@Ryan Heywood @Collin Chan let's meet up for coffee or wine :)Are you guys going to J.

I did spend a lot of time shopping, doing price comparisons and building furniture myself.

I am a 35 year old native San Diegan business owner with a steadily growing auto repair shop in its third year and a current staff of three.

Finding the right fit is very hard, so definitely shop around online first, then narrow down your choices and interview them.

The apartment is in decent shop.

I'll see what I can contribute to this, however I haven't finished my coffee yet so bear with me!

If you walked away from a a high level position at a RE Private Equity shop or REIT and went out on your own, assuming the market cooperated and kept valuations reasonable, 5-10 yrs seems reasonable. 

Make contact with them, form a relationship with them, find out their criteria, and then go shopping for those deals meeting their criteria.

Of ground up the entire building needs a CO before you can rent units if rehab you can rent as you go.You need to shop the loan to several banks and lenders as they all offer different rates and terms.

Hope to see you at some of the meetups soon or grab coffee!