I purchased my first investment/home a few years ago and intend on renting it out eventually.

Also, think of your PM job as you learning the rehabbing process inside and outside so you can eventually do them yourself without being employed.  

I mean if somethings unusable or if you say, hey, If i fix this I can charge 100+ more in rent and it eventually will pay off... ok makes sense.  

Real estate is something that I would like to move into full time, eventually.

I eventually want to buy and hold multi family to start for cash flow and eventually scale up to multi unit buildings.

I eventually would like to invest in my local market but haven't come across anything passing the 1% rule and within my current financial means.  

But it will right itself eventually as rents go up and your payments stay the same.If thats what it takes to invest in california, thats what it takes.And you bring up a good point about your other properties cash flow paying for this one.

They tend to be built right on top of one another and eventually it all gets kind dumpy.  

I am focused on buy and hold right now but I would eventually like to get into flipping.  

Would the boost to eventual resale justify added cost?