I HAVE THE MONEY IN PLACE, I UNDERSTAND I NEED TO BUILD MY CORE 4 IN WHICHEVER MARKET I CHOOSE, I JUST WANT HERE WHAT YOU MIGHT DO IF YOU HAD MY MONEY AND GOALS IN MIND.

I'd take whichever route is more profitable.

You can use the appraisals rent schedule which ever is greater.

This is what I would generally recommend for people with the down payment or that are already in the Investing game.Regardless of how you want to get into this I would recommend you have whichever down payment you want to go with as well as 3-6 months of reserves.

I am not even sure if my PM is quoting me the cheapest and best service or the whichever is the fastest so they can move on. 

In CA annual assessments are limited to 2% or the rate of inflation (whichever is lower).Hope this was helpful.

You'll want an investor friendly agent in whichever market you choose to connect you to a local team

Compare that to the avg returns you're expecting on your security investments and go with whichever fits your goals better!

The goal would be to lease them both for the year and Air bnb whichever one in which I would not be currently staying.

None would be right or wrong, I think it just comes down to whichever best fits your lifestyle.