of trash, got the phone number working and started marketing to local community groups.