That can make it easier to communicate the opportunity effectivelyTo expand efficiently, consider targeting local real estate meetups or investment groups San Diego has a strong investor community.

What index are your heloc's based on ... ?

Nightly rates and estimated revenue based on all the other units in the area?

If you get 100% of the purchase price covered then you should have sufficient funds for the closing costs based on what you're saying. 

Class A properties are going to cost you more, have lower cash flow, yet be more attractive to a higher quality tenant base.

I am local to Los Angeles - based in Orange County.A bit about me: I’m a civil engineer by profession with experience in local government.

Based on that, do you anticipate increasing or decreasing your investments?

You take that best guide as a base and put your own spin on it but make sure you don't copy proprietary content or do plagiarism.

To rent the home, I would lose about $2,500 per month (based on comparable rents in my area, property management fees, etc).Both options loose the same amount by roughly 2 years, and by this time, I still will not have built up much more equity in the home to make selling it a break even unless there is price appreciation by then.My dilemma is this: I speculate that my home will not appreciate much in the next 3-5 years due to the rapid pace of development in the surrounding area.In 5-10+ years, maybe, but by then I'll have bled $150,000 - $300,000.I have thought about this a lot and feel that I mar'-too close to the problem to see the best solution.

I believe in this so strongly that I have even once confronted a large advertising client about this issue when I discovered they had language to this effect in their terms of use in the past, and asked them to change their policy, at risk of material revenue loss to our company.